Even if he used Turkish voodoo, he couldn't possibly be the only one. There's probably an off color joke with his claim too.
Tip shape and size
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I saw Semih perform and compete at Chris’s, and after watching him up close I’m inclined to believe whatever he says, science be damned.
pj
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Definitely using it correctly. Here's a picture of my break tip, shaped with the Mezz Magic shaper. It's more like a volcano than the surface of a sphere in the middle. It's more apparent with the naked eye than in the photo. I get similar results with the Willard on my playing cue.
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Have a look at he Willard shaper. Tell me again how it's spherical. Add to that that when the abrasive material is deposited, it is not an even thickness and grain size, which can exacerbate the issue.
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Have a look at he Willard shaper. Tell me again how it's spherical. Add to that that when the abrasive material is deposited, it is not an even thickness and grain size, which can exacerbate the issue.
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tried the last4ever tip tool? https://last4ever.com/
That's not too bad. You could take the top down with sandpaper. I'd probably play with it as is especially if it's a breaker.Definitely using it correctly. Here's a picture of my break tip, shaped with the Mezz Magic shaper. It's more like a volcano than the surface of a sphere in the middle. It's more apparent with the naked eye than in the photo. I get similar results with the Willard on my playing cue.
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That man is a wizard with the best stroke in the galaxy.
libtrucker
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I always ask for my tips to be cut to a dime radius, and my cue guy never does it....
So the first thing I do when I get the shaft back is shape it how I like it. I have quite a few shapers, but right now the one I am using and really like is the LITSPED (sp??) that I got on Amazon.
But I think all shapers are good, it just depends on what works with your hands and ability to use it. I could never figure out the Willard, but have heard so many people like them.
So the first thing I do when I get the shaft back is shape it how I like it. I have quite a few shapers, but right now the one I am using and really like is the LITSPED (sp??) that I got on Amazon.But I think all shapers are good, it just depends on what works with your hands and ability to use it. I could never figure out the Willard, but have heard so many people like them.
WobblyStroke
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The best tool I've ever used for shaping my tips is a sanding block sponge with different grit walls. I couldn't find the exact one right away so here is something similar but instead of having different grits on different sides, each block has a set grit all around. For simple maintenance a fine grit will be plenty and resolves the biggest issue with shaping tools--that they are too rough and take too much material off which can really mess with softer layered tips.
I use layered Kamui tips so just gentle downward strokes with a fine sanding sponge at my desired angle while rotating the cue to get all sides evenly shaped is a great technique that's worked very well for me. It is easier to get it perfectly rounded than you might suspect.
I use layered Kamui tips so just gentle downward strokes with a fine sanding sponge at my desired angle while rotating the cue to get all sides evenly shaped is a great technique that's worked very well for me. It is easier to get it perfectly rounded than you might suspect.
I miscued while shooting with Gene Albrecht. He immediately whipped out one of those blocks. Less then a minute later, I had the best shaped tip I’ve ever shot with.
Show me where I said it was spherical, or even mentioned it for that matter.Have a look at he Willard shaper. Tell me again how it's spherical. Add to that that when the abrasive material is deposited, it is not an even thickness and grain size, which can exacerbate the issue.
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You literally wrote "A properly shaped tip is spherical, nothing linear or conical about it."
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There's a lot of this stuff we discuss and I'm thinking this the very point.
That point is, The physics, math, or whatever doesn't always match up with the human mind.
We can have a highly trained, extremely intelligent player with zero impediments what so ever and over time never reaches top 10 or even top 50.
Dropping the elbow comes to mind.
Of course if the drop is b4 the hit is problematic.
After the hit??? Couldn't that free up the stroke/the mind?
Couldn't a lack of concern about an elbow promote a freely swinging forearm?
I look at videos of players wanting advise, and they're exactly like Robots.
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A useful fact: 60 degrees of arc is one radius wide, so to fit 60 degrees of arc on your tip (so you can safely reach the miscue limit on the CB) the radius of the tip's curvature must be no more than the tip's width. Given that, here are the coin sizes you mention and the smallest tips on which they'll fit.
A Dime is 17.91mm - smallest tip width = 9.0 mm
A Penny is 19.05mm - smallest tip width = 9.5 mm
A Nickel is 21.21mm - smallest tip width = 10.6 mm
A Quarter is 24.26mm - smallest tip width = 12.1 mm
An alternative is to use a compound curve, rounder near the edges and flatter in the center.
pj
chgo
Yes, knowing that after-contact elbow drop is OK can help "free the stroke". That knowledge is "science".
pj <- I was being ironic about Semih
chgo
So why is the drop so rejected?
Why not promoted? When done properly?
Seems by the purists, there's no such thing as a proper elbow drop and elbow dropping never/can have any benefit what so ever.
My point is freeing up the swing before contact to allow for the smooth stroke.
I've never been able to say any of this in words for folks to understand me.
I'm just looking for a free wheeling follow through stroke.
Isn't that what we want?
Tell me if I'm wrong
The mechanics are easy to teach. Compare to bowing a cello, or better yet, hand sawing lumber...
i know that I want a straight back and straight forward stroke.
i cant speak for "we" or "them"