I've measured the width of the ferrule on my cue (it is 8.9mm at the bottom of the ferrule & 8.6mm at the top of the ferrule just below the tip. Is it normal to have this kind of taper on a ferrule from 8.9mm at the bottom to 8.6mm at the top or should it be 8.9mm all the way up from top to bottom?
Ideally I think I'd like my tip to be between 9.25mm-9.7mm as I feel that 8.6mm is too small. I'm normally pretty decent amongst the balls but struggle quite a lot on long range shots and have always been curious if having a wider tip would improve my long potting. I spoke to a bloke who used to be our local cue doctor (he's sadly passed away now) about having a wider tip and shortening my cue slightly to allow this but he said that no matter what the width of your tip is, you will still hit the same amount of the cue ball and it won't improve centre ball striking regardless of being a wider tip.
What do you think, is 8.6mm too small and should I get my cue shortened a bit to allow for a wider tip?
Ideally I think I'd like my tip to be between 9.25mm-9.7mm as I feel that 8.6mm is too small. I'm normally pretty decent amongst the balls but struggle quite a lot on long range shots and have always been curious if having a wider tip would improve my long potting. I spoke to a bloke who used to be our local cue doctor (he's sadly passed away now) about having a wider tip and shortening my cue slightly to allow this but he said that no matter what the width of your tip is, you will still hit the same amount of the cue ball and it won't improve centre ball striking regardless of being a wider tip.
What do you think, is 8.6mm too small and should I get my cue shortened a bit to allow for a wider tip?
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