A full size pool cue is considered to be 57 inches in length and sometimes 58 inches for two piece cues.
Standard pool cue length.
Try a 58 or 57 inch cue and you will likely aim many of your cut shots more precisely.
Should a taller player use a cue longer than the standard 58 59.
Sure you can still shoot but you won t be playing your best game.
But if you re a shorter person or even an average sized woman these lengths are not going to be right for you.
Joint or butt extensions can be used to lengthen any cue but they can add weight and change the cue balance.
But overall players were shorter back then.
This size is ideal for an adult allowing a long stretch across the baize so that your left arm is comfortably outstretched and your right arm has plenty of recoil room for playing a powerful shot.
Standard length evolved to 58 and cue makers went to work on making them perform well.
However players that are above or below average height may find that a different length cue works best.
The average length of a pool cue is between 57 inches and 59 inches.
Other common pool cue lengths are 48 and 52.
Pool cues come in a variety of different lengths but the industry standard is 58.
Many players would do better with a slightly shorter pool cue length than they use currently.
I longer cue obviously provides more reach without having to grip the end of the cue.
58 is still the standard today but we have lots of tall players now.
For the majority of players a 58 cue is perfect.
Up until somewhere in the 1960 s pool cues were 57.