SPIN

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

Do you three cushion che tips give you more spin than regular pool cue tips like Kamui soft tips ? Thnx

 

[straightline]

Scientists would probably say no. Players will cover everything else.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Do you three cushion che tips give you more spin than regular pool cue tips like Kamui soft tips ? Thnx

Tips only differ in the amount of force they transmit due to hardness - the same difference as stroking a little harder or softer.

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[garczar]

Do you three cushion che tips give you more spin than regular pool cue tips like Kamui soft tips ? Thnx

They use the same tips.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Real Three C Cues are different then Pool Cues, Shorter, Stiffer, plus the 3C Ball is 2.40 something inches, v/s 2.25" Larer, Heaverier, more surface to hit.

 

[MitchAlsup]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I put on tips for several 3C players. Guess what… they used the same tips as pool players

Its just balls and a stick.

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

I put on tips for several 3C players. Guess what… they used the same tips as pool players

Its just balls and a stick.

Thanks

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

Thanks

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

Thanks

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

I put on tips for several 3C players. Guess what… they used the same tips as pool players

Its just balls and a stick.

Thanks

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

Thanks

 

[SHORTY WRIGHT]

Tips only differ in the amount of force they transmit due to hardness - the same difference as stroking a little harder or softer.

pj
chgo

Thanks

 

[hotelyorba]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

And don't forget the fact that the table is heated.

 

[336Robin]

Pool is a very subjective game. What feels best matters.

Do you three cushion che tips give you more spin than regular pool cue tips like Kamui soft tips ? Thnx

 

[Chili Palmer]

It's mostly in the balls themselves, and the cloth.

The balls are bigger and heavier (21% heavier) so if you hit them at the limit of offset you impart more spin-energy into the ball.
The cloth is a lot slicker so the spin dies down at a slower rate.
Because the balls are heavier, one needs the shaft to be proportionately stiffer.

My guess is that proportional offset is "about the same" as regular pool balls struck with a regular pool cue and regular tip.

I played on a 3C table a few weeks ago for the first time, the balls definitely hold their spin longer. The table I was on was not heated (not turned on anyways) so wasn't able to see how that affected play.

 

[nataddrho]

Maximum possible spin on a cue ball is around 3500 rpm.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Maximum possible spin on a cue ball is around 3500 rpm.

What speed does that imply?

pj
chgo

 

[Bob Jewett]

What speed does that imply?

If the ball is rolling smoothly on the cloth.... That's about 60 rotations per second, which is a linear speed of the surface of 35 feet per second or about 24 MPH. That's a pretty fast break shot, which is usually not rolling on the cloth. I think the limit mentioned is just in the speed someone's stick can move and not the nature of the ball.

 

[pt109]

By far the biggest reason for spinning longer at 3-cushion is the cloth, IMO.
I’ve played some long sessions of snooker on 300 Simonis or the Granito equivalent....
....and even snooker balls held the spin much longer.