8.75mm cue tip

[s0nic]

hi all. just wanna know, what's the effect like, having a 8.75mm cue tip, and a 9.25mm cue tip? any difference between the two if anyone has tried using a 8.75mm tip?

[KeithinFrance]

TBH, it's the same difference as between 9mm and 9.5mm, which is to say, 0.5mm. That's all. As to how it plays, you have to try it, as no-one else can and will play like you. So, if you want to know, you'll have to try yourself.

[s0nic]

thanks mate. I myself have tried a cue (not mine) with 8.75mm tip for a short while. it felt quite wierd when striking the cue ball. but guess it comes down to getting used to it. just wondering will it affect the way we play our game? i dont think so right?

[MasterBreak147]

hi all. just wanna know, what's the effect like, having a 8.75mm cue tip, and a 9.25mm cue tip? any difference between the two if anyone has tried using a 8.75mm tip?

Mine now is about 8.75 and im always putting unwanted side spin on so i have ordered a custom cue to be made with a 9.3mm to try and help with that problem.
Im hoping it will help me hit more center ball shots :snooker:

So really i have no idea what the difference is but i can tell you im personaly adding unwanted side spin with a smaller tip.

[s0nic]

Mine now is about 8.75 and im always putting unwanted side spin on so i have ordered a custom cue to be made with a 9.3mm to try and help with that problem.
Im hoping it will help me hit more center ball shots :snooker:

So really i have no idea what the difference is but i can tell you im personaly adding unwanted side spin with a smaller tip.

wierd. isn't a bigger tip easier to add unwanted side spin? i always thought that was the way. (smaller tip = smaller area of contact on the cue ball)

[KeithinFrance]

Once again, I can't tell you, and no-one else can, either, as it depends on you. Personally, I can't play snooker with anything less than 9.25mm, but I've got friends over here who play snooker with English 8ball pool cues, with 7mm (!) tips, and another who plays both with an 8.7mm tip. I also know a guy who plays both with a 10mm tip.

It's really horses for courses!

[s0nic]

Once again, I can't tell you, and no-one else can, either, as it depends on you. Personally, I can't play snooker with anything less than 9.25mm, but I've got friends over here who play snooker with English 8ball pool cues, with 7mm (!) tips, and another who plays both with an 8.7mm tip. I also know a guy who plays both with a 10mm tip.

It's really horses for courses!

8ball with 7mm tip? ok, so it seems that it's all about personal preference. think i got to try it out myself over the long run. thanks guys

[KeithinFrance]

wierd. isn't a bigger tip easier to add unwanted side spin? i always thought that was the way. (smaller tip = smaller area of contact on the cue ball)

I've always found it easier to control a snooker ball with a bigger tip (but not too big), as this way, you do put on less unwanted side. Yes, smaller tip = smaller area of contact, but it means really precise cueing, which not everyone has.

[MasterBreak147]

Yes Keith well said

I used to play daily and hit decent breaks alot and after a six year period out of the game im now really finding it very hard to hit center ball with the same tip i had before.
Yes i know its down to practice and since im not doing that im not finding the center like before with a smaller tip so i kinda hope the new size will improve me a little with finding center because my cueing is not too great.

Maybe im wrong but thats i how see it

Good luck dude maybe its best to try for yourself like you said

Kev

[s0nic]

I've always found it easier to control a snooker ball with a bigger tip (but not too big), as this way, you do put on less unwanted side. Yes, smaller tip = smaller area of contact, but it means really precise cueing, which not everyone has.

ok i get what you mean. oh one more thing. if this cue is with 8.75mm tip, is it possible to change the tip to maybe 9-9.5mm?

[KeithinFrance]

ok i get what you mean. oh one more thing. if this cue is with 8.75mm tip, is it possible to change the tip to maybe 9-9.5mm?

Yes, of course. First way would be to have a 'mushroom' tip on your cue, this way, you should get to 9.25mm easily, depending on how you shape the tip.

The other way is to get the cue altered, ie. to cut the cue down at the tip end, until the tip and ferrule are at the desired diameter. Problem could be the length afterward. If the cue's not too short after cutting then this is the most reliable way, IMO.

I'd try the mushroom tip, and find out if you like it, and if that doesn't work for you, have a look at getting the cue altered.

Hope this helps,

Keith

[MasterBreak147]

Im not a cueman but i know it is possible but it does make a mess of your cue

I damaged my ferrel and the wood under it once and what he did was chop the bit of at the end where the ferrel was broke and add a peace at the other end where the joint was making my tip thicker than normal which then he resized it again.
Here is the peace added to my cue
http://i44.tinypic.com/348ojnk.jpg

So yes that way it can lol but i don't think you would go this way hehe ohh not sure if this would work for a once peace cue though.

[s0nic]

Yes, of course. First way would be to have a 'mushroom' tip on your cue, this way, you should get to 9.25mm easily, depending on how you shape the tip.

The other way is to get the cue altered, ie. to cut the cue down at the tip end, until the tip and ferrule are at the desired diameter. Problem could be the length afterward. If the cue's not too short after cutting then this is the most reliable way, IMO.

I'd try the mushroom tip, and find out if you like it, and if that doesn't work for you, have a look at getting the cue altered.

Hope this helps,

Keith

thanks Keith. i might try for the mushroom tip, as my current cue has a mushroom tip as well.

Im not a cueman but i know it is possible but it does make a mess of your cue

I damaged my ferrel and the wood under it once and what he did was chop the bit of at the end where the ferrel was broke and add a peace at the other end where the joint was making my tip thicker than normal which then he resized it again.
Here is the peace added to my cue
http://i44.tinypic.com/348ojnk.jpg

So yes that way it can lol but i don't think you would go this way hehe ohh not sure if this would work for a once peace cue though.

lol that is a 3/4 cue i'm talking about. anyway i dont think i will be doing that to the cue. will never know what will happen in the end. haha

[MasterBreak147]

hehe good stuff i didn't want to do it either but at the time i just wanted my cue back and working asap lol so was ready for anything

[KeithinFrance]

Adding a piece to the end of the cue when it has had to be shortened is common practice, and it can be done at the butt end of the cue or at the 3/4 joint as masterbreak147's has been done. It just depends on how much was taken off at the top!

If you're lucky and your cue has quite a thick taper, then perhaps you can just take the cue down by about 1 - 1.5cm, which should leave you a good playing length, however, if it's a slim-taper cue, then perhaps it'll have to be take down by an inch or so, in which case you might want to have it lengthened again at the butt end. You could try measuring your cue at the tip end to see how far down it measures 9 - 9.25mm ...