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Zerksies said:

Speed will transfer more energy to the CB then hitting it hard.

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What’s the difference? Can you hit the CB fast but not hard? Hard but not fast?

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What kind of jump cue is that?!

Larry! I will pm you the pdf file or post a new thread/ post later.

Jon K won Tournament 30 points 69 innings over Jay P 19 points. Jon K also won Hi Run.

n_den did an outstanding job .. as referee /promotor. Both Velvet Touch Billiards and Players should be proud with Tournament results.



Hopefully n_den will post more photos later or watch result on YouTube.

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Yes, those look like standard factory GC4 pockets. I have the same table and mine measures about 5" at the points. That table looks like it might have never been in a pool hall from the limited pictures. Often, commercially used GC4's with that bronze corner casting are pitted to hell.

Dr Dave and Bob Jewett, both members here, have published many papers on these topics. From my understaffing the short answer is:

1) none of what you are asking about affects spin in any noticeable amount. All that affects spin is the tip contact point and cueing direction.
2) for the energy transfer to the CB for the CB linear speed, those factors do come into play. That's why break sticks have harder tips.

I tried building a sneaky from one of the under ten dollar budweiser cues years ago. New shaft, best of everything. New joint. When I played with it, it played better but still solidly in the junk range. The cue value didn't go up by the amount of components plus I had over half a day's time invested in turning a six dollar cue into a maybe $25 cue.

While components matter most on the tip end of the cue and least on the bumper end, I have proven to myself that even the bumper matters. Another issue, one low quality component brings the whole cue down. All components need to be in the same quality range. You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse!

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My GCIV pockets. A little tighter.

I won 7-3. A buddy gave me some moving tips and they came into play immediately.
My backpocket record with this opponent is now:
Lose 6 games (50 per game) = -300
Lose 6-7 R7 for 300 = -600
Win 7-5 R7 for 300 = -300
Win 7-3 R7 for 300 = 0

It feels good to play it again after about 25 years and definitely more overall skill and knowledge about pool since then.