I've never played snooker before. But from watching videos of snooker online, I have this strong sense that snooker players don't need to compensate for the effects of throw (whether contact-induced or spin-induced) nearly as much as pool players. For those who have played both snooker and pool, is there any truth to my feeling?
For example, given a half ball hit using stun (no side spin or forward roll at impact) and the same CB speed, would the throw angle be greater for pool balls compared to snooker balls? (And given the same degree of ball polish - if that can somehow be measured and equalized.) My gut feeling is the throw angle for pool balls is considerably larger than snooker balls for this shot experiment.
Another more theoretical question. Given the same exact ball material (I don't know if pool and snooker balls are made from the same exact material), would the ball with a smaller diameter fundamentally have less throw compared to the larger ball? I haven't thought this through in great detail, but my initial thought is that that ball with a smaller diameter would fundamentally have less throw.
For example, given a half ball hit using stun (no side spin or forward roll at impact) and the same CB speed, would the throw angle be greater for pool balls compared to snooker balls? (And given the same degree of ball polish - if that can somehow be measured and equalized.) My gut feeling is the throw angle for pool balls is considerably larger than snooker balls for this shot experiment.
Another more theoretical question. Given the same exact ball material (I don't know if pool and snooker balls are made from the same exact material), would the ball with a smaller diameter fundamentally have less throw compared to the larger ball? I haven't thought this through in great detail, but my initial thought is that that ball with a smaller diameter would fundamentally have less throw.