whats the weight in different pro,s cues

[Henrytheeighth]

justy want to get an idea of what weight the pro's use in there cues, any answers greatly received,thanks..

[hotpot]

I dont know the weights but i guess the majority would range from 17-18.5 oz , pheraps with some slighty lighter and some slightly heavier .

[jaffa.johnson]

pretty sure John Higgins plays with something in the sixteens.

Thats all I know.

[cazmac1]

I think the modern game has slowly moved towards heavier cues this might have something to do with the 3/4 joint. This don't make sense as with the improvements to cloths, tables and balls you would have thought cues would have got lighter. I personally thing anything over 18 oz and your clubing the white to death and lose feed back through the cue when striking the white

[Rjcmcmlxxix]

A friend of mine stuck a piece of steel in the butt of his cue and took it up to 25oz. damn that thing was heavy., Mine is 16.

[deant1982]

Think I read John Higgins is 16 (As Hotpot said) and Ronnie is using a 19oz, but not sure how true this is.
Think the rest are pretty much between these weights, as they are quite light and quite heavy for cues used on pro tables. I also think Stephen Maguire uses a 16.5 or 17oz, and Shaun Murphy uses an old unmodified Tom Newman 1370 cue which I bet wouldn't be much above 17, 17.5 at most.

[sootyvrs]

It's a shame that they don't show this info on TV when they get introduced similar to Darts where there is a caption which shows what Darts they use and the weight of the darts.

Perhaps someone should send a mail to Barry Hearn to include this info.

[cueman]

I bet half the players wouldn't even know how heavy their cues are. They probably just get some sent up to them, try them out and settle on one. I bet the weight varies hugely across all the players, you certainly need a fair bit of weight to get the balls to open up and the action they get on the cueball. I really can't imagine many of them use much less that 17.5oz. Most JP cues range start at 18oz for 3/4 jointed cues so for the right balance etc I guess most players who use jointed cues will be around that weight.

[hotpot]

I bet half the players wouldn't even know how heavy their cues are. They probably just get some sent up to them, try them out and settle on one. I bet the weight varies hugely across all the players, you certainly need a fair bit of weight to get the balls to open up and the action they get on the cueball. I really can't imagine many of them use much less that 17.5oz. Most JP cues range start at 18oz for 3/4 jointed cues so for the right balance etc I guess most players who use jointed cues will be around that weight.

Be interesting to hear a cuemakers take on this as i,ve had light cues around 16.5 oz where power shots were effortless and easier than some heavier cues i,ve owned . I dont think its down to weight alone but more to do with the characteristics of each individual cue . I may be wrong though .

[cazmac1]

My new cue is bang on 17 and is lighter than I've been playing with for some years but I'm getting much more action on the white ball than I did with my heavier cues.

[damienlch]

I've experimented playing with different cue specs and at one point thought I got it all figured out... I was quite mistaken.

A heavier cue (imo anything 18.5oz and up) does not mean it can generate more power or spin than a lighter cue (say below 17oz). A smaller tip does not give you better feel and make delicate shots any easier to play. A longer cue does not help in your follow through (LOL)... It's all so counter-intuitive and quite bewildering at times... Sometimes I wonder if specs are over-rated and as Hotpot mentioned earlier, that it all boils down to the inherent playing characteristics of that particular cue.

My current conviction is as long as a cue is built within sensible parameters, the "playability" is all up to individual preferences... The right cue is the one that simply feels right and one that you can play confidently with.

Then there's much discussion about handmade or customised cues playing better than cheap, mass produced ones. I'd agree to a certain extent. I would buy an expensive cue from a reputable cuemaker because I want to be assured of the quality of the materials used, the cuemaker's expertise and the craftsmanship. I buy with an expectation that the quality should be top class and with an awareness that there is no guarantee it is going to feel right in my hands... i.e. quality, which is measurable in real terms, does not equate with playability, which is very subjective and quite often abstract.

Anyway, I am weaning myself off fiddling around with cue specs and trying to just stick to one (or maybe two, haha) that I play half decent with. All these chopping and changing are starting to affect my game.

Finally, in response to the TS's query, I have no idea whatsoever about the weight of any pro's cue... They should flash each player's cue stats during the intros... I think that would be interesting.

[magicman]

I'd agree with cueman in that probably half of pro's wouldn't have a clue what their cue weighed.

Adding weight definitely affects cue-power though, despite what's been said on here. Any perceived discrepancy with a lighter cue is probably down to better cueing on the day.

[damienlch]

...Adding weight definitely affects cue-power though, despite what's been said on here. Any perceived discrepancy with a lighter cue is probably down to better cueing on the day.

I agree that it will affect cue power but it swings both ways... Generating cue power is also about timing the shot right and acceleration. A heavier cue may feel cumbersome or labourious when cueing and thereby making it more difficult to generate that acceleration into the shot than a lighter cue. However, it will also be quite difficult to generate power by using a cue that is too light, there just isn't enough mass.

Guess it's about finding the right balance.