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"PLAYER - CUE MATCHING TM" SOFTWARE:
* Most CUE-SPORTS Cues are about the same size. Yet, players come in a
wide range of sizes. Imagine everyone trying to wear the same size shoes.
It just doesn't work! Neither does making cues all the same size without due
consideration for the size of the player !
* GLADIATORS-usa.com offers a design solution to the problem of sizing a cue
to an individual player. An Excel spreadsheet has been programmed to automate the
design calculations and data collection needed to match players with cues.
* When a cue is properly sized or "matches" well with a player, the "blue"
"Cue Characteristics" graph will fall within the "red" "Player Characteristics" graph.
Improved cue sizing means a smoother stroking cue and improve playing
performance for the Pool player !
*
This
was used by Ray Higley to resize his standard size 58" long Prechaur M-80 cue.
Lane Simons, an Atlanta, Georgia area cue maker, built a 6" long joint-insert for this cue.
This cue was originally 58" long, plus a 1" Sims Vibration Laboratory LimbSavor X-1 Cue Stick Stabilizer,
plus the 6" joint-insert; the cue now as used is 65" long. The original cue without the 6" joint-insert
weighed 18.11 oz. The 6" joint-insert weighs 2.31 oz., making the length modified cue weight = 20.42 oz.
* In the above graph the "Player Characteristics" are shown by the three "red" lines,
and the "Cue Characteristics" are shown by the "blue" line.
* When a cue is "matches" well with a player, the "blue" "Cue Characteristics" graph will fall
within the "red" "Player Characteristics" graph. Improved cue sizing means a
smoother stroking cue and improve playing performance for the Pool player !
* CASE STUDIES:
*
CASE I: 3-19-04
Player: Ray Higley
Cue:
HanBat Billiard Cue w/Modified Ferrule
Before Modification:
Bridge Distance: 8"
Separation Distance: 38"
Balance: 37"
Cue Length: 57"
* The above photo shows cue Balance and Hold locations "before" modification
by addition of an 8" joint-extension (shown).
*
Case I - After Modification:
Bridge Distance: 8"
Separation Distance: 45"
Balance: 42"
Cue Length: 65"
* CASE I - Modification Results:
(1) An 8" cue extension was custom built to GLADIATORS-usa.com
specifications by cue maker Lane Simons at a cost of $25.00. The extension
matches the original wood & screw characteristic as much as possible.
(2) The modified cue with extension added was tested and the
after modification Cue Characteristics graph was prepared.
The "After" graph shows the extended cue as matching with
the Player, Ray Higley's, Player Characteristics.
(3) Ray Higley plays better with the cue than before the
extension was used to modify the cue and has won several
local Pool tournaments with the extended length cue .
* CASE II: 3-27-04
Player: Ray Higley
Cue:
Prechaur
M80 w/Sims Vibration
Laboratory LimbSavor X-1 Cue Stick Stabilizer (Bumper)
Before Modification:
Bridge Distance: 8"
Separation Distance: 39"
Balance: 39.5"
Cue Length: 58"
* Above photo shows cue Balance and Hold locations "Before" modification
of the cue by addition of a 6" joint-extension (shown).
* Case II - After Modification:
Bridge Distance: 8"
Separation Distance: 43"
Balance: 43.5"
Cue Length: 65"
* CASE II - Modification Results:
(1) An 6" cue extension was custom built to GLADIATORS-usa.com
specifications by Lane Simons at a cost of $25.00.
The extension matches the original wood & screw characteristic as much as possible.
(2) The modified cue with extension added was tested and the
after modification Cue Characteristics graph was prepared.
The "After" graph shows the extended cue as matching with
the Player, Ray Higley's, Player Characteristics.
(3) Ray Higley plays better with the cue than before the
extension was used to modify the cue. The extension has made
the modified cue to now match well with the player's desired
hold characteristics.
(4) Although this
Prechaur cue is a more expensive cue than
the Case I, HanBat Billiard Cue; the HanBat is preferred by
Ray Higley due to the more precise 10 mm tip and stiffer 14
mm shaft without the Prechaur's pro-taper. This extended
Prechaur cue will serve as a back-up cue.
(5) Ray Higley has since (2005) began to play more often with the modified
Prechaur cue and use the HanBat Billiard Cue as a backup cue.
Both cues now play better after modification with joint-extensions.
* Since 2006 Ray Higley, PE has been playing with a proto-type of a new
type of CUE-SPORTS CUE. This "new" type of cue is Ergonomic & Tunable
like a race car. It has adjustable: length (48" to 72"), weight (12 to >25 oz),
balance, weight distribution and "hit". This "new" cue & case takes advantage of
modern aerospace materials technologies. Look for "MJOLNIRTM - CUES & CASES"
coming out in 2010. "MJOLNIR" is the name of Thor's "Magic Hammer" !
The magic hammer of the Thunder God - Thor. The hammer was called "MJOLNIR"
and was said to produce lightning bolts.
"MJOLNIR" made Thor invincible in battle against Gods and men !
*
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