Weight vs length

[cal]

I'm thinking of getting a 62" cue. Should its weight be on the heavy side just to correlate with this? I'm used to playing with 17.5-18oz cues, which seems to be the "normal" weight, but I'm just wondering if a 62" cue of this weight will possibly be too whippy or anything? Or are the length and weight more or less unrelated in terms of their combined effect on the cue?

[presprout]

Do your arms brush the ground when you walk, or are you eight foot tall?

Weight is weight. It's what suits you from a touch/power point of view. A shaft will be stiff, or whippy, responsive, or heavy feel, and is a function of the individual shaft. The length you need will obviously depend on your stance and backswing. One of the problems with an unusual spec cue is you wont have a lot of alternatives to try. Do you like a responsive cue, or one that is a bit more tolerant of unintentional side? Do you play on nappy cloths and need a bit more weight? How's your touch? If you are spending a bit on a specific cue you want something that suits you. Most people get a cue and build the game around it, but many of them (see here!) then try to look for a cue that suits them better than what they have.

It never stops. But a cue that feels good to you will stay with you.

[sanman]

I'm thinking of getting a 62" cue. Should its weight be on the heavy side just to correlate with this? I'm used to playing with 17.5-18oz cues, which seems to be the "normal" weight, but I'm just wondering if a 62" cue of this weight will possibly be too whippy or anything? Or are the length and weight more or less unrelated in terms of their combined effect on the cue?

remember the 4 extra inches of the cue over a normal 58 inch would only add around a quarter of an ounce to the weight. Weight should not be a problem. Whippiness is a result of taper and the wood stiffness itself.

[vmax]

If you're tall then you need a longer cue, you're a bigger man so you have bigger hands and the butt can be 32mm and then tapered down to a 10mm ferrule, or it can be the usual 30mm butt and the taper will only start 4 inches from the end to keep it standard. I'm in the middle of making an ash cue right now, bare shaft has been tapered from 31mm to 11mm and it's 60.5 inches long and weighs 16.5 oz's. I'm also in the middle of making a beech cue and the bare shaft has been tapered from 31mm to 10mm, it's 58.5 inches long and weighs 16.7 oz's.
These weights will decrease slightly with a bit more tapering and then will increase when the hardwood butt is applied, but not by much as the ash/beech planed off and replaced by ebony/wenge will only make a 1/2 oz difference which is why weight is added to bring a cue up to 18 or so oz's.