Cue Tip Contact Myth-Busting Truths in Super Slow Motion

Triangle. in response to the best tip question :ROFLMAO:
He'll yes performance per cost. Smack it with a hammer a few times. Glue it on cut 25%off the top. Trim the side. shape it with a bastard file to a dime radius. burnish the side....load it with chalk then scuff it, Chalk again, Pik it ...chalk again. Ready to rock.
 
I just tried the draw with my mezz pb2 ...I absolutely can NOT hit the cueball as low as I can with my playing cue without inducing a miscue. I dont have a training ball

. I'm talking I can hit the cueball as low as you can possibly hit and not micue with my player all day long. I do that with the deep impact i miscue every time. (Yes I'm way beneath the circle on what would be one of those elephant trainers.)
 

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I dont have a training ball
The edge of the stripe on an Aramith Centennial ball, when oriented horizontally, is just about at the miscue limit for draw (oriented vertically it's the miscue limit for side). Use that as your CB for practice hitting as low as possible - check your chalk marks each time to see where you actually hit.

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The edge of the stripe on an Aramith Centennial ball, when oriented horizontally, is just about at the miscue limit for draw (oriented vertically it's the miscue limit for side). Use that as your CB for practice hitting as low as possible - check your chalk marks each time to see where you actually hit.

pj
chgo

The miscue limit for a traditional tip shape.

There are other tip shapes that can perform better for specific shots.
 
I'm sure that's as interesting as all your posts, but on this forum we mostly discuss shots that exist.

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chgo
Or do you disregard shots that don’t fit the mold? If I have to shoot a shot in a specific manner to get specific results, then that isn’t a test. That isn’t data. That isn’t worth anyone’s time. So let’s talk about shots that actually exist? Ok, let’s also test all those shots. But they aren’t getting tested. Improper conclusions are being made from a distinct lack of data. If I were make these videos, and not be known as a college professor, then I would have received ten fold as much shit from people. I’ve found through the years, Dr Dave’s videos have come up lacking big time. Lots of generalizations made from a lack of proper data. Shall we talk about his deflection/squirt videos? He did a totally different style test for those videos. But the reality is that both of these tests are hand in hand when it comes to the data produced. You cannot claim what Dr Dave has claimed without providing data behind it. And he still refuses to test, acquire data, and interpret it properly. And present it so people are able to understand. He’s making dictatorship claims in regards to what’s happening. And people are listening without understanding why his tests aren’t tests. I’m claiming his test is so far from complete in regards to data gathered to even make a claim as he has.
 
Or do you disregard shots that don’t fit the mold? If I have to shoot a shot in a specific manner to get specific results, then that isn’t a test. That isn’t data. That isn’t worth anyone’s time. So let’s talk about shots that actually exist? Ok, let’s also test all those shots. But they aren’t getting tested. Improper conclusions are being made from a distinct lack of data. If I were make these videos, and not be known as a college professor, then I would have received ten fold as much shit from people. I’ve found through the years, Dr Dave’s videos have come up lacking big time. Lots of generalizations made from a lack of proper data. Shall we talk about his deflection/squirt videos? He did a totally different style test for those videos. But the reality is that both of these tests are hand in hand when it comes to the data produced. You cannot claim what Dr Dave has claimed without providing data behind it. And he still refuses to test, acquire data, and interpret it properly. And present it so people are able to understand. He’s making dictatorship claims in regards to what’s happening. And people are listening without understanding why his tests aren’t tests. I’m claiming his test is so far from complete in regards to data gathered to even make a claim as he has.
You sound like you know how to do the tests properly. So do it. Show us. Talk is cheap.
 
What had surprised me is how effectively I could draw the ball with a phenolic tip in that long-draw test. This one is a better test for what I thought would happen in that last one, because you can’t make up for higher tip placement with more speed.

It would be interesting to look more carefully at tip placement, but all you need to do is the same as on DrDave’s original test, where you try to get out the maximum distance by pushing to the miscue limit, wherever it is on each tip.
I’ll try to give it a go with my BK hybrid tip this week. Thank you for posting the idea and your results.

I finally got around to doing a test with a similar drill. I posted it in a new thread. Check it out.
 
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