Shaft Dia. Preference

[PickPocket]

All kinds of sizes, but I'm going to Narrow it down a little to some of the most readily available ranges. So what's your preference?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

10mm for less squirt and so I can see where I'm hitting the CB.

And I assume you mean tip diameter - my shaft has a conical taper, so it's only 10mm at the tip.

pj
chgo

 

[PickPocket]

10mm for less squirt and so I can see where I'm hitting the CB.

And I assume you mean tip diameter - my shaft has a conical taper, so it's only 10mm at the tip.

pj
chgo

Correct, at the tip. Taper & Shape (nickle, dime etc... all equal for the sake of this poll)

 

[MitchAlsup]

I have been using 11.75mm for several years and may try 11.5mm or 11.25mm in the near future.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

13mm
Pro taper
Hard lepro
I'm lovin it

 

[Bishop]

I feel like I can do more with a thinner shaft but I’m more accurate if I keep it around 12.5 - 12.75.

 

[pooldawg8]

12.5mm for me feels the best

 

[ribdoner]

depends on the quality of the shaft wood

old growth, tight grained, primo wood plays well at 12.5+- mm

typical wood available today should be 12.8 to 13 mm, however, i have a couple of sleepers

 

[GoldCrown]

Lately 12.4. Years ago I favoured a 314-2 Fat (13.2)

 

[Thunder Thighs]

11.8 in the last couple of years. 12.5 before that.

 

[HawaiianEye]

13mm or larger.

 

[Welder84]

And how come 16mm wasn't a voting option???

People could actually be fitted to their shafts (per hand size "millimeters" and length of stroke "taper". I believe buying stuff and then getting used to it is not the best way. Just my .02

 

[straightline]

Started on 11. Then 12 or 13 off the wall. Had one cue that was right around 14 and several 13+. Never developed a for sure preference. These days the main criteria is they don't require trimming. Shaping, no problem.

 

[Scratch85]

FWIW, 12.1-12.3 is my preference in maple. Not sure what I prefer in CF. I have a 12.2 CF shaft, that I am not too crazy about.


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[WoodyJ]

12.65 mm

 

[TrxR]

Been using a couple 13mm for years but am going to try a 12.5mm .I know a couple of guys using snooker (9.5-10mm)cues playing 8 and 9 ball.

 

[cookie man]

10mm for less squirt and so I can see where I'm hitting the CB.

And I assume you mean tip diameter - my shaft has a conical taper, so it's only 10mm at the tip.

pj
chgo

Is that close to the size of a pencil?

 

[measureman]

Is that close to the size of a pencil?

A standard, hexagonal, "#2 pencil" is cut to a hexagonal height of 1⁄4-inch (6 mm)

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Is that close to the size of a pencil?

A standard, hexagonal, "#2 pencil" is cut to a hexagonal height of 1⁄4-inch (6 mm)

That's about 6.35mm - my 9.5-10mm tip's about 3/8" diameter.

pj
chgo

 

[MitchAlsup]

I feel like I can do more with a thinner shaft but I’m more accurate if I keep it around 12.5 - 12.75.

This is the classic tradeoff: the smaller shaft requires a more accurate and deliberate stroke--more chance for stroke errors to "become manifest"