What is the shortest ferrule you have seen?

Bob Jewett said:
Some people rock the chalk. Normally they leave a ring on the ferrule. If there is no ferrule, they wear a neck into the wood.

If you don't have a ferrule, a fiber pad is sufficient to keep the wood from splitting if you shoot hard. Without a ferrule, you can get a shaft with Predator-like squirt characteristics without the high tech.
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Bob,

In your opinion, how much difference is there between a soild shaft without a ferrule, and the Predator?

I was wondering if just a simple pad will hold, but then I remember seeing ferrule cracked even when there was a pad.

Of course, it may be because the ferrule material is more brittle, what is your thought?

Thank you very much in advance.

Richard
 
jazznpool said:
Was that an old Prewitt 747?

Martin
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747 had canvas phenolic ferrule.
It was the first jumper to have canvas phenolic ferrule as far as I know.
Not Sledgehammer.
 
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It is a Prewitt Boeing.. LOL (just Jk).

I believe it's from Taiwan. And I think such cue is not legal in most recognize Tournament.


jazznpool said:
Was that an old Prewitt 747?

Martin
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nipponbilliards said:
Bob,

In your opinion, how much difference is there between a soild shaft without a ferrule, and the Predator?
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It depends on the diameter of the shaft. I prefer a smaller diameter.
 
What?!?!?!?!

My girlfriend says that her ex-boyfriend has the shortest ferrule she ever saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1:eek: :eek: :D
 
My backup shaft has a ferrule that is 1/4 in. and the shaft is 11.24mm. my regular shaft is about 12.5mm and the ferrule is slightly longer.
 
I saw Bob Jewett playing with a cue (his old Bushka, I believe) that had no ferrule at all. The tip was just glued on to the end of the stick. He played with that cue for months.
 
DJKeys said:
... He played with that cue for months.
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Years. I asked a cue maker to make a low-squirt shaft to match the one I had without a ferrule that I had been using since about 1980. It finally arrived and squirted just like the usual shafts. I cut the ferrule off and it played very close to my other shaft.

If you play without a ferrule, you must use a fiber pad to prevent splitting. I assume it is the same force that causes mushrooming of the tip. My first shaft experiment resulted in a split which was fixed with epoxy.
 
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