Cue balance question

[guernseygooner]

Some very nice posts there Ramon, I wish there was somewhere near me to go and try cues out, otherwise how do you ever find out what is the right cue for you?
Very interesting op, Catch22, I have always thought I need a longer cue, and a bit further forward balance , but that may not be the case if my cue was the right length.

The money I have wasted over the past year from buying cues blind and selling at a loss. It would have been cheaper to book a flight/hotel and spend a day at Greenbaize.

[jrc750]

... I wish there was somewhere near me to go and try cues out, otherwise how do you ever find out what is the right cue for you?.....

You could do what i did, (altho i went too far lol), i bought cues in various weights, lengths, tip sizes, woods, joint styles, & balance points etc, and eventually found out i like fairly standard specs of 58", 9.7, 18.3oz, 17.5" balance point in ash. Then i started selling them off and got hooked searching for more and more cues

[Byrom]

The money I have wasted over the past year from buying cues blind and selling at a loss. It would have been cheaper to book a flight/hotel and spend a day at Greenbaize.

Sometimes you have to make do with the tiny fish before you land that great big lovely salmon

JRC and others just addicted to fishing now

[itsnoteasy]

You could do what i did, (altho i went too far lol), i bought cues in various weights, lengths, tip sizes, woods, joint styles, & balance points etc, and eventually found out i like fairly standard specs of 58", 9.7, 18.3oz, 17.5" balance point in ash. Then i started selling them off and got hooked searching for more and more cues

I would be homeless, skint and single lol.

[Bigmeek]

The money I have wasted over the past year from buying cues blind and selling at a loss. It would have been cheaper to book a flight/hotel and spend a day at Greenbaize.

Dead right mate but hindsight is a wonderful thing!

[jrc750]

I would be homeless, skint and single lol.

Those ranged from £1 on the left to £210 for the Parris, they were arranged in order of how much i paid for them lol
Most of them very very cheap

[Ramon]

Some very nice posts there Ramon, I wish there was somewhere near me to go and try cues out, otherwise how do you ever find out what is the right cue for you?Very interesting op, Catch22, I have always thought I need a longer cue, and a bit further forward balance , but that may not be the case if my cue was the right length.

thanks my friend,
well, good question. totally agree.
Is a very difficult task !!!! . imo, the best way to buy a cue is, try before you buy it. Especially for players who are new to this game.
A good cue does'nt have to be necessarily expensive !!!!!!!!
And an expensive cue does'nt have to be necessarily an bad cue !!!!!
I do'nt know where you live, but you might want to consider to go and visit Stu green .
He has lots of cues and he can help you to choose one.
Andrew also has a nice collection. (Both are great guys to deal with).
OR, as already mentioned by JRC,
you buy a pair of cues. You pick the one that suits your game. and you sell the rest.
,,as for me,, when I need a cue, I send Mike an email. And I trust him.
and so far I have no complaints. But that's just me !!