Taper

billbOK

billbOK

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English is not my mother language. I'am familiar with most of the billiard/cue vocabulary, but one important miss me.

So, what do you mean about the taper when you describe a shaft? What is the differents caracteristics of the taper and what is his influence on the playability of a cue.

Thank you very much.
 
The cue shaft has a taper profile.
The profile is how the shaft is tapered.
Without knowing what the profiles of different cuemakers are like
(South West, McDermott, Meucci, Viking, Pro, Conical)
it would be hard to discribe what you prefer.
 
Hi Bill,

the taper means the way the diameter changes over the length of the shaft. The so-called pro-taper stays as thin as the ferrule for 12-14 inches before it widens to the size of the shaft. The european taper begins to widen earlier. However there is no law on the shape, every cuemaker is allowed to create his personal variation.

The effect is - as all things in pool equipment - very subjective.

Regards,

Detlev
 
It's what I was supposing. Thank you for you answers Willee and Detlev!

I play now with a predator Z2 wich is a conical taper, I think. I'm asking my self wich kind of taper have the less deflection, for a normal shaft (not laminated or spliced)?
 
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Well, my game is not that good, so I can only answer by what I read here and on other sites: The deflection is lower on a shaft with low mass at the tip. Given that a pro-taper stays thin for a while, it's relevant mass is probably a little lower than that of a euro-taper, so the deflection should be lower.

Since the material of the ferrule is heavier than wood, reducing the mass of the ferrule (i.e. using a shorter ferrule) should reduce deflection even more.

Regards,

Detlev
 
Yes, that's right, the shaft must give the lesser resistance to the cue ball to provide a lighter deflection.

Thank you very much.
 
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