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The answer to that is easy: it depends! You're full of good questions, Joey ;) When shooting the hits you mentioned with zero CB english, 1/2 ball will transfer the most for stun shots, and 1/4 ball will transfer the most when using max follow or draw. When using english (which you didn't...

You can definitely spin the object ball without applying sidespin to the cue ball (stun shots around 5/8 to 1/2 ball are easiest but others are possible). That's because from a physics perspective, a cue ball with no sidespin acts like inside english during cut shots. However, even though you...

Bill, Why are you attacking Mark like this? He's a well-respected member of this forum and a smart guy who enjoys discussing the details of the game. I thought he made valid points in his reply and expressed them thoughtfully and politely. You asked about a "real" mathematical system, and as...

Surprisingly, the max is still 36% LOL. You're asking the wrong question, but I know what you mean ;) Max spin transfer percentage is the same on all equipment and conditions because it's the amount that is transferred when there is no slipping between the CB and OB. It's related to the moment...

It's not literally true from a physics perspective that the CB will be dead (i.e. have no sidespin) after transferring maximum sidespin to the OB. It's true that the amount of spin gained by the OB is equal to the amount lost by the CB, but the CB can only transfer a small percentage (about 36%...

The way I see it, the only players that deserve championship titles are the ones who already have them. Until you earn it by sinking the winning ball, I have trouble accepting the idea that you somehow deserve it. Robert

That's a good point, although it would be much harder to directly test differential dust attraction as you can imagine. I suspect they can't be that much more likely to pick up dust/chalk than average, though, considering that I didn't see skids in my tests (now or since) using balls that...

Things are not always what they seem... A question for those of you blaming the black spots caused by the Diamond pockets: Have you actually tested whether the spots cause increased friction between balls, or are you merely assuming that they do? I also made the same assumption initially. But...

That has not been my experience with either of those racks. I've found that the biggest factors in getting good racks is the condition of the cloth in the racking area (divots, rips, etc.) and how well-matched the balls are. These adhesive labels avoid the problems with cloth condition and...

What do you mean by "about" 4 shafts? Robert

No, I definitely meant "as vertically" in the context of that admittedly awkward sentence. Perhaps it makes it easier to parse by adding "as for smaller cuts" to the end. But you're right, I could have also stated that the progressively-reduced follow contribution causes the throw vector to be...

I read that to mean he marks the orientation with a dot or something to improve radial consistency. Which is it, Bob? Err...the other Bob ;) Robert

Try changing your forum theme. Some themes don't have the link. I'm pretty sure there's a selection list at the bottom of every page that says things like Tech Two, iPhone, AzBilliards v3 Style, etc. to change it easily. Robert

Right. I tend to think of follow/draw shots as becoming increasingly more stun-like as cut angle increases since there's progressively less of a contact point velocity contribution from the follow to keep the throw vector oriented as vertically. I'm guessing you stuck "widely" in there because...

Bob didn't mention it explicitly in his post, but I believe his chart shows throw curves for stun shots specifically (i.e. minimal follow or draw at impact). Shots with significant follow or draw don't have maximum throw around a half-ball hit (the peak in the curves around 30 degrees) but...

Thanks for the info, Bob. My W1P does seem slightly different - possibly smoother - than my 3C and SM&S copies now that I look more closely. When you say the plainer ones have the same color, do you mean they are actually solid colors or do they give the appearance of being textured like the...

Did he publish them any other way? Mine is an error-filled first edition with the signatures in different color inks, and it seems to be leather-bound. Robert

Everything went smoothly...until it came time to clean the table. The owner where I setup a few tables using SD likes to clean the cloth with a wet microfiber towel in addition to vacuuming. I wasn't there to see how they did it, but apparently the labels didn't make it through the process. That...

Thanks for posting the link, ELBeau! We were having some net connection problems at first, but we've got a better signal now so it should be solid for the rest of the weekend. The amateur event is today, and the open event is tomorrow. Robert