I've been scratching my head over why the pivot point numbers on the Platinum Billiard site don't jibe with most other measured pivot point numbers that have been tossed around the net for the past 10 years. It's because the working definition on the site is different than what has been previously discussed.
From Platinum Billiards:
" Pivot Point - A cue's pivot point is the bridge length at which you can hit the cue ball off center and still hit the one ball dead center. "
This isn't what I refer to as the pivot point, nor is it what the pivot point defined in Bob Jewett's FAQ:
From the FAQ:
" For each cue stick, there is a particular length of bridge for
which you can aim straight at a close object ball and then pivot
about your bridge hand and shoot straight through the new line and
hit the object ball full. "
and
" For a long pivot length, the bridge is too long to be a comfortable
pivot. Arrange to have the pivot over the rail, and use your back
hand to hold the stick at the pivot while the bridge hand moves.
An alternative is to slide the bridge hand forward after the pivot
to a more comfortable bridge length. Take care to keep the stick
aligned in the new direction."
The pivot point for many of us who have discussed pivot points ad nauseum is a pivot length, not a bridge length. Whether or not that bridge length coincides with the pivot length has no bearing on the pivot point itself. The second paragraph on the FAQ is pretty clear on this. Some sticks have a pivot length too long to be a comfortable bridge.
The magenta bold-faced section is exactly what I do.
This is easier shown than explained, but in other words, the working definition on Platinum is incorrect IMO and has been a point of confusion.
The pivot points for Predators and other very low squirt cues is well over 30" on every one that I've tested.
Fred
From Platinum Billiards:
" Pivot Point - A cue's pivot point is the bridge length at which you can hit the cue ball off center and still hit the one ball dead center. "
This isn't what I refer to as the pivot point, nor is it what the pivot point defined in Bob Jewett's FAQ:
From the FAQ:
" For each cue stick, there is a particular length of bridge for
which you can aim straight at a close object ball and then pivot
about your bridge hand and shoot straight through the new line and
hit the object ball full. "
and
" For a long pivot length, the bridge is too long to be a comfortable
pivot. Arrange to have the pivot over the rail, and use your back
hand to hold the stick at the pivot while the bridge hand moves.
An alternative is to slide the bridge hand forward after the pivot
to a more comfortable bridge length. Take care to keep the stick
aligned in the new direction."
The pivot point for many of us who have discussed pivot points ad nauseum is a pivot length, not a bridge length. Whether or not that bridge length coincides with the pivot length has no bearing on the pivot point itself. The second paragraph on the FAQ is pretty clear on this. Some sticks have a pivot length too long to be a comfortable bridge.
The magenta bold-faced section is exactly what I do.
This is easier shown than explained, but in other words, the working definition on Platinum is incorrect IMO and has been a point of confusion.
The pivot points for Predators and other very low squirt cues is well over 30" on every one that I've tested.
Fred
