Would a one-piece house cue with a 12mm tip diameter exhibit less deflection than a two-piece 13mm tip diameter cue?
Low Deflection Question
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ArizonaPete said:
One of our brains should be answering your question rather than me but they don't seem to be doing it, so I'll try.
The house cue should show lower squirt because with its smaller tip it will have lower weight at the tip end of the cue. The weight of the last several inches of the cue is the principal determinant of squirt.
I'm assuming that the ferrules of the two cues are close in weight - that could be another disadvantage for the two-piece if it has a longer heavier ferrule. I also assume that the shaft wood is similar, but the high end cue could be using denser wood - yet another disadvantage.
The taper of the house cue is probably more conical than the two-piece but that will have virtually no effect on its weight near the tip.
You'll notice that as low squirt shaft manufacturers stretch for that last few percent of squirt reduction, they lower the tip size (Predator Z shaft, OB-2, there may be others).
Thanks for your response Rich. That what I was thinking when I posed the question. Wanted to get some confirmation. I've ordered a one-piece snooker cue from Mueller. It has some interesting properties which I think might improve my game slightly. It's 60" long, so it has an extra 3" which helps my reach. It has a 12mm ferrule diameter with a Le Pro tip (I put a Moori medium on my present cue about a year ago and I really like it). If I don't like the Le Pro, I'm thinking of trying a Sniper tip. Because of the lower tip diameter, deflection may be lower.I've been thinking about buying the cue, because it's inexpensive, and just received an e-mail from Snyder for free shipping. So I'm getting an early Xmas present.
Good luck with the cue. I don't know much about snooker cues. But I do use a 12mm tip myself with the cuemaker's original shaft and a somewhat-less-than-conical taper (called a european taper by the cuemaker, most often used by carom players). It doesn't squirt as much as a pro-taper cue with a larger tip, though it probably squirts more than a Predator. I never tried to compare.
I've used both LePros and Triangles but prefer Snipers. Hope your early Xmas present is all you hope for.
Rich
I've used both LePros and Triangles but prefer Snipers. Hope your early Xmas present is all you hope for.
Rich
