ShootingArts said:

What is the dispersion of cue ball locations if we consider contact accuracy to be within a 32nd of an inch, a sixteenth total? The dispersion from either side of centerline is minimal. The dispersion from the outside of the contact area when considering starting off from one side is more, considerably more if we add in that many pro's advocate some level of sidespin to almost all shots.

Just the nature of two curved objects, the further from center the two objects contact each other, the greater the effect of the curves. Moving where the contact area will be from a less sensitive area to a more sensitive area seems basically flawed.

Hu

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Patrick Johnson said:

Yes, that claim is the basis of most of the controversy about CTE - a topic that's proven to be too flammable for the main forum.

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HawaiianEye said:

The objective is to not put outside spin on the ball unless that is what you intended to do.

It is either intentionally inside or "neutral" if you happen to hit a bit "outside" of TOI.

That keeps "runaway" cue balls to a minimum.

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easy-e said:

I'm probably not the best one to ask if you're wanting a technical answer. I think the cloth plays good. I honestly don't know if I could tell the difference between any of the major brands.

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Rocket354 said:

Just to elaborate, people don't know the specific methods used, but there are plenty of demonstratable techniques using the technology of the time to achieve Stonehenge, the Pyramids, and any other "mystery." For example, from the Wikipedia for Stonehenge:

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fjk said:

TOI logic is to put intentional inside on the cue to reduce that variability of hitting either side.

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