Paul Bell said:

What do you mean?
Why would an aluminum cue stick feel lighter than a wood cue stick even though they both weighed the same?

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Okay, I just typed up a convoluted explanation and had ChatGPT clean it up! Here is my explanation with a bit of physics curtusey of "The Chat"

The advantage of the hollow aluminum cue was that I could place the added weight exactly where I wanted it. A conventional wooden cue normally uses a weight bolt in the butt, so the additional mass is concentrated near the end of the cue. That can make the cue feel noticeably butt-heavy.

My aluminum cue weighed approximately 14 to 16 ounces before modification. I removed the butt cap and filled the hollow cavity with sand until the fill reached just short of my normal grip position. I then added a beeswax barrier, approximately four inches of steel BBs, and another beeswax barrier to lock everything in place.

This positioned the cue’s center of mass almost directly beneath my grip hand. When I held the cue horizontally, gravity acted through the point where I was supporting it. Because there was almost no distance between my hand and the center of mass, there was very little rotational force—or torque—pulling either end downward. Consequently, the cue felt unusually light and perfectly balanced.

When I held it vertically, however, the illusion disappeared. My hand then supported the cue’s entire downward weight directly, making it feel extremely heavy—like Thor’s hammer to the unworthy.

The cue did not actually weigh less horizontally. What changed was its leverage and the amount of torque imposed on my wrist. Concentrating the mass near my hand also reduced the cue’s rotational inertia around my grip, making it easier to control and accelerate without feeling butt-heavy.

The short physics version is:

Torque=Weight×distance from grip to center of mass\text{Torque}=\text{Weight}\times\text{distance from grip to center of mass}
Because you made that distance nearly zero, the cue produced almost no twisting force when horizontal. That—not aluminum by itself—was the secret behind how light it felt. (Please ignore the weird wrist position in the bottom left...)

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skogstokig said:

that sounds horrible. they obviously need to rethink this event for next year.

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100% agree. Not sure many have positive things to say about it. Even some working the event have voiced concern or general distaste for the format changes and general direction of the event.

I have a Steve Dunkel MW - $800.00

This started as a thread about those that 1 stroke the ball and turned into a pivot point discussion for those who subscribe to that foolishness.

Thoughts on those that 1 stroke or 1 stroke then fire? They trust in themselves and their training and don’t THINK, about pivot points, BHE or other associated nonsense that hold players plateaued because they can’t get out of their head and stop thinking when they play.

Breakfast buffet..

Ed Keeney said:

How to make the 9 in side on break?

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Your title is different than your post. Do you want to make the 1 or the 9 in the side?