LOL. Some of Dave's (excellent) stuff is for the terminally nerdy, alright. But you ain't seen nothin' 'til you've seen Amateur Physics for the Amateur Pool Player (by Ron Shepard, a fellow Chicagoan). Ron's stuff can put you into a coma - but I sure miss his posts from RSB.
I think its the stroke that matters not the shaft.Play with the same cue for a long time and you ll be glad, your wallet too.Pool player is like an artist you must give a perfomance ,feeling is an essential weapon.A lot of wealthy world wide players when they play at Phillipines (star billiard center Quezon city) or at Greece or at Mexico with poor players ,loose their pride and their money from players who play awesome pool eveb with a broomstick.Thoughts on the Z² shaft please.
If you've played with one for any length of time, what did you think of it?
Do you use one now as your regular playing shaft?
I played with a Z² for a few months, then it suffered some damage and I tried a 314² for a couple of months while it was at the menders (had to be sent abroad), and now I'm back to the Z².
Having learnt English pool first, I quite like the narrower feel, which is somewhere between a standard American cue and a standard English cue.
As I've always been a bit of a non-conformist I also like being the only player at the tournament who uses one.
On the other had though, most of the greats use a 12.75 or 13mm tip, and so I wonder if there is not actually something a bit stupid about using an 11.75mm tip in American pool.
I'm at the point now where it's going to be really strange making the switch back to a wider tip, and if I leave it much longer before making a totally firm decision then it might end up being just too hard to make the change in future. So, if you think it's not just totally down to personal preference and you have some killer persuasive arguments about what tip width is best, now is the time to chime in. :smile:
I think its the stroke that matters not the shaft.Play with the same cue for a long time and you ll be glad, your wallet too.Pool player is like an artist you must give a perfomance ,feeling is an essential weapon.A lot of wealthy world wide players when they play at Phillipines (star billiard center Quezon city) or at Greece or at Mexico with poor players ,loose their pride and their money from players who play awesome pool even with a broomstick.Thoughts on the Z² shaft please.
If you've played with one for any length of time, what did you think of it?
Do you use one now as your regular playing shaft?
I played with a Z² for a few months, then it suffered some damage and I tried a 314² for a couple of months while it was at the menders (had to be sent abroad), and now I'm back to the Z².
Having learnt English pool first, I quite like the narrower feel, which is somewhere between a standard American cue and a standard English cue.
As I've always been a bit of a non-conformist I also like being the only player at the tournament who uses one.
On the other had though, most of the greats use a 12.75 or 13mm tip, and so I wonder if there is not actually something a bit stupid about using an 11.75mm tip in American pool.
I'm at the point now where it's going to be really strange making the switch back to a wider tip, and if I leave it much longer before making a totally firm decision then it might end up being just too hard to make the change in future. So, if you think it's not just totally down to personal preference and you have some killer persuasive arguments about what tip width is best, now is the time to chime in. :smile:
In my experience high sidespin increases swerve compared to middle or low sidespin. I'd use middle sidespin and just hit hard enough to ensure swerve doesn't matter.
Extreme bottom with sidespin also maximizes swerve, especially if you hit it slow enough to be rolling at OB contact.
before a couple of decades or so i saw King James Rempe demonstrates the tuck and throw.I think made a video tape too(pool school or something like that).Then i understand how i applie english by hitin the whity dead center....
In my experience high sidespin increases swerve compared to middle or low sidespin. I'd use middle sidespin and just hit hard enough to ensure swerve doesn't matter.
Extreme bottom with sidespin also maximizes swerve, especially if you hit it slow enough to be rolling at OB contact.
Merry Christmas, naji. Will we ever agree on anything?
pj
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Imo,no way.If I have a 12.75mm and a 11.75mm shaped at a dime,your still
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Lets say both tips are dead flat as some players have
I don't think it's clear that longer contact time would make a difference. Compression absorbs impact to begin with, counteracting any power gain. And was it the Jacksonville experimenters who said that longer contact time might actually reduce spin?
You mean about small tips not magnifying stroke errors? Maybe indirectly, if their smallness makes them lower squirt.
