Deflection question, explain how a stiffer CF shaft has less deflection.

As I understand it, a CF shaft is stiffer than a comparable diameter wood shaft and would/should therefore flex less when using R or L spin and therefore push the CB off line more, creating more deflection or squirt.
I am not knowing the answer to your question. However you bring up something I’ve wondered about myself:

Deflection isn’t just squirt. It is the sum total of squirt and swerve.

I have a hard time judging swerve.
I have a better feel for squirt.

For example, O.B. 1/2 ball off long rail with C.B. a little steeper than a half ball hit. If I want to bring C.B. across table to opposite long rail I might aim a little thicker than if I want to double the rail across.

I don’t think that I’m accounting for swerve just the initial squirt. If I get the feel for those shots with my cue, why would I want to change to something else that might be negligibly different.

Good wood is gonna keep getting harder and harder to find.

Mark Tad?

Well, yes, of course I cannot be 100% certain but would you not agree that what I outlined seems to be highly likely..?Be honest...
You mean compared to I'm mostly honest? I dunno - when you claim an immutable state, that state has to be 100% - regardless of how sure you are. I don't know Mark. I like most have only heard of his 15 minutes. I do recall a guy I ran into that claimed he gave Mark the 8 and collected. Meant nothing to me. Just info.

Florida Open 2025, August 5-10, Orlando, Caribe Royale

I'm assuming it's on YouTube where can it be found?
YouTube is Table 4 or at least has been. The Table 4 matches are listed above for the first session on Saturday.

This has been the channel:

Deflection question, explain how a stiffer CF shaft has less deflection.

Here's Dr. Dave's explanation more directly about stiffness vs. endmass:


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Along the lines of the OP, if you ran a cueball past a solidly anchored cocktail toothpick (umbrella parts removed), don't you have close to 100% deflection?

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