Do the pro's use a 1 Piece Cue or 3/4

[Shockerz]

I was discussing 1 piece cues with a club member the other day and he said, "Well none of the pro's use a 1 piece cue do they?"

I honestly couldn't say either way but it did make me wonder who still uses a 1 piece cue as a professional and is it because they get better feedback?

[Shockerz]

I can see from the Stamford Website and the TV that the following players use a 1 piece:

John Higgins, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby

[Neil Taperell]

Ronnie uses a one piece . Think Judd does as well .

From memory !!

Ali Carter
Kurt Maflin
Michael Georgiou

[Shockerz]

Ronnie uses a one piece . Think Judd does as well .

From memory !!

Ali Carter
Kurt Maflin
Michael Georgiou

Interesting, maybe the question should be, how many don't use a one piece cue?

[dom979]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but out of the current top 16 I think the players that use a 1 piece cue are:
Selby, Higgins, Trump, Ding, Murphy, Bingham, Wembo(?), Carter, Wilson and Ronnie.

Which to my count makes 9 or 10 of the top 16

[Shockerz]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but out of the current top 16 I think the players that use a 1 piece cue are:
Selby, Higgins, Trump, Ding, Murphy, Bingham, Wembo(?), Carter, Wilson and Ronnie.

Which to my count makes 9 or 10 of the top 16

Well quite a few then and certainly more than none!

I wonder if they use them for feedback feeling you don't get that as well with a 3/4 cue?

[DeanH]

from my observations:
top 16
1pc - 12
3/4 - 4

top 32
1pc - 18
3/4 - 9
no info - 5

[narl]

Well quite a few then and certainly more than none!

I wonder if they use them for feedback feeling you don't get that as well with a 3/4 cue?

That, imo is a load of overblown BS. Yes the shaft goes to the bottom of a 1 piece but by the time its there its tapered to tiny square surrounded by much thicker pieces of ebony which i would hink would dull any "feel" of the shaft significantly as Ebony is a hardwood encasing an ash softwood. I personally think all this "feel" stuff comparing 1 piece to 3/4 is more in people's heads than it is in reality.

[golferson123]

That, imo is a load of overblown BS. Yes the shaft goes to the bottom of a 1 piece but by the time its there its tapered to tiny square surrounded by much thicker pieces of ebony which i would hink would dull any "feel" of the shaft significantly as Ebony is a hardwood encasing an ash softwood. I personally think all this "feel" stuff comparing 1 piece to 3/4 is more in people's heads than it is in reality.

ash is a hardwood

[itsnoteasy]

That, imo is a load of overblown BS. Yes the shaft goes to the bottom of a 1 piece but by the time its there its tapered to tiny square surrounded by much thicker pieces of ebony which i would hink would dull any "feel" of the shaft significantly as Ebony is a hardwood encasing an ash softwood. I personally think all this "feel" stuff comparing 1 piece to 3/4 is more in people's heads than it is in reality.

Deciduous trees- hardwood. Non deciduous trees -softwood.

[Shockerz]

That, imo is a load of overblown BS. Yes the shaft goes to the bottom of a 1 piece but by the time its there its tapered to tiny square surrounded by much thicker pieces of ebony which i would hink would dull any "feel" of the shaft significantly as Ebony is a hardwood encasing an ash softwood. I personally think all this "feel" stuff comparing 1 piece to 3/4 is more in people's heads than it is in reality.

I did put a question mark as I don't know why the majority of the top players prefer a one piece.

It would be interesting to know as I didn't realise so many didn't use a 3/4.

[Steve748]

I personally think all this "feel" stuff comparing 1 piece to 3/4 is more in people's heads than it is in reality.

Me too, if you think one plays better than the other then it will but if you had to pick the two 3/4 cues out of a rack of say a dozen cues, could any of us really be able to tell the difference?

[ryanang68]

Among matches that I've watched on TV/Youtube, majority plays with a one piece cue. I remember that Marco Fu uses a 3/4.
The brass joints on the cues are pretty easy to spot on camera - if it isn't there, it's a one piece.

[Woody001]

Among matches that I've watched on TV/Youtube, majority plays with a one piece cue. I remember that Marco Fu uses a 3/4.
The brass joints on the cues are pretty easy to spot on camera - if it isn't there, it's a one piece.

Mark Allen now has a hidden joint 3/4. Looks like a 1 piece.

[DeanH]

Among matches that I've watched on TV/Youtube, majority plays with a one piece cue. I remember that Marco Fu uses a 3/4.
The brass joints on the cues are pretty easy to spot on camera - if it isn't there, it's a one piece.

Mark Allen now has a hidden joint 3/4. Looks like a 1 piece.

I think a few pros have these now and a pain to observe unless you see them putting together or taking apart