MR FB comment section.... someone mentioned a video comparing shaft rebound differences using this method.
Shaf Drop Bouncing
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In the sixties, they always talked about Balabuskas having the best shaft grains.
Gave a better feel, but thx for peekin at videos.
Gave a better feel, but thx for peekin at videos.
That whole FB post was stupid. The OP on FB didn't link the video. Everyone was guessing wtf he was talking about. OP on FB claimed he saw a video by Meucci of bouncing the shaft to determine cueball deflection (squirt). Now, we are doing the same here (guessing).
Jedco
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I remember that video, Bob had a test rig with a funny name, the mythbuster, or something like that.
Here's a video about it posted by Bob Jewett in the past - don't know if it's the one you're talking about...
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chgo
lots of builders back then used dense, old-growth maple for shafts. they were also heavy, used ivory ferrules and deflected a ton. i love my Jensen's dense/heavy ivy. ferruled shafts but i prefer using something with less defl.
Thx, but this video was shaft & butt.
Jedco
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I meant Bob Meucci, but that's a good Bob, too!
doesn't matter. the 'springier' the shaft the more the cue/shaft is going to rebound. Has nothing to do with how good the wood is. bottom line is this test has nothing to do with how a cue is going to play. never seen one good cuemaker bounce a cue like this for any reason.
Cool!!! Vintage snake oil.....the more things change the more they stay the same
I've dropped assembled cues on their tips to check for straightness. Since the 90s. One store manager actually said, "We do not drop cues on their tips." I replied emphatically, "I do." He went away and I continued checking. Most were typically warped. Bought the straightest one just to prove a point.