My answer is....precision.
That's not at all like soft tires and hard tires on race car, soft tips "grab" no more than hard tips, the "grab" in this instance comes from the chalk.
Thanks obvious.
Race cars use soft tires because they do in fact grip the racing surface better, they are never out of contact with the racing surface. That creates extra heat so the tires must wear faster so the tire doesn't blister or overheat. Hard tires not so much so the wear rate is less but once again the tires are always in contact with the racing surface. I don't see how any of that is similar to a pool cue tip which has an extremely short contact time (less than a 1/10th of a second I believe). Regardless of tip hardness/softness it is mostly the chalk on the tip that creates the "grab" you speak of. Maybe they should make hard and soft chalk.
Really shouldn't feed the dancing bear.smiling_Hans said:
"But the cue ball reacts to the tip. One is grabbing more than the other.
There is a reason why race cars use hard and soft tires."
Race cars use soft tires because they do in fact grip the racing surface better, they are never out of contact with the racing surface. That creates extra heat so the tires must wear faster so the tire doesn't blister or overheat. Hard tires not so much so the wear rate is less but once again the tires are always in contact with the racing surface. I don't see how any of that is similar to a pool cue tip which has an extremely short contact time (less than a 1/10th of a second I believe). Regardless of tip hardness/softness it is mostly the chalk on the tip that creates the "grab" you speak of. Maybe they should make hard and soft chalk.
Yes thank you obvious.smiling_Hans said:
"But the cue ball reacts to the tip. One is grabbing more than the other.
There is a reason why race cars use hard and soft tires."
Race cars use soft tires because they do in fact grip the racing surface better, they are never out of contact with the racing surface. That creates extra heat so the tires must wear faster so the tire doesn't blister or overheat. Hard tires not so much so the wear rate is less but once again the tires are always in contact with the racing surface. I don't see how any of that is similar to a pool cue tip which has an extremely short contact time (less than a 1/10th of a second I believe). Regardless of tip hardness/softness it is mostly the chalk on the tip that creates the "grab" you speak of. Maybe they should make hard and soft chalk.
I think it’s technically wrong, but if it encourages precision…
This is technically true, but a small effect easily duplicated with a softer tip and slightly harder stroke.
Sorry, but the traction of tires on pavement isn’t anything like that of chalked tips on balls.
This breakpoint is probably the reason for the notion. A great many people - self included have/had trouble maintaining accuracy as cue speed goes up. Had in my case - it took a great deal of trial and error work for me to learn to hit the ball efficiently. That long solved, I still think hard tips might be more forgiving.
Don't forget those old reliable Triangles!!
Dude, I'd play with a Rock if I could get it to hold chalk!!
Sorry. Just cain't hep mysef!!!
Can you believe some of the crap already written in this post??? Go get em Czar baby!!!
What brand and where'd you get them?? Give us the deets plz.
Please keep hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times!!Really shouldn't feed the dancing bear.
It's all in the feedback fellas. Whichever you prefer.
I'm saying that for sure... Hard vs soft is 98% feel/feedback, and the other 2% is a variable adjusted for by stroke spd.
