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Dominic always looks for cues which are larger than he ultimately ends up using them at.
He is a serial tinkerer and loves to do some work to cues himself (and does it well too) and so, often will reduce diameters to his final preferences.
The average cue would have a diameter of approx 14 to 15mm at the 12" (or 300mm) point from the ferrule. At or below 14 feels slimmer and above 14.75mm feels thick...ish.
There is nothing much to be learnt from thickness of a cue at one section alone though, because there are other factors which have a bearing on whether the cue will feel stiffer or springier. As much as anything, it's a guide as to whether a cue will feel comfortable over the bridge hand, but less so in regard of how all cues will perform. Each cue would need to be considered on its own merits, which need to take into account other details of their specs, as well as the rigidity of the timber in the shafts.
It's far from any kind of precise science.
He is a serial tinkerer and loves to do some work to cues himself (and does it well too) and so, often will reduce diameters to his final preferences.
The average cue would have a diameter of approx 14 to 15mm at the 12" (or 300mm) point from the ferrule. At or below 14 feels slimmer and above 14.75mm feels thick...ish.
There is nothing much to be learnt from thickness of a cue at one section alone though, because there are other factors which have a bearing on whether the cue will feel stiffer or springier. As much as anything, it's a guide as to whether a cue will feel comfortable over the bridge hand, but less so in regard of how all cues will perform. Each cue would need to be considered on its own merits, which need to take into account other details of their specs, as well as the rigidity of the timber in the shafts.
It's far from any kind of precise science.
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