Perfect mechanics and a warped cue.

[PhilosopherKing]

When addressing the cue ball with the tip as close to it as possible and the back arm at 90 degrees, do perfect mechanics make cue-warp inconsequential?

Am I imagining this wrong, or should the tip return to it’s exact position at address?

 

[FranCrimi]

Have you tried putting a dot on the shaft to see if it stays in it's original position?

 

[Bob Jewett]

When addressing the cue ball with the tip as close to it as possible and the back arm at 90 degrees, do perfect mechanics make cue-warp inconsequential?

Am I imagining this wrong, or should the tip return to it’s exact position at address?

Yes, it should, but then the question remains, "What line will the cue ball take?"

Will it go along the line of the front part of the cue? Will it go in the direction the tip is moving? Will it go along the line from your grip hand to your bridge hand?

A standard technique for playing with a bowed cue is to have the cue "sag down" so the cue looks straight from above.

 

[The_JV]

Yes, it should, but then the question remains, "What line will the cue ball take?"

Will it go along the line of the front part of the cue? Will it go in the direction the tip is moving? Will it go along the line from your grip hand to your bridge hand?

A standard technique for playing with a bowed cue is to have the cue "sag down" so the cue looks straight from above.

This is what I do... turn down the sag if you will.

I will say that the amount of bow and it's placement may effect the stroke regardless of the mechanics if not adjusted for. Lets say that the apex of the bow lands right where you bridge is. Slower practice strokes will manifest one way, where as the full spd shooting stroke may send the tip off the intended CB target.