Dime Radius or Nickel Radius?

Dime Radius or Nickel Radius; which do you prefer and why?

  • Dime

    Votes: 39 44.8%

  • Nickel

    Votes: 33 37.9%

  • Doesn't matter to me

    Votes: 15 17.2%
  • Total voters
    87
  • Poll closed .
Years ago i use to cut my tip flat for my break cue, Now i am using a quarter for breaking. I've tried to use a dime for my play tip it just doesn't work for me so i'm using a nickel.
 
I have an inkling that the smaller the radius, the more throw might be the result. In Snooker, the radius is actually larger on the tip & the ball is smaller, so that difference doesn't give off more throw... or Squirt. Just a thought... think of it in these terms, the cue ball with it's 1.125 radius is hitting the object ball with it's 1.125 radius & sometimes there's throw or quirt, depending on speed & spin.... Collison induced spin & throw.....
 
ceebee said:
I have an inkling that the smaller the radius, the more throw might be the result. In Snooker, the radius is actually larger on the tip & the ball is smaller, so that difference doesn't give off more throw... or Squirt. Just a thought... think of it in these terms, the cue ball with it's 1.125 radius is hitting the object ball with it's 1.125 radius & sometimes there's throw or quirt, depending on speed & spin.... Collison induced spin & throw.....
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Say what! Any difference is in the players head. By the time you beat the dime radius around a while it becomes a nickel.
 
ceebee said:
I have an inkling that the smaller the radius, the more throw might be the result. In Snooker, the radius is actually larger on the tip & the ball is smaller, so that difference doesn't give off more throw... or Squirt. Just a thought... think of it in these terms, the cue ball with it's 1.125 radius is hitting the object ball with it's 1.125 radius & sometimes there's throw or quirt, depending on speed & spin.... Collison induced spin & throw.....
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In the US, the word "throw" usually means the result of friction between the cue ball and the object ball, or sometimes between two object balls as on frozen-ball combinations. It occurs in phrases like "collision-induced throw (CIT)", "spin-induced throw (SIT)", and "I used a lot of outside english so I could hit the ball fuller and throw the ball into the pocket."

In the UK the word "throw" is sometimes used to mean squirt/cue ball deflection. I've heard it also said as "throw off."
 
Bob Jewett said:
In the US, the word "throw" usually means the result of friction between the cue ball and the object ball, or sometimes between two object balls as on frozen-ball combinations. It occurs in phrases like "collision-induced throw (CIT)", "spin-induced throw (SIT)", and "I used a lot of outside english so I could hit the ball fuller and throw the ball into the pocket."

In the UK the word "throw" is sometimes used to mean squirt/cue ball deflection. I've heard it also said as "throw off."
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Yeah, I had always considered and used the word 'throw' as deflection, or what Americans call 'squirt'
 
Honest question..Does anyone manufacture a tip shaper with a penny radius?
 
3/4" pvc with sandpaper spray glued in.
Almost perfect penny, nickel is too big, dime too small to fit
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muskyed said:
3/4" pvc with sandpaper spray glued in.
Almost perfect penny, nickel is too big, dime too small.View attachment 729133
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Thank you Ed. Here's a link to the one that I ordered.
www.ebay.com

Cube-2 Pool Cue Tip Tool Shaper Scuffer - Aerator - Nickel - Dime - Penny Radius | eBay

CUBE2 is a classic work of modern art with unbeatable functionality! All machined with nothing to wear out or replace About the size of a cube of chalk, we are sure you will find this to truly be the favorite tool in your bag.
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I have a variety of tip scuffers & shapers but what’s best for me is if I take the time to manually do it using different grit sandpapers. I put the shaft in a vise wrapped in a towel to protect the finish I keep in pristine condition thanks to
Renaissance Wax. I cut the sand paper into thin strips and sand paper I the tip shape into exactly what I want. With a
new tip, I start with 600 grit, then 1000 and finish with 1200-1500 grit. It requires rotating the shaft to maintain a symmetrically shaped tip but If I had a lathe, I could accomplish this in a couple of mins. I prefer a nickel shape because my best cue ball control is within 1 tip of center ball. When I go 2 tips off center, a dime shape works better for me and when I play 3 cushion, as infrequently as I do, I always use a dime shape tip on a shaft that’s 12.25mm, the smallest diameter shaft I’d play with.

“Spin to win plays best with a dime shape but when your CB position is fickle, then play with a nickel.” It works for me.
 
Bavafongoul said:
I put the shaft in a vise wrapped in a towel to protect the finish I keep in pristine condition thanks to
Renaissance Wax. I cut the sand paper into thin strips and sand paper I the tip shape into exactly what I want. With a
new tip, I start with 600 grit, then 1000 and finish with 1200-1500 grit. It requires rotating the shaft to maintain a symmetrically shaped tip but If I had a lathe, I could accomplish this in a couple of mins.
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Have you ever seen the videos where guys roll the shaft on their lap while shaping the tip with sandpaper?
 
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