Cue Tip Contact Myth-Busting Truths in Super Slow Motion
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Here's the new video that I think addresses pretty much all questions and arguments brought up in this thread. Check it out:
The new video presents a simple test that anybody can easily do on their own to compare any tips of interest. I first cover all effects associated with using tips of different hardness. I then show careful tests to compare functional performance of tips over a wide range of hardness including a Victory Soft, a medium-hardness Tiger Sniper, and a hard phenolic-like BK Hybrid.
Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - “Hit” Differences
1:59 - Energy Transfer
3:13 - Sidespin Persistence
3:59 - Drag Effects
5:27 - Cue Elevation Effects
7:05 - CB Deflection
8:06 - Max Spin at Fast Speed
11:14 - Max Spin at Slow Speed
13:01 - Wrap Up
Enjoy!
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ACL
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Well done sir, as always. I'm sure you didn't plan on making another video like this over the weekend. Thank you for taking the time to do it.
That said, this should be good for another 20 pages or so of debate. lol
You are correct. This was not planned, but I thought it was necessary. I hope the Soft Tip Mythers try out the tests on their own. The tests are easy to do and don’t take very long. The shooting and filming for the entire video took me less than an hour. (The script writing, narration, editing, and production take way longer.). The careful fast-speed and slow-speed tip hardness tests took only about 15 minutes each.
You’re welcome. I aim to swerve.
I hope you are wrong. I don’t want to have to do another video on this topic.
ACL
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I hope so too lolI hope you are wrong. I don’t want to have to do another video on this topic.
You ready to try some yet?
For PVC: i think you're a complete nit and somewhat delusional. If you think anything you say has ANY effect on me you are truly off-the-air. Don't need or want any apologies from some tool like you. I've had you on perma-ignore for a while and just check in on your loony posts. That ends today.
yall are funny
this is the exact scene i was thinking of lmao.
Hopefully, people can stop flinging childish insults back and forth. It reflects badly on the flingers and it distracts from useful discussion and debate.
Any mature comments or questions related to the new video?
I just watched this. Great video.
When I play and "want more spin", I focus on just following through further. I bet it's not doing what I think, and just has me subconsciously changing the stroke speed or accelleration at impact. But I'm curious if you've ever broken down followthrough before.
Thanks.
Yes. See:
Enjoy!
On AZ? THATS FUNNY!
Seriously though, good job on the video. It can be concluded that the cue ball revs per foot traveled is extremely nearly the same for all 3 tips, as well as the fps traveled? The only difference is the fps the cue tip was traveling during impact?
Very good. I don’t think I would have believed that soft tips can get more spin on the cue ball, but I am surprised that break tips can get just as much.
Can't tell from that screen shot but he might be trying to be sure a screw on tip is on tight or trying to break one loose too. Snooker players have no aversion to screw on tips and top players are sometimes using them.
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Honestly, I was also surprised my break cue could get as much spin as the Revo with the soft tip. Although, one does need to be extra careful chalking the break tip. It doesn't hold chalk as well. I used Master Chalk for the video since it went on the break tip much better than the Taom chalk I usually play with at home.
Maybe the "lip stick" texture of Kamui chalk would apply better to the break tip?