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DAVE_M said:
Please explain.

In order for the cue ball to move at 28mph, something must be moving at a similar speed to transfer the energy to the cue ball. That doesn't even factor in air resistance.

Do you honestly believe an object moving at a slow speed can transfer enough energy to another object, that it would collide and rebound at a higher speed?
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Plug your numbers into the conservation of energy formula I posted and a 18oz cue moving 28mph will move the 6oz cueball 42mph--less, of course, the efficiency of the cue. This is based on a pretty close estimate using an elastic collision.
 
Top 3 have been mentioned and with good reason...

Mezz, Predator, OB with the speed shaft....

All 3 of these cues have been engineered to transmit the most amount of speed from the cue to the cueball... Tip,Ferrule,Taper,Weight and Balance have all been adjusted on each to make the right tool to do the job... I personally chose the BK2 and have stuck with it for years even tho I am faster with the OB......

All 3 mentioned currently utilize synthetic tips which are way superior to leather tips at transferring power.... They are however harder to control so if you find that you need a Samsara on one of these you likely should just sell the break cue and stick the samsara on a cheaper cue.....

The stock phenolic tip on the Predator is about 90% COR or energy transfer... The Samsara is down around 75%... That's a huge amount of speed to give up....

Our Hammerhead is 93% COR and is faster than anything but the glass phenolics and they do not damage the cueball like the g10 and g11... It is also softer than most of the other synthetics so that means it's easier to control.....
 
ElCorazonFrio said:
Plug your numbers into the conservation of energy formula I posted and a 18oz cue moving 28mph will move the 6oz cueball 42mph--less, of course, the efficiency of the cue. This is based on a pretty close estimate using an elastic collision.
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Yes, it does equal 42mph, assuming we are in a vacuum and the path of the ball is moving in a single direction being struck by a single solid mass, but that wasn't what I was looking for. I'm genuinely curious, not trying to argue. Honestly, given the variables, I believe the only way to measure the speed is with a high speed camera. I've always understood that there is a massive energy loss when a cue ball is struck. The mass would involve the cue tip, of course (leather or phenolic), the ferrule, shaft material, joint, so on and so forth.
 
DAVE_M said:
Yes, it does equal 42mph, assuming we are in a vacuum and the path of the ball is moving in a single direction being struck by a single solid mass, but that wasn't what I was looking for. I'm genuinely curious, not trying to argue. Honestly, given the variables, I believe the only way to measure the speed is with a high speed camera. I've always understood that there is a massive energy loss when a cue ball is struck. The mass would involve the cue tip, of course (leather or phenolic), the ferrule, shaft material, joint, so on and so forth.
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Look up Dr. Dave's work on this and I think you'll find it is much closer than you think.
 
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