To contribute to the ferrule material deflection argument...

[RRfireblade]

In a "nut" shell , yes.

Thickeness of the wall and the cap will vary though from cue maker to cue maker in association with the prefered tenon size.

 

[scsuxci]

Ivory is the worst ferrule material by far.

I second that comment,absolutely brutal.LBM is much better!Goodluck

 

[bbb]

In a "nut" shell , yes.

Thickeness of the wall and the cap will vary though from cue maker to cue maker in association with the prefered tenon size.

thanks for the reply

 

[danutz]

Who besides me falls out of their chair laughing when they hear the words meucci, and LD used in the same sentence?:grin: That's funny shite:thumbup: I find meucci's make great tuning forks for balancing one's chi. Take the meucci, rap it on the palm of your hand, and while the shaft is vibrating back and forth in mid air, go OOOOHHHMMM!! Repeat as necessary until you feel at one with the universe again.

Oh, and ivory is still the best ferrule ever!!:thumbup:

 

[dr_dave]

Recently chipped a ferrule (my fault) and had an ivory one installed in it's place. I am now getting a VERY noticeably higher amount of deflection. Not sure of the other ferrule material (LBM maybe?) so I don't know what I'm comparing it to... what I do know is the CB is squirting an extra 2 inches at 9 feet of med-firm maximum sidespin. I've always heard and believed that ferrule material alters deflection... but I had no idea it could have this strong of an effect. Just thought I'd post my experience for you to read. Same tip and shape, by the way.

heavier ferrule = more shaft endmass = more squirt (AKA cue ball deflection)

If you want to reduce the amount of squirt (for any shaft) here are some options (from my endmass resource page):

reduce (turn down) the shaft's diameter, drill out the core of the end of the shaft, and/or use a lighter (or no) ferrule​

Regards,
Dave

 

[spindoctor9]

Just out of curiosity why did you dicide to go with ivory??? I agree Ivory deflects quite a lot.

I've never had an ivory ferruled shaft and wanted to try it. I have extra shafts so it is not a big deal.

 

[bbb]

heavier ferrule = more shaft endmass = more squirt (AKA cue ball deflection)

If you want to reduce the amount of squirt (for any shaft) here are some options (from my endmass resource page):

reduce (turn down) the shaft's diameter, drill out the core of the end of the shaft, and/or use a lighter (or no) ferrule​

Regards,
Dave

dave
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP US POOL PLAYERS
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[dr_dave]

dave
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP US POOL PLAYERS
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You're welcome ... and thank you.

Regards,
Dave