Charlie Bryant - What’s in the Case
Dec 3rd, 2005 by admin
Charlie Bryant
Shaft/Weight: Curly maple shaft. “I sometimes play with a heavy shaft and sometimes with a light shaft. The cue weight ranges from nineteen point two ounces with the heavy one and eighteen point seven with the light.”
Diameter: 12.5 millimeters
Taper: Pro
Playing Cue Hit: Stiff-hitting cue
Tip: Tiger hard
Tip Radius: Nickel
Tip Tools: Tip Pik
Joint: Phenolic
Wrap: “Leather wrap that’s been sanded down, so it’s soft on my hands.”
Shaft Maintenance: “I do it myself—I don’t let anyone else touch my cues.”
Case: Hard case
Loose in Case: “I’ve got cue silk, porcupines, a black marker, a towel, a rasp, and glove that I don’t use … there’s even a jump butt in there.”
Break Cue: Sneaky Peak butt with a thick shaft
Break Cue Wrap: “It’s a rubber wrap, about fourteen inches long. I use it so my hands don’t slide when I break.”
Techniques: “When I get a ding in my cue, I sand it where the ding is and wrap a damp cloth around it, and it swells to fill out the ding.”
Advice on buying a cue: “You get what you pay for. I say the custom cues are the best way to go. The cue makers are particular, so you’ll get a better response out of a custom cue.”
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