How High Or Low Do You Cue For Maximum Spin And Had Dr. Dave Ever Studied This?

[7stud]

Should one be finishing with the tip on the table for maximum, or even moderate follow?

The cue ball has no idea whether your tip finished on the table or parallel to the table or pointing at the ceiling. All the cue ball knows is where the tip hit the ball at the moment of impact. That means if you hit the cue ball above center, you will get follow no matter where your tip ends up.

When I hit follow, my cue tip finishes on the cloth or just above the cloth. Why is that? Because I strive to hit the cue ball with a pendulum stroke, which means my stroke finishes with my butt hand hitting my chest. Now, if my butt hand hits my chest, which is higher than my bridge hand, and the cue stays on my bridge hand the entire stroke, where does my tip HAVE to end up (remember that my cue is a straight line)?

If a player hits the cue ball with a piston stroke, then the cue tip will not finish on the cloth when the player hits follow. Why? Because with a piston stroke, the cue tip travels along a straight line during the whole stroke. If the cue happens to be perfectly level with the cloth for a particular follow shot, then the cue tip will finish the exact same distance above the cloth as the cue tip was at the moment of impact with the cue ball.

 

[straightline]

The cue ball has no idea whether your tip finished on the table or parallel to the table or pointing at the ceiling. All the cue ball knows is where the tip hit the ball at the moment of impact. That means if you hit the cue ball above center, you will get follow no matter where you tip ends up.

When I hit follow, my cue tip finishes on the cloth or just above the cloth. Why is that? Because I strive to hit the cue ball with a pendulum stroke, which means my stroke finishes with my butt hand hitting my chest. Now, if my butt hand hits my chest, which is higher than my bridge hand, and the cue stays on my bridge hand the entire stroke, where does my tip HAVE to end up (remember that my cue is a straight line)?

If a player hits the cue ball with a piston stroke, then the cue tip will not finish on the cloth when the player hits follow. Why? Because with a piston stroke, the cue tip travels along a straight line during the whole stroke. If the cue happens to be perfectly level with the cloth for a particular follow shot, then the cue tip will finish the exact same distance above the cloth as the cue tip was at the moment of impact with the cue ball.

Same with your backhand. I believe with the strict pendulum delivery, the tip landing is a function of shaft taper and/or bridge length.

 

[maha]

for a simple answer to those that are in still the beginning stages of learning about pool. put a stripped ball on the table and the top of the strip is very close to max high and bottom of it max low.

next, the ball doesn't know what happens after it is hit or cares. its gone.

and your stroking is not a factor in what the ball does.