Hi,
Most snooker cues (if not all!?) are made of the traditional conical taper, which means that the diameter of the wood increases consistently as you go down from ferrule to butt.
However, if we were to take such a cue and make the taper thinner, what will the effect on the cue (e.g. stiffness)? What I mean by "make the taper thinner" would be changing the conical taper to a American 9 Ball cue's pro-taper.
E.g. converting the predator's Z shaft to a 314 shaft taper.
I am aware that O'Sullivan specified his cue to be done this way. I am no fanboy--I desire a cue with a bigger ferrule (10mm) but really dislike the thickness of the shaft as the wood goes thr your fingers
TIA!
Most snooker cues (if not all!?) are made of the traditional conical taper, which means that the diameter of the wood increases consistently as you go down from ferrule to butt.
However, if we were to take such a cue and make the taper thinner, what will the effect on the cue (e.g. stiffness)? What I mean by "make the taper thinner" would be changing the conical taper to a American 9 Ball cue's pro-taper.
E.g. converting the predator's Z shaft to a 314 shaft taper.
I am aware that O'Sullivan specified his cue to be done this way. I am no fanboy--I desire a cue with a bigger ferrule (10mm) but really dislike the thickness of the shaft as the wood goes thr your fingers
TIA!
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