Ever Gone Up A Tip Size?

I'm playing with a 12.75mm Tiger x ultra shaft and thinking of turning it down to 12.5mm hopefully it's the right choice .
 
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I remember when selling a cue with less than a 13mm shaft you'd get be told it wasn't worth much without a 'full' shaft.
I have a 14mm showcase true hit with an ivory ferule and an original Moori medium on it. it hit's Soooo nice but it feels like a broom handle.
I was experimenting with different size shafts back when I had it made. It turns out I like 12.5 - 12.75 but I can play wit about any size if that's whats available at the time.
 
Have always played 13mm shafts for decades and about a dozen years, started having my cues built with a 13mm and 12.75mm shafts. 2 of my cues have 3 shafts (12.75, 12.85 and 13mm). I just didn’t want to have 2 shafts the same size.
 
I had a couple of Kielwood shafts built and was undecided on the diameter. I already had acquired one that’s
12.85mm. So I went with a popular size I was already using, 12.75mm, but for the other KW shaft I got 12.6mm.

Gosh, 12.6 -12.65mm seems to be ideal for a shaft that’s neither too skinny nor too thick. As I earlier wrote, I played
with 13 mm shafts and have no issues with that size. My cues have a 13mm shaft & 12.75mm but 12.6mm is terrific.
 
Bavafongoul said:
I had a couple of Kielwood shafts built and was undecided on the diameter. I already had acquired one that’s
12.85mm. So I went with a popular size I was already using, 12.75mm, but for the other KW shaft I got 12.6mm.

Gosh, 12.6 -12.65mm seems to be ideal for a shaft that’s neither too skinny nor too thick. As I earlier wrote, I played
with 13 mm shafts and have no issues with that size. My cues have a 13mm shaft & 12.75mm but 12.6mm is terrific.
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Seems stupid when you look at a .10 of a MM, but damn, it makes a difference! 12.6 is my ideal too but not easy to find, so I play with a 12.5 usually. I can adapt to pretty much any size with a few hours of play, but 12.6 seems perfect.
 
StrokeofLuck said:
Seems stupid when you look at a .10 of a MM, but damn, it makes a difference! 12.6 is my ideal too but not easy to find, so I play with a 12.5 usually. I can adapt to pretty much any size with a few hours of play, but 12.6 seems perfect.
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Diameter is important but length of taper is also, comfort moving through your fingers, especially with a closed bridge.
It all can be done for you if you have an experienced cuesmith and exactly how you want it, if you are playing with wood, which I do.
If you are playing with carbon you are at the mercy of the shaft maker.
And that's the way they like it.
 
For years I played with 12.75 (Pred 314 shafts), I went down to 12.5 with the CF craze but found myself most comfortable with the Revo 12.9mm
 
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