fiber pads?

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beamer34

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i am fairly new to cue repair and had never heard of fiber pads between tip and ferrule. would some please explain to me the pros and cons of fiber pads and when best to use them.
 
Supposedly on a off center hit the the force is spread out over the whole tip, rather than on the edge of the ferrule. I use them on Ivory ferrules or thin walled plastic ferrules...JER
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
Supposedly on a off center hit the the force is spread out over the whole tip, rather than on the edge of the ferrule. I use them on Ivory ferrules or thin walled plastic ferrules...JER
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so they are used to dispers the force across the whole ferrule reducing the chance of cracking. but how did this affect deflection, spin, and control of cue ball?
 
beamer34 said:
so they are used to dispers the force across the whole ferrule reducing the chance of cracking. but how did this affect deflection, spin, and control of cue ball?
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Actually, what a pad does is keep the bottom of the tip from mushrooming just like the top does, which would cause the ferrule to split.

As for deflection, or cue ball squirt to be more accurate. The pad has no significant affect. Deflection is a function of tip end mass, and the pad contributes very very little to that.

Spin comes from the shaft, the tip, and the stroke, not the pad.

Cue ball control is all about the player. The cue ball will go in the direction you hit it, at the speed you hit it, and with the spin you put on it.
 
Royce is correct. I use pads with ivory ferrules, but not all the time. The pad gives somewhat of a 'protection factor' for your cue.

One thing that wasn't mentioned is the fact that you might have a hard time sticking it on. It's all in the prep.

Personally, I like the way the red ones look with a nice, sharp Kamui Black nicely burnished on the edges.

RBC said:
Actually, what a pad does is keep the bottom of the tip from mushrooming just like the top does, which would cause the ferrule to split.

As for deflection, or cue ball squirt to be more accurate. The pad has no significant affect. Deflection is a function of tip end mass, and the pad contributes very very little to that.

Spin comes from the shaft, the tip, and the stroke, not the pad.

Cue ball control is all about the player. The cue ball will go in the direction you hit it, at the speed you hit it, and with the spin you put on it.
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Fiber pads are standard equipment on all my ferrules unless the buyer specifically requests not to have one.
 
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