cue balance??

[jono*]

Hi there

I have a question, I have a Tony Wilshaw one piece cue of 18.3 OZ with a balance of 15.5. With the same cue action, I found that sometimes I need to force the cue ball a little to get on and off a cushion. Does a cue with lower balance require more power than a cue with a balance of say 18inch for the same shot??

Thanks

John

[cazmac1]

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[cazmac1]

Hi jono, I know that you asked for Tony to reply and I have to say that your treading on dangerous ground here and the chances are that your get a load of unhelpful responses. Anyhow I think the balance point of this cue is to far back and you would have to play with a very straight bridge arm or the cue will want to lift and you might not be making a good solid contact on the cue ball. John parris told me that ronnie likes a balance point of around 16.5 and you'll notice that he doesn't shorten the cue when playing cushion shots. I would imagine this is to keep the balance forward along with other factors.
Hope this is some help

[cazmac1]

Just like to add that I just drill my cue out from the butt end to move the balance forward. I drilled all the way to the lead weight and am happy with the results, for now lol.

[jono*]

Thanks

Not sure what you mean that i asked for tony to reply? Anyway thanks for the input. Would a 3/4 join addition have the same effect? Or would that also add more weight to the overall cue?

[cazmac1]

I misread the bit about tony.
If your thinking of making the cue in a 3/4 it will add weight but I'm sure a good cue maker could take some weight out as long as the shaft is not very dense, but with a backward balance point of 15.5 I wouldn't think the shaft is very heavy. The problems come from the fact that where the joint normally goes is where the lead weight is in the cue and this can make the process tricky. Although Robert Osborne did say that he would do it for me. I think the best thing is take the cue in to a good cue maker or doctor there are some good guys on this forum.