Why avoid deflection like 'THE PLAUGE'?
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I don't use a LD shaft and I have nothing negative to say about any of them. I've tried them all, and personally I think the OB shafts feel much better than the others. Personally, I like the feel of my Lambros shaft the best.
In regards to the deflection, I personally never notice it consciously. When I play, I use BHE (and also hip pivots) and don't notice deflection. Come to think of it, I think I could use any shaft and dial-in the pivot point and use BHE and get "as-good" performance compared to any LD shaft.
After reading this thread, I went downstairs to hit a few balls in an effort to try to get the CB to deflect... a little deflection experiment. I found if I shifted my shaft parallel and stayed on the equator with a dead level cue the deflection was hardly noticeable at all except on long shots. I have to admit, I really don't know how my cue is angled because perception will make a liar out of your eyes--- JoeT's laser thingie would be a great tool for this.
I think LD shafts are good if they don't compromise feel. That said, deflection is WAAAAAAAY over-rated. Education is the best cure.
In regards to the deflection, I personally never notice it consciously. When I play, I use BHE (and also hip pivots) and don't notice deflection. Come to think of it, I think I could use any shaft and dial-in the pivot point and use BHE and get "as-good" performance compared to any LD shaft.
After reading this thread, I went downstairs to hit a few balls in an effort to try to get the CB to deflect... a little deflection experiment. I found if I shifted my shaft parallel and stayed on the equator with a dead level cue the deflection was hardly noticeable at all except on long shots. I have to admit, I really don't know how my cue is angled because perception will make a liar out of your eyes--- JoeT's laser thingie would be a great tool for this.
I think LD shafts are good if they don't compromise feel. That said, deflection is WAAAAAAAY over-rated. Education is the best cure.
Explanation
I wish sometimes that I could explain myself as simply and to the point as you did here. Your comments truly represent someone who sees clearly how to manipulate your equipment to your advantage without the aid of 'unnecessary technology'. This is exactly why I started this thread was to show people (who didn't know any better) that if they knew enough, they would be able to play with an incredibly sense of confidence and a higher level of honor by playing with a normal playing cue.
There is a fine line of understanding in what I'm getting at here. The people who know better through true understanding see what I'm talking about and congratulate me for having the courage to bring this up knowing full well that I might get attacked. The one's who don't know any better or refuse to recognize argue defensively and do so without a concrete and solid explanation prolonging the inevitable, and that's eventually seeing the truth. You should be able to play pool, good pool with any cue. It's not about the cue, it's about you and the truth you seek in your game, not instant gratification that I'm gonna make this ball with more room for error because I have a cue that's gonna let me do that. You have to learn concentration and be accurate in pool. VERY ACCURATE. Make no mistake about it. There is no other way around that.
The bottom line - "It's not about fighting" as they say in martial arts, "it's about overcoming the fears which strangle your potential to find true mastery and happiness within yourself."
Deflection matters very little; it's the fact that people think it's something scary that bothers me. Low deflection, my A$$!
SpiderWebComm said:
I wish sometimes that I could explain myself as simply and to the point as you did here. Your comments truly represent someone who sees clearly how to manipulate your equipment to your advantage without the aid of 'unnecessary technology'. This is exactly why I started this thread was to show people (who didn't know any better) that if they knew enough, they would be able to play with an incredibly sense of confidence and a higher level of honor by playing with a normal playing cue.
There is a fine line of understanding in what I'm getting at here. The people who know better through true understanding see what I'm talking about and congratulate me for having the courage to bring this up knowing full well that I might get attacked. The one's who don't know any better or refuse to recognize argue defensively and do so without a concrete and solid explanation prolonging the inevitable, and that's eventually seeing the truth. You should be able to play pool, good pool with any cue. It's not about the cue, it's about you and the truth you seek in your game, not instant gratification that I'm gonna make this ball with more room for error because I have a cue that's gonna let me do that. You have to learn concentration and be accurate in pool. VERY ACCURATE. Make no mistake about it. There is no other way around that.
The bottom line - "It's not about fighting" as they say in martial arts, "it's about overcoming the fears which strangle your potential to find true mastery and happiness within yourself."
Deflection matters very little; it's the fact that people think it's something scary that bothers me. Low deflection, my A$$!