Are high deflection cues better when you are in the balls?

[golferson123]

Great info there Biggie, I never knew that, could you get away with that on a 9.5 mill tip? Would there be enough strength there?

short answer no, never seen pie lamination's thin enough very little meat left

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Great info there Biggie, I never knew that, could you get away with that on a 9.5 mill tip? Would there be enough strength there?

I'm not sure, don't see why not, but there wouldn't be much point as 9.5mm tips are low deflection anyway. LD shafts are mainly for the American pool market, where tips are often 13mm. The biggest contributor to mass at the tip end of a snooker cue is the brass ferrule - replacing that with a lighter equivalent would make it deflect less, like wooldridge's black spin, or whatever it's called.

[Ramon]

Deflection is determined by end mass, and not a lot else.

low profile ferrule/Stainless Steel ferrule/Titanium ferrule/MW black Spin (as you mentioned). Yes, this can reduce deflection.
Z shaft 314 ? one of the shafts with lowest deflection I've ever seen. still, if you Compare the taper of the shaft (lets say , the last 5 inches),to a taper of snooker cue 9 mm? I think 314 is a bit heavier.