What adjustments do you have to make going from a 12.5 to a 12mm tip?
12.5mm to 12mm tip question.
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I think it would depend largely on how the tips are shaped and still have very little impact until you are putting an extreme amount of english on the ball. If both are dressed to the same radius, it shouldn't require an adjustment at all on an ordinary shot.
As frequent visitors here might expect, our Dr. Dave has given this some thought.
https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/cue-tip/size-and-shape/
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I play with a 12mm...dime shape...if I play the spot shot with high inside english...
...I aim like it’s a 314.
If I use a 12.5 mm, I have to aim thicker....my friend has one...so no guesses here.
But that’s me...your mileage may vary
I have 10.5-13mm tips that I use regularly w/ dime radius (more nickel-like for the 9.5- & 10.5mm tips).
To be honest, I don't find a huge difference in the feel in the 11.75-13mm range.
Perfect example is going from my 12.5mm WX700 & EX-Pro to my conical tapered 12mm WX900...not huge difference in feel to me personally.
To be honest, I don't find a huge difference in the feel in the 11.75-13mm range.
Perfect example is going from my 12.5mm WX700 & EX-Pro to my conical tapered 12mm WX900...not huge difference in feel to me personally.
I have the 30” WX900 with the 12mm and was thinking of ordering the 30” WX700 12.5mm but we not sure under what circumstances I would use the 12mm over the 12.5mm. Do you have a preference or circumstance where you might have a preference?
There is a difference in deflection and a bit of feel between the tapers, but my preference is for the WX900 yet many others prefer the pro-tapered WX700. You can't go wrong with either one really, I like them both.
Would love a 30" WX900 w/ Wavy joint...what joint do you have, and is yours new or used? Hit me up if you think of selling.
As the tip size gets smaller, the stroke needs to become more deliberate.
Assuming you're both talking about more or less "forgiveness" for tip placement error...
Tip size doesn't affect it; tip curvature might. Flatter = (a little) more forgiving.
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In my case I was taking tip size and shaft flex into account.
Brand new. Not foe sale.
For the most part, 12mm shaft was the original LD shaft. Of course, that’s just my opinion. I have a 12.1 mm shaft and I have it because, it was my original LD shaft. I have since moved on, about 15-20 years ago, to a 314.
I don’t believe there is any magic feel or great ability to spin a ball due to the 12mm shaft, but I do think a think maple shaft gives some of that great feel/feedback that is lost with most LD shafts.
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I don’t believe there is any magic feel or great ability to spin a ball due to the 12mm shaft, but I do think a think maple shaft gives some of that great feel/feedback that is lost with most LD shafts.
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I'd guess, less than 1/2mm. Given all the rest is the same.
I surely wish I could do that.