deflection
- Thread starter BigAlTheTiger
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True, but Karen Wilson is about as robotic as it gets!
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I think I meant to avoid an obstruction (stick/cue ball and otherwise) and make the OB.
Snooker is a bit behind pool, but still deflection is not such a huge deal. Most snooker cues are reasonably low deflection anyways. In snooker you have a ton of variables, you have the nap, deflection, sunken in spots etc.. Most snooker players stick to one cue and IMO it's the only way to become excellent at snooker. All that stuff, with the nap effects, deflection and throw has to be instinctual or you'd have to contend with nightmarish equations. Better to just stick with one cue, though obviously you'd be wise to steer clear of something with enourmous deflection, a small difference probably won't be significant. You'll often have "net" swerve anyway.
With a non-deflecting stick {be still my heart) you could still masse with elevated sidespin to get around stuff by pointing the stick/CB in the deflect direction.
pj
chgo
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Been distracted so still foggy on WTF I was trying to say. Regardless, what if the stick is obstructed?
No fair. Then we’re talking about a fluke situation, not the usual merits of no deflection.
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Maybe at this stage of the thread but I brought it up back when. It's a common scenario. Not fully hooked with a chance to make. Gun and bow shooters make those parabolic ish adjustments all the time.
Low deflection shafts in their name let you know that the shaft will cause deflection, it's the reason I value consistency in my equipment, when your cue, cue tip, cue shafts play the same it is easier for your brain to make the adjustments you need to make when you hit the cueball off center, no matter what shaft you use, when you strike the cueball off center there WILL be deflection, it's physics.
Every thing mechanically built with moving parts will have tolerances for bearings, races, ect. So even a robot will not perform a function EXACTLY the same way every time because they are built to work in acceptable range, heat, lubrication, and many other factors will have an effect on it's repeatability.
That could be true, was the robot set up to perform that one specific shot? I don't know, I have worked in mechanical repair in multiple applications, I know in manufacturing there is always maintenance and repair on whatever machine is being used, and there is always a rejection rate.
I understand that, it’s why I laugh at all the cripples that I’ve seen but not only 1, but numerous different brands and variations of LD shafts without seeing any real discernible difference in the quality of their play as a result of it.
If you value what you term, “consistency” in your equipment, I.E. that by utilizing a particular brand, or type of LD shaftand that helps you, then I’m glad for you. I am of the belief that we are all quite different, and a player is free to utilize whatever they like and can afford. What I can’t get behind are those that approach me in shock and disbelief that I haven’t chosen to guzzle the kool aid as they did.
You’d lose that bet.
