1 piece cues

[Ramon]

Depends a lot on personal preference, i have a few 1 piece cues and i much prefer to use a 3/4. So the notion that if you use a 1 piece you'll never go back to jointed is a bit flawed to say the least

Could'nt agree more .

I prefer one piece cue myself.
but, if sumone can play well with 3/4 cue than he should go for it.
It's about what feels right in your hand.

[perpetualboredom]

I don't believe many would be able to tell the difference. With one cue it'd be a 50/50 guess but if told to pick out the 1 piece from from a blind test of 10/25/50 cues I certainly wouldn't be able to and don't know anyone who would.

People will advise what they themselves do or prefer which is often just a means of reinforcing their own decision and justifying their own outlay.

You can blindfold me and I'm happy to wager any amount per cue I can tell you if its jointed or not....

[jrc750]

You can blindfold me and I'm happy to wager any amount per cue I can tell you if its jointed or not....

Are you allowed to try unscrewing it lol

[narl]

You can blindfold me and I'm happy to wager any amount per cue I can tell you if its jointed or not....

Not hard considering you would be able to feel the joint and the ebony being longer than a 1 piece, for a standard 3/4 that is.

[qc2]

You can blindfold me and I'm happy to wager any amount per cue I can tell you if its jointed or not....

Are you allowed to try unscrewing it lol

when i pictured it in my head it was on a shot rather than running hands all over the cue or unscrewing it

even with a bit of tape around the joint or where a joint might be on a 1 pc, just from taking a shot i'd be impressed if anyone could tell.

[sanman]

although I play with a one piece cue I don't have any issues with a 3 quarter cue. Problem here is most people want a cue that is magically gonna solve all the playing issue. The answer is practice and more practice. Many a world champs have been worse with cues that a would not be seen as a good cue let alone a superb cue yet the people behind the cue are comfortable with them and that is all that matters. Cuesports unlike other sports where equipment make a great deal of difference to performance relies more on the skill of the person that the equipment. We have had plenty of stories here of club players playing with rack cues and walloping players with 1000 quid cues.

[DeanH]

Am i right in thinking the only top pro to have a 3/4 is barry hawkins?

Barry Hawkins
Neil Robertson
Marco Fu
Mark Allen
Joe Perry
Mark J Williams
Martin Gould
Mark King
Michael Holt
Mark Davis

Never have any joint problems with a one piece cue

I have never had any joint problems

[jrc750]

I have never had any joint problems

But you might at some point

[DeanH]

But you might at some point

:biggrin:
ever the optimist JRC!

[Muneebsarwar]

But you might at some point

Completely agree at some point of time may be due to lack of maintenance jointed cues make problems more often compare to 1 piece

[DeanH]

Completely agree at some point of time may be due to lack of maintenance jointed cues make problems more often compare to 1 piece

lol
of course it would be "more often" than a 1pc, as a 1pc will be "never" and if you have a problem with a joint after having the cue for 25years of problem-free use, that would be "more often"
:biggrin:

[qc2]

lol
of course it would be "more often" than a 1pc, as a 1pc will be "never" and if you have a problem with a joint after having the cue for 25years of problem-free use, that would be "more often"
:biggrin:

glue it together, voila a 1 piece

[DeanH]

glue it together, voila a 1 piece

have seen this in the past

[sprogbasket]

One piece cues are more likely to warp if not stored and looked after properly .

[Ninja.cues]

One piece cues are more likely to warp if not stored and looked after properly .

That is wrong.... All cues will do that if not stored right..