Does cue weight or tip hardness affect deflection?
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Good Question, considering how stiff a CF shaft is.
Ones mind would say it would have to Squirt/deflect the cue ball more when hit a full tip off center horizontally.
A harder tips has to have have less compression, deformity when struck at a high speed.
Softer tips being struck with allot of force need more maintenance/trimming thru time.
Ones mind would say it would have to Squirt/deflect the cue ball more when hit a full tip off center horizontally.
A harder tips has to have have less compression, deformity when struck at a high speed.
Softer tips being struck with allot of force need more maintenance/trimming thru time.
Cue Tip Hardness Effects - Dr. Dave Pool Info
Answers to frequently-asked questions about cue tip hardness comparisons.
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Shaft Endmass and Stiffness Effects - Dr. Dave Pool Info
Answers to frequently-asked questions about the effects of shaft endmass and stiffness on squirt in pool and billiards.
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in a lab? maybe a tiny bit. actually playing pool? none whatsoever.
Be careful there using the word 'weight' 'cause all the the lab geeks know it shaft end 'mass' that causes squirt. You may get a geek-squad citation.
Yeah, but since weight is just gravity's way of measuring mass, I used the OP's word for clarity.Be careful there using the word 'weight' 'cause all the the lab geeks know it shaft end 'mass' that causes squirt. You may get a geek-squad citation.
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I think the weight of the cue determines how smoothly and accurately you draw it back and start your transition forward as far as where it strikes the CB. All different from others...cues and humans. Under pressure with the nerves jumpy, weird things happen that normally don't when either practicing or playing for nothing. A light cue can feel even lighter OR heavier, or a heavy cue can feel different striking the CB where it wasn't originally intended with the blame on deflection because of the cue. It's really a case of PAS. (Puckering A**h*le Syndrome)
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