The benefits of playing with a standard shaft?

Patrick Johnson said:
It doesn't really matter who said what. My point has been that you don't need squirt to make the cueball go in the initial direction you want - with a squirtless cue you could just aim it there.

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But aim it where? I guess you are saying to use parallel english with a no squirt cue and aim at the same spot on the ghostball that you are hitting on the cueball?

What percentage does a low squirt cue deflect compared to a regular cue?
 
I have played with a standard shaft for 10+ years. I know this isn't as long as some but it's all I have known. Last season in league Royce Bunnell of OB-1 was on my team. All of the team with the exception of me and another player uses OB-1 shafts. I decided on trying out a demo. At first I was getting too far outside center and missing balls like crazy. I was playing for deflection but couldn't gauge it with the new shaft. I had to go back to the basics, center ball and using only follow or draw for shape. As I got more comfortable I started using slight english on shots. After about a month I was fairly comfortable with the shaft so I bought one. After playing with an OB1 for about 6 months I have to say there are some nice things about it. I like the added spin when I really had to move the cue ball. I like the hit and feel. I ended up getting a new cue and did away with the OB1 because I don't feel like matching up rings and I have been getting cues pretty frequently.

Ultimately I will play with a standard shaft. I like being able to use my full length cue on slight jump shots when you are barely hooked. I couldn't jump at all with an OB1. Masse shots and slight curve shots were very difficult for me to figure out with an OB1. If anything playing with an OB1 made me realize I was getting way too far out on the edges of the cue ball and now I stay closer to center with a standard shaft. Needless to say I play better and am more consistent. I use to shoot every ball with english. Now I just put a little english with some top or bottom for shape. I was looking for a silver bullet to improve my game by getting an OB1 and instead I found flaws in my fundamentals.

-J Chao
 
dr_dave said:
Squirt does not depend on the cloth. You seem to be referring to "effective squirt" or "squerve," which also accounts for swerve. Swerve depends on cloth and ball conditions, shot speed, cue elevation, amount and type of English, and distance to the object ball. My numbers above are squirt alone, assuming there is no swerve (e.g., as with a fast shot on a slick cloth with minimal cue elevation). So I guess the short answer to your question is: ice.

Regards,
Dave
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Thanks. Just making sure.
 
low-squirt vs. "regular"

unknownpro said:
What percentage does a low squirt cue deflect compared to a regular cue?
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I have a lot of information comparing regular and low-squirt cues in my Decemebr '07 article. A typical low-squirt cue squirts about 30% less than a typical "regular" cue. Looking at it another way, a "regular" cue squirts about 40% more than a low-squirt cue.

Regards,
Dave
 
dr_dave said:
I have a lot of information comparing regular and low-squirt cues in my Decemebr '07 article. A typical low-squirt cue squirts about 30% less than a typical "regular" cue. Looking at it another way, a "regular" cue squirts about 40% more than a low-squirt cue.

Regards,
Dave
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Thanks again, dr_dave.
 
more spin with low-squirt cues

Patrick Johnson said:
Lots of players say that - lots of them also say they get more spin with low-squirt shafts, or with different tips, etc. I don't know why, but it's a common misperception.
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Patrick,

I agree this is a common misconception. FYI, I have a good answer to the question of more-spin-with-less-squirt in the 2nd Q&A here:


Regards,
Dave
 
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