Recent content by Patrick Johnson

The flat spot is a little room for error when hitting dead center ball. A possible drawback: hits near the “edge” of the flat spot might be unpredictable. pj chgo

And the "risk" is about 100%, as has been shown here before. The NPR forum was created to avoid it here - and even NPR has to isolate it.

Does more action mean more spin hitting the same distance from center? pj chgo

That’s now Surge Billiards, owned by a friend. The neighbors were glad to see the sign gone (he kept the star-shaped one). pj chgo

You might have missed this part… pj chgo

Yes, any curve from the thin-cut tangent line (almost parallel with the original shot line) will likely be too small to see. pj chgo

Usually, yes. It's reduced by friction with the table surface and by contact with balls/rails. pj chgo

Unless it hits more than one thing (i.e., ball then rail) - although after the first rebound/curve most of the spin is usually gone. pj chgo

Top/bottom spin on the CB has the greatest path-curving effect when the CB hits the rail at a 45-degree angle (because its spin is perpendicular to its direction of travel after rebounding). An angle into the rail that's steeper or shallower than 45 degrees means less curve. pj chgo

In my tests 1/3 of maximum tip offset = 1 diamond up the rail, 2/3 of maximum = 2 diamonds and maximum tip offset = 3 diamonds. pj chgo

That'd probably give you a little more power for the same stroke - one of the few objective cue benefits - which could be duplicated with another cue and a slightly faster stroke. pj chgo

Yep, and spin-to-speed can also be increased by hitting lower and slower so speed rubs off more than spin. But those are due to the player's skill, not the cue's qualities. pj chgo

Shaft - thin, stiff, low deflection Butt/Weight/Balance/etc - :sleep: So I can see better exactly where I'm hitting the CB and exactly where the cue is pointing past the CB. We agree on something! (y) pj chgo

My logic: My logic is there's no practical difference, so play with what you like best. Your "logic" seems to be "all cues" = "one style cue". What you like best. pj chgo

Actually, I like learning what others think about things in case one of us missed something. If I think you did, I might try to be helpful by pointing it out. Some don't like being "corrected"... pj chgo