Gravity Cue

[BITTER]

i think it is going to be mastercraft? maybe www.welshfolksintosheepnostringsattached.com

Hey don't you start on the Welsh you know your out numbered on here.

However it is true that Welsh Farmers are buried just 1 foot deep.


This is so they can still get a "Hand Out"

[trevs1]

trevor do you think we could make some money from it -

Definitely....

The mere mention of something which is going to be revolutionary in transforming how well anyone can perform will have people keen to listen.

Jazz it all up with some spicey technical jargon, 'proving' how your new development will leave you amazed at the difference, and Bob's your uncle.

[BITTER]

Golf clubs is a good example .

[ADR147]

Definitely....

The mere mention of something which is going to be revolutionary in transforming how well anyone can perform will have people keen to listen.

Jazz it all up with some spicey technical jargon, 'proving' how your new development will leave you amazed at the difference, and Bob's your uncle.

i will write the ads you tape a bit of lead to a few plain cues we will pitch it high £1500 each - every cue tested etc etc.. south of france for us fella!

[poolqjunkie]

Well since most snooker cues have a flat butt, and sometimes a lighter wood splicing along the flat part--aren't they off set anyway?
I guess the claim is that the added weight can keep the wrist down. But I think the twisting of the cue to the right or the left also has quite a bit to the angular momentum taken at the horizal center of gravity of the cue, and it has nothing to do with whether the weight is lowered or not. i would say it has more to do with the balance point(center of gravity) of the cue.
Of course, one should not knock something out of ignorance. May be it is the best cue I have ever tried. However, I doubt it would be because of the lowered weight. Just could not see that being the determining factor since the difference in the vertical shift of the center of gravity will be very small.

[LWB]

It's common for people to have a small fault in their cue action, some tighten and twist the wrist while cueing.

So my question is this, going by the concept of the cue's design, would this help a player identify and therefore correct this problem by making the player feel when the cue is being slightly twisted? Yes or no included in any answer please lol, no politician or salesman style answers .

Either way I won't be rushing out to buy one of these!

[thai_son22]

i understand what you mean. but if this theory has been proven then clearly it should work?

its had some positive reviews on the cue but i wonder where the negative ones are. should be launched in the next few weeks so looking forwards to that.

although based in liverpool, neil cummins will be launching in london ealing =)

[ADR147]

ok this is just my opinion and i am not hard and fast on it until i have seen one of the cues but the simple answer is this - it can't work - its not possible to add enough weight or to offset it enough to make any real difference to the balance of the cue and any change you make must be tiny in relation to the cue action - when i first heard of the idea i actually made one to see if it could work - it made no difference at all.

[LWB]

Good answer as always Andrew, cheers.

[trevs1]

When we consider this as an example......

A 3/4 cue of lets say 58" long and a butt size of 29.5mm and ferrule of 9.5mm, with a fairly average taper, made using decent shaft material, will weigh approximately 18oz's with no added weight.

Now, using this 'Gravity' theory, we add (well off centre) lets say one to two ounces of weight at around 5" to 6" inside the butt end, (which is at approximately the point where you'd grip the cue). This then makes the cue about 19oz's to 20's in weight.

Then, to get the 'Gravity' theory to work as it should, you will need to use the cue with the off centre weight closest to, or facing the floor when cueing. The idea being that this 'slight' added weight, will force you (or more precisely your forearm and wrist) to cue along a more vertical plane, and, ensure a more accurate delivery of the cue.

Does ANYONE out there REALLY believe that this is adequate weight to force or encourage the arm of a man to drop into this 'perfect vertical plane'...??????????

I hope not.

There are numerous world class player who did not, do not, and won't in the future, have a perfectly vertical grip.

If you don't cue well, the cue is not the issue you need to address.

[Wity]

They'll sell 3 or 4 maybe if they paint em pink and give a few away to some limp wristed queers.

Bigger load of bollocks than the claims of the aconmate cue you only need the slightest bit of common sense to see it for what it really is.

[Semih_Sayginer]

Golf clubs is a good example .

in what way? (ive heard of lead tape being used on clubs)

are there other alterations that are made that act similarly

[ADR147]

in that people will try anything in the way of new golf clubs. i actually know plenty of people who would spend almost unlimited amounts of money on a driver that hits an extra 2 feet !!!!

[trevs1]

in that people will try anything in the way of new golf clubs. i actually know plenty of people who would spend almost unlimited amounts of money on a driver that hits an extra 2 feet !!!!

Me too, lots of em...

There isn't a club in existence which will correct a poor swing and a lack of feel for 'club on ball' and hand eye co-ordination.

[platt]

a load of crap. if a player has poor cue action this cue will make them have a touch like an elephant. the basic cue action has not changed in say a hundred years and very little players use the wrist the way the promotion clip show, i think joe swail should review this cue ?? lol.
i also see the bottom splice runs half way up the cue not very pleasent looking ?

will it make a change to snooker as we know it ? NO