Can burn marks be removed?
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For breaking, I put a small swatch of 860 cloth under the CB. Prevents breaking burn marks from forming.
I have a line down my 860 from shooting stop shot drills. It formed after only a few weeks on the new cloth. Does not bother me.
One observation: the burn lines are less noticeable on my Powder Blue 860 compared to my old 860 color, Spruce.
I have a line down my 860 from shooting stop shot drills. It formed after only a few weeks on the new cloth. Does not bother me.
One observation: the burn lines are less noticeable on my Powder Blue 860 compared to my old 860 color, Spruce.
Hmmm, I would like to see some burn marks on that rear tire of that nice Harley that you have there. I have Vance Short Shots on mine but figure that those nice turn downs would spruce it up a bit more. Also can't beat the look of a 21" fenderless wide glide either, except for when it's raining.
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A break cloth will help avoid the burn marks in the popular snapping spots along the head string. You will still eventually get the "racing stripes" along the path from the breaking spots to the head ball.
This is similar to the problem a young female shooter has that I know. She's so thankful for free lessons. She calls it rugburn. It can affect the knees and shoulders with quite a rash.
Can't help you any more than what's been posted. But for the future when it's time to recloth, get the following:
1. Simonis 860 HR (HR makes a big difference in longevity and burn marks)
2. Aramith Tournament balls with Duramith (also helps cloth life)
3. Simonis X-1 brush used after every long drill session and along the rails/pockets
1. Simonis 860 HR (HR makes a big difference in longevity and burn marks)
2. Aramith Tournament balls with Duramith (also helps cloth life)
3. Simonis X-1 brush used after every long drill session and along the rails/pockets
Bad advice. You get skip marks in the middle of the table.
Use a piece of paper instead. No burn marks, no skip marks.
The "dollar bill" break cloth is great.
Please explain to me how a dollar bill under the cue ball will prevent skip marks along the route to the stack. Thank you.
Now that would do it, but that's one big ass dollar bill, lol! :grin-square:
The skip marks happen because the CB is airborne off of a thick cloth. It is not airborne off of a piece of paper. It literally bounces off the middle of the table when a cloth is used.
Not really true. The CB skips with or without a cloth. To prove this place a coin about and inch away in the path of the CB. Do your break and be amazed as the CB will not hit the coin and will fly over it. You may have to move the coin a little further or closer but it will fly over it.
For a sucker this is a bar bet. Place a coin in the path if front of the CB and bet the sucker that they can't shoot the CB over the coin with hitting it. Let them go first. They will try to shoot regular speed and the ball will hit the coin. You go next and hit the CB break speed and it will fly over it.
Not really true. The CB skips with or without a cloth. To prove this place a coin about and inch away in the path of the CB. Do your break and be amazed as the CB will not hit the coin and will fly over it. You may have to move the coin a little further or closer but it will fly over it.
For a sucker this is a bar bet. Place a coin in the path if front of the CB and bet the sucker that they can't shoot the CB over the coin with hitting it. Let them go first. They will try to shoot regular speed and the ball will hit the coin. You go next and hit the CB break speed and it will fly over it.
I'll go by The Book on this one.
http://billiards.colostate.edu/high_speed_videos/new/HSVA-124.htm
I think the principle involved is simply that the cue is never really level so a shot hit hard enough will in at least some small way have a jump shot effect.