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I tried that method of Bert's once, and intuitively it makes sense, especially for one-handed play. But if it was that important, I don't think you'd see nearly every snooker player using a very square stance. I'm not sure how your hand hangs with your arm straight down is that relevant to how...

I'm not sure if all parabolic louvers are created equal, but those look like good ones, at a good price. When you get them, just make sure the inside walls of the cells are mirror-like in finish as the description says. Those cells might be a little too big, though, at 3/4". The smaller you go...

If Kim Newsome things about shafts it’d be nice.

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It was tough for me. Four hours?

Put a tiny piece of painter's tape on your shaft 17" from the tip (assuming you address the ball with your tip 1" away), then you can confirm your bridge length is constant each time. Practice some firm straight stop shots from 2-3 feet away with lots of english, aiming with centerball first...

Ah, ok. You replied to me, so I thought you were referring to me. I've used BHE for so long that the visual angle of the shaft related to the aim line has sort of burned into my subconscious, so these days I usually just come down on the shot with the english already applied (that helps avoid...

I try to be 14" from the "V" or loop of my bridge to the ball whenever possible, to match my Cuetec CF shaft. I don't think about it now, since I've sort of ingrained that distance. But sometimes I spot-check myself when practicing. You can also put a small mark on your shaft to remind yourself...

The natural pivot point of a shaft doesn't change with amount of spin. With speed, sure, if you hit it slow enough that swerve brings it back before hitting the OB. But once you're at a fast-enough threshold or short enough distance to avoid swerve, hitting it harder doesn't change the amount of...

That's strange that you're using 12mm from 9' - are you sure it's a 12mm equivalent for full-frame DSLR? Smaller sensor cameras sometimes have different mm specs than "35mm equivalent". The ultrawide on my iPhone is 13mm equivalent, and I get the whole table plus almost all of the rails from...

Sure thing. First of all, your bridge length doesn't change deflection. But if you match your bridge length to your shaft's natural pivot point, then you can use back-hand english (BHE) to apply sidespin when hitting firm enough that swerve won't be a factor. For example, you line up to the...

It does (to me) in that it auto-corrects for unintentional off-center hits. Especially relevant with a break cue.

Or, ya know, he just says that in order to sell more of his own Taom chalk. Maybe his different formula was the shape of the mold.

Six of these 1x4 panels with louvers should be perfect for a killer perimeter light. They would output around 5X the light of my 8x2, not that it’s too dim lol: https://www.sunco.com/products/led-ceiling-panel-light-46w-1x4-selectable-brightness-selectable-cct I don’t like mounting a camera...

If I could find a perimeter light with parabolic louvers, I’d buy it. Would make mounting an overhead camera much easier. Just don’t like the side glare and having the walls lit up. Maybe I’ll make my own at some point.

Skinny Bobs in Austin has 18 Diamond 9-footers, two 3-cushion 10’ Gabriels, and zero BBs, and they’re doing very well. Busy leagues, busy tournaments. They used to have a room next door with around 12 Diamond BBs, back when all their 9s were GCs, but they ripped out the wall and got rid of them...

Yes, I realize that. I was simply showing others what I learned about FR variance in one larger tournament.

The z3 deflects around 1.9” on a hard shot with max side from 6 diamonds on a 9-ft table. The 12.4 Revo deflects 2.0”. The 11.8 Revo is lower than both at 1.7”. I played z2/z3 shafts for years. They have a natural pivot point (a bridge length where deflection is cancelled out on firm shots) of...

If you end up not using that light, and you’re handy, it’s easy to make one like mine with 3x1” oak strips from HD or Lowes and then you could use LED panels, which will give you more even light than fluorescents in a thinner profile. Total cost for 8x2’ light around $350 and maybe 6 hours of work.

I hear ya, but if it didn’t deflect a little, you would scratch. :)