Spin-to-Speed or Revolutions-per-Foot?

One place where it might be interesting is on the one-pocket break shot. I try to achieve a high rate of spin (max outside) and very little speed to get the ball into the pack, off the rail, and back to that second diamond sitting on the rail....
second and a quarter diamond for most players and tables although that can change some.
while hitting it at the speed to open the most balls to your pocket without sending any his way.

and to add, its inside spin you use and it isnt maximum although it could be.

Orchid cue info, please

A doolys I used to play at back around 2002 had one as their house cue behind the bar to loan out. FCFS. I always liked how it played. They also had half a dozen for sale at the time. They were Falcons cheap line. Think McDermott Star cues. They retailed around the 150-400 if I remember correctly.

That's the price range AFAIK.

Here is one with the original 1997 receipt for a reference. Model #7 in my above post, also sold as GP-10. $250.00 That would be $511 today.

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high deflection cf shaft

I'm curious, why mention tip, do you think one tip would deflect a lot more than another?
Thanks
Read Wileys post. Then Rick's recent reply. Most tips are marked incorrectly You might get a hard that is really med or vice versa he is right. What was your method to test the deflection? Hhow long did you play with the cf shaft. A cf shaft is a different animal and a new learning curve. you won't learn it in a day.
Play with what you are use too, because if you change, your game takes a backdrop, until you learn the new

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Spin-to-Speed or Revolutions-per-Foot?

I think that the reasons for even analyzing pool in the first place is to
1. Separate the myths from reality by using science and observation (which by the way is how myths and reality are separated from each other in any subject except religion)
2. Focus on understanding reality
3. Applying your understanding by practicing on the boundaries of your knowledge as to expand those boundaries
4. Do extra work in order to condition your body and mind
5. Execute peacefully and organically through trust in your previous training.

The HAMB people only focus on number 5 their entire pool careers.

Training, really learning, for anything, can be broken apart, instead of inefficiently digested all at once, all of the time.

Spin to speed ratio, diamond systems, brainwash drills thought patterns, etc all are not to be thought of during performance, just during practice when you have time to develop.

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