dime or nickel

Personal preference, for small diameter shaft, I use dime, anything above 12.7mm, I use nickle.
Dime gives me more spin when I need it, but nickle will give me more accuracy.
 
dime

i started out using a nickel and switched to a dime i find i have more spin with the dime and now the nickel looks hugh. at 1st i thought i would mis cue more with the dime but thats not the case for me anyway .
 
Dime or Nickel ??

To brake and to jump prefer a Nickel or less, but to play I use a Dime radius to 12.8 and less in diameter of ferrule.
Is kind of a choice as to what is more comfortable for you......
Practise till you define preference

Good luck
 
interesting

always interesting when people talk about radius of tip and diameter of shaft like there is a connection... there isn't

the radius is the curvature of the tip regardless of the diameter of the shaft. the curvature is either that of a dime or that of a nickel. shaft diameter of 9mm or 14mm, it doesn't matter

like a piece of pie, the piece may be smaller but the outside curve does not change... same curve with a half a pie or a 12th of a pie
 
There is a correlation between the radius of the tip and the amount of deflection. A dime radius (or shape of a dime) will produce 5 percent to 10 percent less cue ball deflection than the more commonly used nickel shape. The cue ball deflection is reduced because the dime radius centralizes the hit to the center, or strong part, of the shaft.
 
Sharkey said:
There is a correlation between the radius of the tip and the amount of deflection. A dime radius (or shape of a dime) will produce 5 percent to 10 percent less cue ball deflection than the more commonly used nickel shape. The cue ball deflection is reduced because the dime radius centralizes the hit to the center, or strong part, of the shaft.
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that is interesting.. I hadn't heard that. is there something out in web world where they have done testing to that extent?

I was under the impression that they had correlated the mass of the cue tip to cue ball deflection which is why Predator does the hollow shaft end and ultra small ferrule.

I'd be interested in learning more about tip shape & deflection

Thanks
 
Nickel/dime...I thought it came down to surface area on the tip..not that I let this roll around in my head..the less I have to think about,the better.
An I agree..shaft size has nothing to do with the radis you choose to shoot with.
 
I'm not sure what is mine, if its a dime or nickel, but I am certainly in love with it, and like it the way it is right now, I just went to the guy who installed the tip to me, and then took it from him to play, he didn't ask what curve I want, and I didn't ask either.

so my question would be, how can I find out what tip curve is mine, if its dime or nickel :P , keeping in mind that I dont live in the US and dont have the U.S. coins :S

may I also ask, if you see the pic closely, why does my tip has the top and the end layers clean and brown, while the rest are dirty, im not sure about that too.




 
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semntrapper said:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of either the dime or nickel shape?
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It all depend upon a players preference and not much else. Each of us has a unique stroke that fits us as individuals, the radius of your tip will apply directly to how you hit the cue ball. I personally prefer may tips kinda flat or less than a nickel, this diameter favors my stroke and allows me to get the action I like from the hit.

I recommend you experiment until you find what works best for you, there are no disadvantages or advantages to tips shape only what works well for you.

JIMO
 
joelpope said:
that is interesting.. I hadn't heard that. is there something out in web world where they have done testing to that extent?

I was under the impression that they had correlated the mass of the cue tip to cue ball deflection which is why Predator does the hollow shaft end and ultra small ferrule.

I'd be interested in learning more about tip shape & deflection

Thanks
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these are predator's results, it's on their website. i myself have not noticed any significant difference in deflection due to tip shape. would be curious to see predator's methodology and data...
 
manwon said:
It all depend upon a players preference and not much else. Each of us has a unique stroke that fits us as individuals, the radius of your tip will apply directly to how you hit the cue ball. I personally prefer may tips kinda flat or less than a nickel, this diameter favors my stroke and allows me to get the action I like from the hit.

I recommend you experiment until you find what works best for you, there are no disadvantages or advantages to tips shape only what works well for you.

JIMO
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I absolutely agree with manwon on this.

i also believe that much can be said about your confidence level. It is much easier to deliver a great stroke when you feel good about your tip, shaft, cue, stance or whatever.
 
asbani said:
I'm not sure what is mine, if its a dime or nickel, but I am certainly in love with it, and like it the way it is right now, I just went to the guy who installed the tip to me, and then took it from him to play, he didn't ask what curve I want, and I didn't ask either.

so my question would be, how can I find out what tip curve is mine, if its dime or nickel :P , keeping in mind that I dont live in the US and dont have the U.S. coins :S

may I also ask, if you see the pic closely, why does my tip has the top and the end layers clean and brown, while the rest are dirty, im not sure about that too.




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to see the curve of a dime radius, draw a circle with a 19mm diameter, for a nickel radius, draw a circle with a 20.6mm diameter... that will get you close enough
 
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