Titanium ferrules

[rich123]

Morning everyone,
Hope we are all tuned in to the opening session of the WC.
Anyway on with my query.
What would you say the main benefits of a titanium ferrule be over the standard brass type ?

[Nifty50]

Haven’t tried one but people say less deflection.
Guessing that titanium is a stronger metal so doesn’t wear away like brass does with constant polishing. Also Titanium may retain its shine as opposed to getting very dull like brass.
I’m not a expert.

[vmax]

Morning everyone,
Hope we are all tuned in to the opening session of the WC.
Anyway on with my query.
What would you say the main benefits of a titanium ferrule be over the standard brass type ?

Absolutely none. The ferrule is there to prevent the end of the cue getting damaged, that's its job, that's what it does. Buy a new cue with a titanium ferrule by all means but do not have one fitted to your present cue as that entails a lot of work to remove the current ferrule, then cut a new tenon as the one left will be too small for the new ferrule, so the cue is then a ferrules length shorter, shaft will need to be re-tapered a tiny bit and maybe the cue lengthened as well if you don't want it to be shorter, and all for no benefit.

[itsnoteasy]

It stays shiny.

[rich123]

Thanks for your replies, I wasn’t thinking of having one fitted to my cue as I’ve had it around 8 years now and now how it feels even when fitting a new tip (it’s because of the new tip that I keep missing etc, etc), so can’t imagine what “major surgery” would do subconsciously !.
Just interested in what thoughts others have on the subject

[vmax]

Thanks for your replies, I wasn’t thinking of having one fitted to my cue as I’ve had it around 8 years now and now how it feels even when fitting a new tip (it’s because of the new tip that I keep missing etc, etc), so can’t imagine what “major surgery” would do subconsciously !.
Just interested in what thoughts others have on the subject

It looks like the Parris badge on Robertsons cue now sits higher up the butt than it did or where Parris usually places it, that shows the cue has been lengthened a tad to make up for cutting it down to fit that titanium ferrule, so it also must have been shaved down slightly so that the shaft doesn't sit pround of the edge of the ferrule. Robertson is having trouble with side spin shots because the flex characteristics of the shaft has changed so the deflection of the cue ball is different.
Once he gets used to that he'll be back to normal but in the meantime needs to play some Eddie Charlton centre ball striking snooker if he wants to go further in this years worlds.

[GreenBaize]

It looks like the Parris badge on Robertsons cue now sits higher up the butt than it did or where Parris usually places it, that shows the cue has been lengthened a tad to make up for cutting it down to fit that titanium ferrule, so it also must have been shaved down slightly so that the shaft doesn't sit pround of the edge of the ferrule. Robertson is having trouble with side spin shots because the flex characteristics of the shaft has changed so the deflection of the cue ball is different.
Once he gets used to that he'll be back to normal but in the meantime needs to play some Eddie Charlton centre ball striking snooker if he wants to go further in this years worlds.

Neil hasn't had his cue lengthened due to the recent ferrule change. He didn't lose any tip diameter size or length, the shaft taper wasn't touched when he changed to a Century Titanium ferrule.
The reason he is struggling with some shots is because the ferrule has reduced the deflection the cue creates. But in all fairness, he won the first even he played after the ferrule change.
The change in deflection and spin generated by his cue will take time to learn all the shots. ( It's like using a new cue )

[DeanH]

It looks like the Parris badge on Robertsons cue now sits higher up the butt than it did or where Parris usually places it

I believe the badge is placed higher up the butt away from the extension joint in the end; so less likely to crack due to the thinner walls. Anyway, that is what I was told some years ago when this badge position was noticed

[vmax]

Neil hasn't had his cue lengthened due to the recent ferrule change. He didn't lose any tip diameter size or length, the shaft taper wasn't touched when he changed to a Century Titanium ferrule.
The reason he is struggling with some shots is because the ferrule has reduced the deflection the cue creates. But in all fairness, he won the first even he played after the ferrule change.
The change in deflection and spin generated by his cue will take time to learn all the shots. ( It's like using a new cue )

If that's the case then the titanium ferrule must have thicker walls than a regular brass one otherwise the tenon that's left when removing the brass ferrule would be too small for a new ferrule with the same thickness walls. The tiny amount of weight between a brass and titanium ferrule wouldn't make that much difference, I don't buy this tip end mass nonsense, to me it's all about selling something to the gullible looking for something else to blame apart from themselves.

[GreenBaize]

If that's the case then the titanium ferrule must have thicker walls than a regular brass one otherwise the tenon that's left when removing the brass ferrule would be too small for a new ferrule with the same thickness walls. The tiny amount of weight between a brass and titanium ferrule wouldn't make that much difference, I don't buy this tip end mass nonsense, to me it's all about selling something to the gullible looking for something else to blame apart from themselves.

The brass ferrule on his cue originally when fitted was 9.5mm, it had worn down over the years to 8.9mm, making the brass wall very thin, the height of the brass ferrule was at 6mm, the same height as a Century Titanium.
It was possible to fit a 8.9mm Century Titanium ferrule, the wood peg/ stem size was too thick for the Century Titanium ferrule, this slightly thinned down to the required size.
Deflection the cue was producing originally was a full ball doing a lag test, after the ferrule was fitted, deflection is down to quarter ball, a considerable difference.

You need to believe, it's not nonsence, it's a fact.
Yes there are other brands of Titanium ferrules that don't work, some even increase deflection.
But Century Titanium ferrules work.

[itsnoteasy]

Is that Stu Green? Did you fit the ferrule?

[GreenBaize]

Is that Stu Green? Did you fit the ferrule?

Yes it’s Stu, I did fit that ferrule.
I don’t normally get involved with social media threads, but feel it’s time to let people know the true facts,
Century have a unique Titanium ferrule, it 100% reduces deflection a cue creates, also generates more spin.

[vmax]

The brass ferrule on his cue originally when fitted was 9.5mm, it had worn down over the years to 8.9mm, making the brass wall very thin, the height of the brass ferrule was at 6mm, the same height as a Century Titanium.
It was possible to fit a 8.9mm Century Titanium ferrule, the wood peg/ stem size was too thick for the Century Titanium ferrule, this slightly thinned down to the required size.
Deflection the cue was producing originally was a full ball doing a lag test, after the ferrule was fitted, deflection is down to quarter ball, a considerable difference.

You need to believe, it's not nonsence, it's a fact.
Yes there are other brands of Titanium ferrules that don't work, some even increase deflection.
But Century Titanium ferrules work.

I've seen videos on youtube demonstrating low deflection cues and they cheat by cueing parallel to the line of aim to show deflection and then pivot the cue to deflect the cue ball directly onto the line of aim. Now you expect me to believe that this only occurs with a Century titanium ferrule, I'm not gullible enough to believe the salesman.