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...I posted this. Figured it was time for a repeat since they all seem to still be true 12 years later:

A shaft made from aerogel would probably be very close to the mythical "zero deflection" shaft that's sometimes advertised, but I don't think any of us would use one. Looking at Dr. Dave Alciatore's video on squirt, the lowest "deflection" shaft he tested is a Revo, and it seems to cause about 3...

Has nylon ever been used for ferrules?

My own search for the magical, perfect cue--which I'm pretty sure doesn't exist--has caused me to be very curious about your current favorite playing cue, with a focus on playabilty more than looks. So... Weight: ? Length: ? Shaft: ? (Ld or not? this doesn't just mean commercial ones. If it...

Italics are mine.

http://www.wood-database.com/ http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fpl_gtr190.pdf

Pool is simple: Make every easy shot. Make every shot easy. You learn more from the ones you miss than the ones you make. When in doubt, play a safety. Money/games/tournaments you lose are more instructive than when you win. Deflection/squirt isn't important if you pocket balls, and get...

Pool doesn't exist in a vacuum--we have all been trained/encouraged by others. Sometimes it was just some old guy who hung out in in your first room, or maybe you were lucky and had a pro there. Could've been family member or friend. Who were your greatest influences, and how did they influence...

From: http://www.amazon.com/Less-Than-Human-Signed-Limited/dp/0963339710 Seems like a natural (unnatural?) match to me. I've met some road players who I thought were blood suckers. It's had at least four different covers:

It's a secret: Play more pool. Quit watching videos, buying books, reading magazines, and posting to forums. Spend that time playing pool. You might say, "I'll do it in addition to playing pool", and I say spend that additional time playing more pool. Don't get me wrong--there are some great...

Because of this book: http://www.amazon.com/Sports-All-B-S-Michael-Yessis/dp/1930546777

Every so often there will be a post here asking what the best weight is. Sometimes someone will mention an old survey of pros that showed 1/2 of them used 19 oz cues, and another 1/3 used either 19.5 or 18.5. Equipment has changed lots since that survey, and it's been suggested that players may...

I've spent a lot of time studying the mathematics and physics of pool. While that is vaguely useful to a handful of players, it's mostly just a delightful waste of time. On the other hand, psychology and biomechanics are very neglected in our sport, but probably much more useful. Now that I'm...

If you have an iDevice you might be interested in two apps, each called, "Shot Pad". One has some practice patterns, and the other allows you to diagram shots, like this: As I post this, they are free, so head on over to the store.

Yeah, I know we all dread to see that word in a thread title, but now that the contention has died down it might be a good time to post a link to the only scientific paper I know of that has studied aiming in our sport: "The Perceptual-Motor Characteristics of Elite Performers in Aiming Sports"...

There are positive and negative reasons both ways...what do you think/do?

Never heard of it until I read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/26/business/26pursuits.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all

"I remember when Luther Lassiter was considered the best pool player in the world, and I talked to him once about Buddy. He said that even as good as he (Luther) played 9-ball, he'd never play Buddy straight up." From an article that was originally in "The Snap Magazine"...