Does any pro plays with 13mm shaft and why most of new cues comes with 13mm shaft?
Probably because it's a comfortable width that's rigid enough when made from the most widely available material: wood.why most of new cues comes with 13mm shaft?
Nothing wrong with that as long as you have a STRAIGHT/repeating stroke. Smaller sizes are far less forgiving of less than dead-on accuracy in tip placement.I believe most play smaller than 12.5
I can see how it might seem that way, but the good news is all tip sizes are equally forgiving. Tip curvature makes a tiny difference, not enough to notice.Nothing wrong with that as long as you have a STRAIGHT/repeating stroke. Smaller sizes are far less forgiving of less than dead-on accuracy in tip placement.
You can say that til the cows come home but i for one can NOT play with anything under 12.5. Seems like i get spin when i need it the least with smaller shafts.I can see how it might seem that way, but the good news is all tip sizes are equally forgiving. Tip curvature makes a tiny difference, not enough to notice.
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Only two Mosconi Cup players were using a shaft that large and those were 12.9 Revos.... I like my shaft to be just under 13mm but a little bigger than 12.75mm.
Smaller sizes are far less forgiving of less than dead-on accuracy in tip placement.
Does anybody who believes smaller tips produce more unwanted spin have a theory for why/how they do?Billy Incardone ... told me that I might not benefit from the smaller shafts because my stroke consistency
was no good and I might find myself getting unintended spin.
In the February issue of Billiards Digest there is a feature that compares all of the 10 pro players in the Mosconi Cup. Included in the comparison are their equipment, how they started playing, practice methods and various other stuff.
The largest diameter tip among the Mosconi Cup players was 12.9. The smallest was 11.8. The median was 12.5 or so.
Depending on how you want your cue to play, there are good reasons not to use a 13mm tip and good reasons to stay away from an 11mm. Or, your game may be better with one of those.