I've been noticing a lot of newer style cues have
short ferrules, 1/4" or 3/8"... I came up playing 1"
and 1 1/8"... is this a low deflection thing or just
a trend? Just curious.
You are correct, it is a low deflection thing. Reduces end mass.
Ok, got it... I hit some with a friend's OB cue with very short
ferrules, and it didn't seem to deflect any less than my Scruggs
player, with 1" Ivory ferrules.
I've been noticing a lot of newer style cues have
short ferrules, 1/4" or 3/8"... I came up playing 1"
and 1 1/8"... is this a low deflection thing or just
a trend? Just curious.
For the past 15 years or so I've played with a 3/8" ferrule on a 10mm tip. Its walls are necessarily thinner, but even using hard tips it has held up.
To me a normal size tip looks like a baseball bat and a normal size ferrule looks like half the shaft.
pj
chgo
Can't stand short ferrules. For me, they're ugly, plus I don't like the way they hit balls. I wouldn't put less than a 1" ferrule on one of my cues, even at gunpoint. And my preference is 1 1/4".
Simply my opinion.
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Interesting idea - some people play with no ferrule, so this would be a step more durable than that. Wonder if it could be strong enough and less dense than a plastic ferrule.If I was a cuemaker, I would've experimented with impregnating the wood near the tip...
My opinion is that ferrules are there to keep the wood from splitting after x number of hits.
When they started using modern materials, far better than ivory, the longer length not
only become arbitrary, I think it deadens the hit somewhat.
If I was a cuemaker, I would've experimented with impregnating the wood near the tip...
...an extremely mild version of diamond wood.
And the real downside of ferrules being short, Michael, is that they're always trying to
borrow money off you.....
ps...what really bugs me is that the root root of "ferrule" comes from the Latin "ferreus"
which came from "ferrum" which pertains to iron............
...have you ever seen an iron ferrule?...I've seen one steel ferrule used by John Pullman...
..a ten time world snooker champ from the 50s-60s.
Interesting idea - some people play with no ferrule, so this would be a step more durable than that. Wonder if it could be strong enough and less dense than a plastic ferrule.
pj
chgo
I think it depends on what sort of shots you play. I assume you are referring to the case where there is some kind of pad between the leather tip and a solid wood shaft. My experience with that setup is that practicing fancy shots eventually damages the wood behind the pad.Durability with no ferrule is not a concern.
I think it depends on what sort of shots you play. I assume you are referring to the case where there is some kind of pad between the leather tip and a solid wood shaft. My experience with that setup is that practicing fancy shots eventually damages the wood behind the pad.