This tip will help you to pocket balls really well.
Best pool cue shaft size.
Photo courtesy of joseph picone cues.
There are two shaft diameters shown.
11 75 mm diameter tip.
13 mm diameter tip.
Most cue sticks have a shaft that is thinnest near the ferrule it then thickens widening gradually until it reaches its maximum width somewhere from a foot from the joint to at the joint itself.
If we have a cue with an 11mm tip and 12 inch pro taper its shaft diameter of 11 mm is maintained 12 inches down the shaft.
The taper lets the cue pass through the fingers yet provides enough weight and mass for a stable stroke.
1 predator z shaft 3rd generation.
Most pool sticks sold are at a 58 inches length.
Getting good english with a 13mm shaft.
Most people between the height of 5 0 to 6 2 can use this length.
Right dime radius.
12 50 mm diameter tip.
There are two tip shapes shown.
After the 12 inches the cue s thickness increases.
The most common pool cue length is 58 inches.
As you can see the larger diameter shaft at top contacts the cue ball farther from its edge at the miscue limit and there s room at the edge of the tip to spare with either tip shape.
2 katana low deflection shaft.
Top 5 performance shafts for pool cues.
Left nickel radius.
First up is the 13mm pool cue tip.
The katana shaft is taking the performance shaft market by storm.
With the new predator 3rd generation z shafts it s even easier to pocket balls using english.