Is a Cue with Less Squirt or Cue Ball Deflection Better?

straightline said:
You have diagrammed the merits of the LD and called that the crux of the argument. In actuality, the HD hit depicted is less a glancing bow than a direct application of english. The dynamics of shooting the shot are indeed different between the two types.

The shot dynamics lie right in the heart of HD dynamics; dynamics that LD can only simulate.
It's not just a matter of re aiming. The shot uses all the deflection and spin a wall cue can produce at speeds that can move an object ball 4 plus feet. If a LD can produce the curve at all, it might still require fine worsted to pull off.
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Sorry, I don’t speak whatever that is.

pj
chgo
 
In my previous illustration above I exaggerated the angle of the cues for space and clarity - this might raise a question about whether they really produce the same CB action. To show how much the angles are exaggerated above, here's a similar illustration of three complete cues, one with no angle, one with maximum squirt angle for a LD cue (~1°), and one with maximum squirt angle for a HD cue (~2°). All three cues, angled as shown, produce the same directional force into the CB (the blue line). I'll leave it to you to decide what this illustrates about CB action produced by LD vs. HD cues.

pj
chgo

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I say, to those that want to participate in these exercises in mental masturbation, goferit, mazel tov.

But in real life — on the table under the heat — all that matters is a cue that feels good to you; that allows you to accurately make balls; and has the CB do what you want it to do.

Lou Figueroa
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science lecture
 
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