Dimple in Phenolic Tip

Zud

Zud

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A buddy came into the pool hall last night with a new jump break made by McFarland. the Phenolic Tip had a big dimple in the middle. I have never seen this. I searched and looked up the cue today online but they only say it has a Phenolic Tip. Are any of you familiar with this? What would advantage/disadvantage be?

Thanks
 
I saw a recent patent on that technology for a jump/break tip.
As far as hit, never used or seen one. Your up on me.
How did it jump or break?
Neil
 
Zud said:
A buddy came into the pool hall last night with a new jump break made by McFarland. the Phenolic Tip had a big dimple in the middle. I have never seen this. I searched and looked up the cue today online but they only say it has a Phenolic Tip. Are any of you familiar with this? What would advantage/disadvantage be?

Thanks
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Without seeing it I would guess it is intended to lessen miss-cues. The cue ball would center itself on the tip if it was hit off center a little rather then slid off the tip. Makes some sense I guess.
 
The Falcon TNT jump break has a dimple in the tip/ferrule. Its suppose to 'align the center of the tip to the intended hitting point on the cue ball'.
 
I may be mistaken, but I believe that XBreaker pioneered the dimple in the break tip on either their 2nd or 3rd Generation cues.

Lisa
 
Lisa,
That is correct. The 3rd generation XBreaker had a slight dimple in the tip. I tried to compare the effects of the dimpled tip with the 2nd generation non dimpled tip and I couldn't credit the dimple with creating an advantage. Keep in mind I'm not certified in the science of tip dimpling and I'm a hack player so my comparison means zilch :embarrassed2: .
 
Wow...

When I started back playing last year, I had the same dea. I noticed phenolic caused easier miscues. I flattened the contact spot to increase surface area contact to the cueball. I later actually dimpled the tip in a tad, the problem was to get the dimple large enough ended up affecting my jump shots. So I went with a wide radius and a 2 mm flat spot. The phenolic doesnt give upon impact, so the surface area is smaller than on leather, etc.
Zud said:
A buddy came into the pool hall last night with a new jump break made by McFarland. the Phenolic Tip had a big dimple in the middle. I have never seen this. I searched and looked up the cue today online but they only say it has a Phenolic Tip. Are any of you familiar with this? What would advantage/disadvantage be?

Thanks
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