This is a question that has bugged me for ever. I've always been told that side-spin has NO effect on the "A-path" (aka: tangent line) of the Cueball after contact with the Object ball. I know this is good advice for beginners as it illustrates the general principals of cueball control. But is this actually a true statement? Also, if it does make a difference, how quantifiable is it?
I've had an intuition that this may not be true for a long time now, but have no evidence to back it up. Two reasons I can think of as to why players do this are:
1. english "oils" the cb to help it move farther on the tangent line
2. english putts reverse spin on the object ball to help it cheat a pocket, bank, etc
Any real answers to this question????
Thanks, Ian
If this needs to move to the instructor section, that's fine. Just thought I'd throw it out there.
I've had an intuition that this may not be true for a long time now, but have no evidence to back it up. Two reasons I can think of as to why players do this are:
1. english "oils" the cb to help it move farther on the tangent line
2. english putts reverse spin on the object ball to help it cheat a pocket, bank, etc
Any real answers to this question????
Thanks, Ian
If this needs to move to the instructor section, that's fine. Just thought I'd throw it out there.
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