So thanks to the silly Covid restrictions where I live, I haven't had access to a pool table for about three months. However, there is a snooker club open so I've been going there to hit a few balls. I am still using my pool cue, but of course the snooker balls are a bit smaller than pool balls, so I got to wondering...
With a given amount of side, lets say maximum, do the smaller snooker balls deflect a different amount than pool balls?
I'm guessing they would deflect more since they have less mass, but its only a guess. Or I wonder if the smaller diameter would cancel the mass differential out, since the cue tip is less distant from the center of mass, and the deflection would remain constant.
I dunno...
With a given amount of side, lets say maximum, do the smaller snooker balls deflect a different amount than pool balls?
I'm guessing they would deflect more since they have less mass, but its only a guess. Or I wonder if the smaller diameter would cancel the mass differential out, since the cue tip is less distant from the center of mass, and the deflection would remain constant.
I dunno...