I got my new cue today. About 19oz, 13mm tip, stiff maple shaft with Taiwan LePro tip, provided by my cue sponsor Jian Ying Cues.
First thing I wanted to check was the tip and feel on a few power low draw and extreme side english. I was very happy with the solid feel and the rip I could get on the CB with minimal vibration. A nice solid hit. Very happy considering the tip was only half shaped.
The next thing I wanted to check was the pivot point length, as I'm getting quite interested in coverting most of my side english shots to BHE.
The test I use to determine this is to aim at a block of chalk at the center of foot end rail of the table from the head spot.
I line up center ball to hit the center of the chalk. I start with bridge at about 4" from CB and turn the cue to the left about 1.5 tip widths. I hit it firm enough, and around middle ball height so that swerve won't come into play. I note that it misses just about 1/2" left of the original aim.
I move the bridge back to about 14 inches and do the same and miss about 1/2" to the right.
I go back and forth several times and it soon become clear my Pivot Point (where the CB hits my original aim) is around 7-8".
I would prefer this to be around 10", which would mean less deflection, so I'm thinking of sanding the cue down to about 12.7mm. 10" is from where the cue touches my thumb with my open bridge, so the CB is just 6" in front of my finger tips. I feel this length bridge is better for judging speed of shot and developing more power when wanted.
So, any feedback is appreciated, but I'd particularly like to know where other people's pivot points are at and what their preference is.
First thing I wanted to check was the tip and feel on a few power low draw and extreme side english. I was very happy with the solid feel and the rip I could get on the CB with minimal vibration. A nice solid hit. Very happy considering the tip was only half shaped.
The next thing I wanted to check was the pivot point length, as I'm getting quite interested in coverting most of my side english shots to BHE.
The test I use to determine this is to aim at a block of chalk at the center of foot end rail of the table from the head spot.
I line up center ball to hit the center of the chalk. I start with bridge at about 4" from CB and turn the cue to the left about 1.5 tip widths. I hit it firm enough, and around middle ball height so that swerve won't come into play. I note that it misses just about 1/2" left of the original aim.
I move the bridge back to about 14 inches and do the same and miss about 1/2" to the right.
I go back and forth several times and it soon become clear my Pivot Point (where the CB hits my original aim) is around 7-8".
I would prefer this to be around 10", which would mean less deflection, so I'm thinking of sanding the cue down to about 12.7mm. 10" is from where the cue touches my thumb with my open bridge, so the CB is just 6" in front of my finger tips. I feel this length bridge is better for judging speed of shot and developing more power when wanted.
So, any feedback is appreciated, but I'd particularly like to know where other people's pivot points are at and what their preference is.