What Shafts Draw better ???
- Thread starter SHORTY WRIGHT
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I’ve wondered why they play with tips wider than their ferrule. I suppose, like you say, it’s to have more “edge” to hit the ball with, but my 9.5mm tip works fine without that.
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Back in my snooker days I played with a normal looking tip, (sized / shaped to match ferrule) and I played "fine". When the local hall sponsered an Englishman to cross the pond and be the house pro. I noticed right away that he had one of those mushroomed tips. I inquired of course, and was just told that that's the normal way of having the tip from where he was from. No science or data to back anything up. The dude woud run centuries and rip shots in from any angle as easy a would be for us to breath.
What I can say is this. To this day I when I see a guy playing snooker with a goofy looking tip, I avoid gambling with him. Usually just take the time to watch a few frames. More often than not, you're in for show.
We used to have a local cue maker, a pharmacist, in the Philadelphia area by the name of Doc Frye.
He would make a shaft with a "bell tip."
The tip was on a fluted ferrule.
Not a mushroomed tip but the diameter of the tip was larger than the base of the ferrule.
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Geosnookery
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My own snooker tip is a ‘modest’ mushroom. Tends to flatten out to what what I prefer after a month and fortunately stays at that level until I replace it the next year or so. Fortunately my 15 year old box of tips should last me another decade. It’s only after I get the tip right that I can spin the cueball like a top. I don’t need fast spin that often but sure handy as a tool now and then.
Im not sure why mushroomed tips are such a negative on American cues. I could see it for new players who struggle with aim. However once that’s mastered, what is the downside? Players replace the tip just when I start to think it’s ‘just right’. However, a decent percent of experienced American pool players can match or defeat me at Anerican pool so I defer to their Cue knowledge.
It's a ferrule that bets high.
We had a guy like that.
He even had the apron.
Brought his own balls.
Went through most of what you said and then couldn't run a rack.
Played alone and seemed to enjoy it.
Best thing he ever did for me was to sell me a really good shaft for my Troy Downey cue.
When he said $35 I almost broke a finger getting the cash out of my pocket.
But a nice guy that kept pretty much to himself.
Not to mention the balls are smaller and lighter.
Shaft might make some difference, but I think it is mostly technique and timing. My draw really stinks, but I know if I need to settle down and draw maybe 12 to 18 inches my quiet stroke will draw the stinking ball six feet. I've never been able to find a repeating stroke myself, but I do know it's not about power.
EXACTLY.
Does anyone know what type of cue and shaft DeLuna uses?
Mezz Ignite. I've seen him draw it the same with the wood cue he had before. The Ignite is an impressive piece. A good friend got one and i've tested it a bit. Plays really good. I wish Mezz made it in 12.75. Not a fan of 12.2mm shafts.
Geosnookery
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There are dozens of videos on draw ( screw) shots. This one is top notch. Watching Judd Trump‘s table length screw at the end is reminiscent of
Alex Higgins incredible screw backs in the 1980s.
Alex Higgins incredible screw backs in the 1980s.
What kind of tip and shaft do you think makes it easiest?
And why isn't everybody using that?
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