Hypothetical Pivot Point

Tennesseejoe said:

Help me with this: If a certain cue has a pivot point of 10 inches, the cue ball will deflect more by using a 6 inch pivot point... then less deflection with an 8 inch pivot point...and less with a 9 inch pivot point...and to zero deflection by using a 10 inch pivot point. Is this correct?

If this is correct then my question is: What happens with this same cue if you use a 12 inch pivot point??? Then a 14 inch pivot point??? Does deflection stay at zero or does it start to increase???

Thank you my friends...

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Tennesseejoe said:

Help me with this: If a certain cue has a pivot point of 10 inches, the cue ball will deflect more by using a 6 inch pivot point... then less deflection with an 8 inch pivot point...and less with a 9 inch pivot point...and to zero deflection by using a 10 inch pivot point. Is this correct?

If this is correct then my question is: What happens with this same cue if you use a 12 inch pivot point??? Then a 14 inch pivot point??? Does deflection stay at zero or does it start to increase???

Thank you my friends...

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Bob Jewett said:

Dr. Dave's site gives a complete picture but let me make a comment on just this part....

If a cue has a 10-inch pivot point and you use a 6-inch pivot, you will pivot the cue through a lot more angle to get to the same side-spin spot on the cue ball. Normally that will mean that you have over-compensated for squirt.

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Tennesseejoe said:

Help me with this: If a certain cue has a pivot point of 10 inches, the cue ball will deflect more by using a 6 inch pivot point... then less deflection with an 8 inch pivot point...and less with a 9 inch pivot point...and to zero deflection by using a 10 inch pivot point. Is this correct?

If this is correct then my question is: What happens with this same cue if you use a 12 inch pivot point??? Then a 14 inch pivot point??? Does deflection stay at zero or does it start to increase???

Thank you my friends...

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