18 oz. or 19 oz. ???

GOLdn BooDah

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Feb 13, 2001, 2:17:30 AM2/13/01

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W/c weight is better to choose from? I'm planning to purchase a cue stick but I
don't know w/c one should i get. I want to hear it base on anyone's opinion.
Would be glad to hear what cue stick weight your using guys.

Dag Garthus

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Feb 13, 2001, 4:07:15 AM2/13/01

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> 18 or 19 oz ?

19 - 19.5 oz. for an 58" cue is usually preferred. IMO anything
less than 19 is too light. Within the 19-20 oz. range, what really
counts is the balance and "grip hand weight". I.e the weight you
feel from the cue. Experiment.

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Dag Garthus

Bob Green

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Feb 13, 2001, 7:58:41 AM2/13/01

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You will see preferences ranging from 17 to 21 oz. & unfortunately it's just a
matter of experimenting & seeing what's right for you....most cues weigh somewhere
around 19 oz, but then there's the hit & you can have major differences between 2
cues that weigh exactly the same.....by all means try before you buy!!!
cheers
Bob

JSteele859

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Feb 13, 2001, 11:29:55 AM2/13/01

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IMO ... anything over 19oz is too darn heavy! Make sure the cue you purchase
is adjustable in weight (most American made cues are) and then you will be able
to change the weight to suit YOU rather than buy a cue that suits EVERYONE ELSE
in this newsgroup.

Ron Shepard

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Feb 13, 2001, 3:59:42 PM2/13/01

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I posted the statistics for over 200 pro players a while back. Here's the
summary:

Mean 19.145 oz
Standard Deviation 0.698 oz
Min 15.000 oz
Max 21.250 oz

+-2 sigma means that there is a 95% chance that a pro player will have a cue
that weighs between 17.7oz and 20.5oz.

$.02 -Ron Shepard

WCrimi

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Feb 13, 2001, 7:43:21 PM2/13/01

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Ron,

Where did you get the data on the weight of cues used on the tour?

Who the heck uses a 15 oz cue?

Holy smoke!

I played with a 16 oz. cue for awhile 20 or so year ago when I first started
playing because one of the local pros used one. He said it gave him more
control, but I chucked that idea fairly quickly...So did he. :-)

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Tony Mathews

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Feb 14, 2001, 1:28:22 AM2/14/01

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Ron Shepard wrote:

> I posted the statistics for over 200 pro players a while back. Here's the
> summary:
>
> Mean 19.145 oz
> Standard Deviation 0.698 oz
> Min 15.000 oz
> Max 21.250 oz
>

I found some similar statistics a few years back. But I didn't know anyone used
a 15 oz cue! Who was that? One of the ex Snooker players?

Regards,

Tony

Ron Shepard

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Feb 14, 2001, 12:20:09 PM2/14/01

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>I found some similar statistics a few years back. But I didn't know anyone
>used
>a 15 oz cue! Who was that? One of the ex Snooker players?

Here's the line from the previous post:

1997 WPA 9-ball Championship Tournament -Women Parashis Kathy
McDermott 15 13

I don't have the tournament book handy, so I can't check for a typo right now,
but I have posted this before and no one else caught any mistakes.

$.02 -Ron Shepard

Nat

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Feb 17, 2001, 6:37:38 PM2/17/01

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As has already been pointed out, the "best" weight" for you is what
works best for YOU. But I want to offer one caution:

DO NOT go into a poolrooom to experiment with different weights and
assume that the weight stamped on house cues is correct. They may be
VERY wrong.

I have three inexpensive, one piece "house" cues that came with my
table. They are stamped, "18", "19" and "20 Oz," Imagine my surprize
when I weighed them on a Gram scale and found the heaviest one weighed
in at 17.6 Oz.!

Be careful - some thing are not as they seem.

Best,

Nat Hooper
Oxford, Arkansas