Dime or nickle

David Brown

David Brown

Plastic Pool Player
Hi everyone

What is the playing difference in the dime or nickle shaped cue tip ?
& the different width sizes 13mm & such ?

Is it for better "feel" or control of English ?

Sorry if these are simple or repetitive questions, but I am loving the wealth of info on this forum. :o

I have played for a long time but I want to start playing right ;)
 
I like dime, but I mainly use Nickel. My tips last longer this way because the nickel shape seems to last longer.
 
for me

David Brown said:
Hi everyone

What is the playing difference in the dime or nickle shaped cue tip ?
& the different width sizes 13mm & such ?

Is it for better "feel" or control of English ?

Sorry if these are simple or repetitive questions, but I am loving the wealth of info on this forum. :o

I have played for a long time but I want to start playing right ;)
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It is dime and a 12.5 - 12.75 mm I find that I get better spin when "really" needed (not needed as much as many think IMO) the down side is it seems easier if not stroked well and accurately to miscue ! but I guess if you are not a accurate and smooth stroker you really do not need to worry about your tip size and radius! JMHO!
 
Klopek said:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=40852
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=35765
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=28663
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=23088
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=14638
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=2175
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Really, wouldn't it be easier just to give the guy an answer rather than bite his head off for asking an innocent question. He's obviously new. People make a forum what it is. we were all new once.

In answer to the question I use a nickle shaped tip, but there is no right answer, it's personal preference.
 
supergreenman said:
Really, wouldn't it be easier just to give the guy an answer rather than bite his head off for asking an innocent question. He's obviously new. People make a forum what it is.
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tap tap tap

i like dime radius on my playing cue and a pretty flat tip on my breaker
 
Somewhere in all of those threads that were posted for you to read you will find one from a guy named OHB who advised to shape it once and then let the chalk shape it after that since chalk abrasive.

I file away about half of the tip as soon as it is installed becuase I don't like a long tip, then I shape it to a nickel and then I try to follow OHB's advice of letting the chalk shape it after that. If I get frustrated about how I'm playing sometimes I blame the tip and reshape it to nickel again, but I'm trying to quit doing that (no 12 step program, just cold turkey).
 
This is just another opinion. I use a dime now, but when i first started to play i think it might have been about a quarter and 13mm and i wasnt taught anything but dead center hits. As i progressed i was then using a nickle 12.5 mm and taught draw and follow.finally i was ready for a dime, using the 12.5 and taught left and right hand english. i just got a new Z shaft for my b-day and its 11.5 with a dime and its gona take some practice until i develope a feel for what i can and cant do with it. Mr.lUCKY GAVE EXCELLENT INFO. "I guess if you are not a accurate and smooth stroker you really do not need to worry about your tip size and radius!"
 
supergreenman said:
Really, wouldn't it be easier just to give the guy an answer rather than bite his head off...He's obviously new. People make a forum what it is. we were all new once...
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By that logic: 500 people join and 300 want to know the answer to the same question. Green light to all 300 to initiate the same post on the same thing?!

I would have to call BS on supporting that! There are plenty of forums that would take much stronger action than directing the person to use a tool that is readily available to all and giving him his answers.

Really, when someone joins, they should be infoirmed that, to keep duplicate threads to a minimum, all users are required to use the search function prior to initiating a thread. Failure to do so will result in warning, then suspension, then banning for consecutive failures to abide by the rule.

OT: I can't make a ball with a dime shape
 
The general consensus about dime and nickel shaped tips is that you get more control with a dime shaped one, but you have to reshape it more often. It's just a simple tradeoff and you'll have to see for yourself which one you like better.
 
supergreenman said:
Really, wouldn't it be easier just to give the guy an answer rather than bite his head off for asking an innocent question. He's obviously new. People make a forum what it is. we were all new once.
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What are you talking about?. I'm giving him access to hundreds of responses to the subject he's inquiring about, saving him time and doing his legwork for him.

I took the time to do a search, filter through the results and post them in this thread. You guys will give him the same cookie cutter answers that you gave on the other dozen dime/nickel threads. I'm saving the guy time and cutting to the point.

Where exactly did I bite his head off?. David should use the search feature,everyone should before starting any thread. I'm not a moderator, and I'm not trying to be, I'm giving him some help.

F me gently with a chain saw. :rolleyes:

EDIT: BTW, I'm also new to this forum, one month today. Thanks for giving me leeway, glad to see it only works one way.
 
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Black-Balled said:
By that logic: 500 people join and 300 want to know the answer to the same question. Green light to all 300 to initiate the same post on the same thing?!

I would have to call BS on supporting that! There are plenty of forums that would take much stronger action than directing the person to use a tool that is readily available to all and giving him his answers.

Really, when someone joins, they should be infoirmed that, to keep duplicate threads to a minimum, all users are required to use the search function prior to initiating a thread. Failure to do so will result in warning, then suspension, then banning for consecutive failures to abide by the rule.
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Glad you see where I was coming from. The other day there were 4 threads about Paul Hunter's death running at the same time posted within an hour of each other.

I know there's a million threads about this stuff because I've searched the forum myself before and since joining. I didn't need to start another thread because there's already a million posts on the subject of tip preference, toip hardness, tip radius, favorite tip.

The search feature works great if you actually use it, and it would save on bandwidth as well.

No good deed goes unpunished. :rolleyes:
 
nickel and dime

"F me gently with a chain saw."

I haven't heard that one since I lived in Guelph. I think you make a very good point about having a look around at previous threads before starting a new one. I have seen this many times, but have just come to accept it as part of the forum environment.

Personally, I am more of a nickel man when it comes to pool cues, but always played with a dime on my snooker cue. With the thicker pool cue shaft, the nickel shape seemed to feel more comfortable. Spin and control were never issues, so I have just left it at that.

I would like to add that David Brown is a very good guy with whom I have spoken on and off for several years. I am glad to see him here.

Ryan
 
though it looks as though they wanted you to search for a particular thread you asked a legitimate question nonetheless. Though it's hard to keep i like the dime radius it just feels more precise to me but as i think mr lucky stated it does increase the chances of a miscue.
 
Icon of Sin said:
So you're the new mod???
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Posts about "What the best cue? What's the best tip?" does get redundant.

BTW "redundant" is my five dollar word of the day, where a five cent word was only necessary.

Holla!
 
axlrose said:
I would like to add that David Brown is a very good guy with whom I have spoken on and off for several years. I am glad to see him here.

Ryan
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I'm more than sure that David is a great guy, that's why I was trying to help him. Sooner or later someone was going to tell him to start using the search engine, and sooner is better. Someone else might not of made a contibution other that to rag on the guy. I was trying to give David a little love nudge, but it obviously upset a few.

David, I'm sorry that your thread turned into a three ring circus, but I hope you understand my intentions were to do good. :)
 
I don't really see much of an issue with a redundant question like this.

Sure it's been discussed before but now it's buried 200 pages deep and never seen and never really responded to anymore so more info is no longer added to it. Add to that the fact that if you responded to that old thread new people would then wind up having to read what would probably turn into a 30 page+ thread about a topic.

Over time every single topic would have been discussed and we can eliminate the need for posting and talking with one another and just turn AZ into a search engine for archived post and a section to post for sale/events.

Using the search engine is always a good idea but posting to get a fresh perspective from newer members who probably have never seen the old thread isn't hurting anyone.
 
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