Pivot point on a shaft?

[dr_dave]

I'm a LD shaft user, but I'd like to learn about "back hand English" and go back to regular shafts if I can learn this technique. I used to play with a friend who I think used this method and he tortured me many times playing 9 ball. I didn't know about "BHE" when we played each other and now he's moved to another city so I can't ask him for help.

My question is "how do you determine the pivot point on a shaft"? I tried to use "BHE", but I had no idea where the pivot point was on my shaft. I've always struggled with deflection and how to compensate for it and that's how I ended up playing with LD shafts. I really prefer the hit of a solid maple shaft over my "LD" shaft so I'm very interested in learning "BHE".

A method you can use to find a cue's natural pivot length is described and demonstrated here:

cue natural pivot point resource page​

and the back-hand English (BHE) and front-hand English (FHE) methods are described in the videos and articles here:

BHE and FHE resource page​

But as Bob has pointed out, BHE requires adjustment for swerve and throw effects. For info, resources, and demonstrations dealing with this, see:

aim compensation for squirt, swerve, and throw​

Regards,
Dave

 

[JE54]

Back Hand English

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