Deflection question, explain how a stiffer CF shaft has less deflection.

[garczar]

If the cue ball comes off the tip in a millisecond, or so, where does the "whippiness" of the shaft come into play?

Hasn't the contact between the tip and the cue ball been broken before the shaft begins to whip?

Ever seen those super slo-mo videos? The shaft gets out of the way instantly with lo-def shaft. That's how they work, shaft deflects, cueball doesn't. Well, it still squirts but less of it.