Maple Or Ash

[Drb1974]

Hi Guys,What Do You Prefer Maple Or Ash And Why? Personally I Have Only Played With Ash But Thinking To Buy A Maple Cue.Thoughts Guys?
Thanks All!

[Ramon]

Good morning,

This has already been discussed many times, you may wanna check out the old threads as well as keep an eye on this one ( for others posts ).

Both are good enough to play with. I swiched from ash to maple few years ago.
Maple has generally more density comperd to ash. (assuming it's a decent piece of maple ).
More solid hit , imo.

At the end , you gonna have to try. Otherwise you never know.

[golferson123]

maple has less distractions but you still need to look at the grain, stay away from rock maple

[Drb1974]

Cheers Ramon & Golferson123

[Drb1974]

It's A Hunt & O'Byrne Maple 3/4 How Do I Know If It Is Rock Maple Or Normal.Or Only By Asking The Seller?

[jrc750]

So what's wrong with rock maple ??

[Drb1974]

Are Hunt &OByrne Maple Cues In Rock Maple Or Normal? To Me I Didn't Know The Deference.

[jaffa.johnson]

I have a few good machine spliced maple cues available if you wanted a cheap try

Send me pm if interested

[old school]

Hard Maple ,Rock Maple , Sugar Maple is all the same timber , comes from Acer Saccharum , the tree Maple syrup comes from. It is a valuable timber resource and is mainly used in the production of American Pool cue shafts , bowling alleys and pins , NBA floors , baseball bats etc . The terms " hard " ( Acer Saccharum & Acer Nigrum only ) and " soft " Maple apply to several different species of trees and the terms are only used to differentiate between the species. Good ring density and straight grain and if possible " old growth " sourced Maple is considered to be the best for Maple shafts on cues . You would have to ask the more knowledgeable cue makers and forum members on this forum or other forums e.g. American Billiards / Pool forums , to ascertain if there is a difference between playing characteristics of Hard & Soft Maple .

[Ninja.cues]

Have always preferred maple myself as I use to find ash distracting...
Plus maple don't catch the hairs on my chin, if I've let it grow a little..

[Drb1974]

Thanks Guys Well Explained!