bud green said:
I went on the Billiardsdigest.com forum earlier today and saw an interesting post about deflection with a lot of info posted by a "Dr Dave". He seems to be pretty sharp and has a science background like Jewett so his results are worth looking at.
A lot of talk about how a big factor was the "end mass", some comments on stiffness versus deflection. It may make you consider looking into different ferrule materials I guess.
I have no problems with those guys and i respect them they are super smart, and but think that they are looking for solutions in the wrong places if they are looking to play better, Efren cant spell half the stuff they talk about, I cant spell any of it. My point is I believe that playing pool and working with good instructors like Sott Lee is gonna do alot more for your game that what they are working on, they seem obsessed with deflection, squirt etc I dont know what it is, it would just give me more excuses.
They have turned pool into a science project, I like science so its cool but they just seem a bit obsessed, I like Ivory Ferrule's because they stay nice and white, I dont think .035456363455 grams of end mass is gonna help me win many more games, I'm not knocking them its interesting but just not my bag. i do check up on what they are doing every couple months. perhaps i should now,
I'm more interested in why do Bushkas, Gus cues feel better and I make more balls with them, i think the answere is in the old wood, thats my bag, woods-and everything about it, i would love to read about the moisture content in 40 year old wood vs. new wood, and what other changes occour in wood as it ages, and why guys with tools from Sears built cues that hit the balls every good as the new CNC guys make, that technical stuff intrugus me, more than their work, but hey any information they come up with is all good with me
