Fore Rail said:

I have found in my own game that a hard tip minimizes swerve.

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The only reason I can think of for that is that a hard tip might move the CB slightly faster with the same stroke - so a softer tip might make you stroke a little more slowly for the same outcome.

In other words, it's the speed, not the tip - and the difference is probably too small to notice.

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8intheside said:

What proof do I need? You know who you are if it applies to you.

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??? Is there a circus in town?

yea jay, morgan put on good exhibitions for a real creep but it kept him in money.

my favorite guys for them was norm weber and cue ball kelly. both put on great ones. and were decent guys when i knew them.

and weenie beenie showing trick shots. and he understood how the balls worked better than anyone and found dead complicated shots that no one else would see.

there were certainly others i didnt see but those were my favorites.

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middleofnowhere said:

You having said that, I have very little interest in watching today's pool. When I watch it on YouTube I find myself fast forwarding just to see who wins. The idea I would be driving hundreds of miles to watch a tournament today, not a chance.

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As much as I respect SJM's opinion on many other aspects of pool, on this I agree with you. Oh gee, another 9 towards the side, wing ball in corner..only mystery is where the 2 ball is. Nearly identical stance & stroke, player to player...no chatting. Very high quality of play, but litttle excitement.

Compare a match today with this...and then decide. To each his own.. (McCready vs. Efren..sorry you need to click to see.)

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garczar said:

they don't, D. Dave covered this yrs ago. tip hardness has no effect in deflection.

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It is not that simple. See the section at the bottom of the page here:

TeddyKGB said:

what does a hard tip have to do with it?

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I have found in my own game that a hard tip minimizes swerve.

Thank you for that information. I am located in South Carolina close to Augusta Georgia.

Bob Jewett said:

Thin is part of getting low deflection in a solid wood cue.

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I assumed wood CF hybrids would come along. I just heard about a cue that had 10" CF at the tip, another with 20". Interesting. If you could get the transition to work the CF section might be possible to make true zero taper. Then again, I can picture them becoming an abortionist's nightmare if it flexed back there at the transition with little or no flex closer to the tip.

CF is going to open doors, already is opening some. Being able to change the inside taper or wrap angle opens up a workd of possibilities without changing the outside taper. A shaft that played like a traditional shaft with a zero outside taper would be sweet!

Along the lines of new things, I also consider a CF shaft with very little rise all the way to the joint then a joint that isn't the same diameter on both sides. The CF opens a new world of experimentation. A few years back I would be trying to find or build a CF wrapping machine. I like the possibility of a tapered or even multi-tapered arbor to wrap the CF on so a lot of the way a shaft played would be because of the inside taper of the CF.

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billiardshot said:

jeephawk, I was talking with my Daughter (an AZBilliards member), why she doesn't post, but lurk. She said, don't feel comfort posting.

Jam, have the best answer.

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We'll take 8-6 and the breaks and see if she keeps her comfort for a few...