What is the best weight for a jump cue?

19oz is a common weight and a good starting point. The most important advice concerning choices for both playing cue weight and tip hardness is to pick something a stick with it. For more information, see selecting a cue. A heavier cue will tend to create more CB speed for a given stroke effort.

What is the average weight of a jump cue?

Average OB Lift Pro jump cue weight is 9.5oz to 10oz.

What makes a good jump cue?

To get good jump action, it helps to have a hard tip (e.g., phenolic), a stiff shaft, and a light cue (resulting in faster cue speed and less forward post-hit cue speed).

What weight cue do most pros use?

What is the standard cue weight? A: The pros use cues which weigh 19 to 19.5 ounces. Available pool sticks range from a low of about 15 to as much as 27 ounces, an extra half-pound over the pro cue.

Is it better to have a lighter or heavier pool cue?

In general, a lighter cue will allow more control over finesse shots, and a heavier cue will allow more cue ball (CB) speed with less apparent stroke effort. A heavier cue might also be easier for some people to keep on line during the stroke, but this is a very individual thing.

Break Cue Weight Suggestion

What are the best pool cues for accuracy?

REVO® carbon fiber shafts are the best in billiards technology and performance. Not only the most accurate shaft ever made, REVO® provides effortless action and power with more consistency than wood shafts.

What is the best cue weight for beginners?

Length & Weight

Cues usually weigh 18 – 21 ounces. For a beginner, we would recommend about 20 ounces.

What cue does Efren use?

Fueled by the demands of the professional player comes the revolutionary Pro Series cues.

What size pool cue is best?

A standard cue length is considered to be 57 inches. This should suit most adults. Also appropriately-sized for adults, but ideal for younger or shorter players, are 48-inch cues. For very young players, a range of 36-inch cues is available.

What is the most popular pool cue sport?

There is a large variety of pocket cue sport games, the most popular being the numerous Pool Games (Pocket Billiards) and its popular variant Snooker.

How do I choose a jump cue?

For example, longer pool jump cues are more suitable for long jump shots where there is a long distance between the cue ball and the object ball. Short jump cues are best for short or steep jump shots where the ball you're jumping over is close to the cue ball.

Where do you aim to jump a cue ball?

Aiming a hair below center (as your cuestick “sees” the cueball”) will be your next step. Hard tip. One area that is very important to jumping with a full-length cue is that it's going to be easier with a hard tip.

What is the minimum length for a jump cue?

Jump cues/portions are commonly 40″ long, the minimum length they can be. Leather tips are better for control, but Phenolic tips, which are harder, are better for power and/or lift when jumping.

Should I get a jump break cue?

Should I buy a Break/Jump cue, or a separate Break Cue and a Jump Cue? If you are looking for the very best performance on both the break and the jump, then we recommend that you purchase a separate break cue and a separate jump cue.

Can you jump with a normal cue?

To execute a proper jump shot, you need what we call a jump cue. It's possible to do it with a normal cue, but it's a lot easier with this kind of cue. A jump cue is a shorter cue. It's a lot lighter, the wood is a little bit harder, and the tip is also very hard, usually what's called a phenolic tip.

How much does O Sullivan cue weigh?

Cue weights available range from 17oz to 19oz; Request MEDIUM or HEAVY weight via message and we'll do our best to match it!

What size cue do professionals use?

If you are mostly playing an eight-ball pool game, the stick you would generally use is about 1.39 to 1.44 metres or 55-57 inches. Some manufacturers provide up to 58 inches. Professional players opt for between 56 and 57-inch cues because they believe these are the perfect sizes for the cue ball.

Is a one piece or two piece pool cue better?

Many players trust one-piece snooker cues over their two and three-piece counterparts because they prefer the sturdy feel of one continuous piece of wood as they hit the balls on the table. This comes down to the feel of the snooker cue as you play and it is all dependent on your preference as a competitor.

What is the most popular pool cue tip size?

Generally speaking most pool players prefer and 8mm to 8.5mm tip for a 1 & 7/8 pool cue ball, and most snooker players prefer a 9.5mm to 10mm tip for a full size 2 1/16 snooker cue ball. American pool uses an even bigger cue ball so the tip sizes are normally between 12.5 mm and 13.5mm.

What weight pool cue do pros use?

While professional billiards players tend to use pool sticks that weigh about 19 ounces, it is a better idea for beginners to use pool sticks that are a bit lighter (around 15 ounces) while they are still learning how to pocket those tough shots with ease.

What cue tip shape do pros use?

Therefore, a rounded tip is better than a flat tip. You shape the tip with a tip scuffer, a file, a piece of sandpaper, and other similar abrasive tools. Most players like their tips rounded with the radius of either a nickel or a dime; a coin can be held next to the tip for reference.

What cue did Tom Cruise use?

The famous scene in the 1986 sequel to The Hustler, The Color of Money where Tom Cruise is given a beautiful cue by Paul Newman and told, “It's a Balabushka,” made the name Balabushka synonymous with top quality pool cues.

What size cue for my height?

Players less than 5ft 6″ will be comfortable with cues 56″ most popular is still 57″. 58″ can feel too long. Players 5ft 7″ – 5ft – 9″ will be comfortable with 57″ & 58″ will be fine. Players this height using 58″ will often have 2″ – 3 ” spare at the back of the cue but will be comfortable with the balance of the cue.

How do you know if a cue is good?

How do you aim precisely in pool?

Stand behind line of shot to find aiming point. Walk behind cue ball keeping your eye on contact point you want to hit and get ready to shoot. Keep your eyes on the contact point you want to hit all the way as you get down on shot. Once down on shot, you can check check which spot you want to hit the cue ball.