Side Deflection on Cue Ball

[Cue crafty]

So, apart from Ebdon, which other pros use a mushroom tip?

Stephen Hendry and Baz Hawkins....

[Big Splash!]

In the world of pool you are correct. But snooker is a different game, and uses different (or simply wrong according to you) words.

Yep, that's done it, you've started it now!

Let's just call it throw and keep it simple.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Yep, that's done it, you've started it now!

Let's just call it throw and keep it simple.

Then what do you call throw?

(And round and round and round we go)

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

In the world of pool you are correct. But snooker is a different game, and uses different (or simply wrong according to you) words.

Lol.

What?

[jonny66]

Lol.

What?

You are wrong.

[Slasher]

I don't know why but in my head I have these lammy cues being poker stiff, would be interesting to know if they achieve a standard hit across many cues or if they all play different like normal cues.

Laminated shafts will be very slightly stiffer but it is more about having radial consistency where as regular grained wood flexes differently depending on the orientation. In the case of Snooker cues with a flat that causes players to usually hold the cue in the same orientation it makes little difference. Laminated also has less chance of warping I have built a few 6pc radial laminated maple cues and they do play really nice.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

You are wrong.

What about?

[markz]

What about?

Sure jonny referring to mushroom tips. Some snooker players actually use an oversize tip to create a mushroom tip. It's nothing to do with it mushrooming over from playing.

[itsnoteasy]

Laminated shafts will be very slightly stiffer but it is more about having radial consistency where as regular grained wood flexes differently depending on the orientation. In the case of Snooker cues with a flat that causes players to usually hold the cue in the same orientation it makes little difference. Laminated also has less chance of warping I have built a few 6pc radial laminated maple cues and they do play really nice.

I don't think snooker cues are radial laminated, I think it's more like layers, so it would look like a liquorice allsort before planed down. It makes sense that radial built cues would play more consistently across a range of them, could you build a radial snooker cue? Are the dimensions big enough at the tip end?

[Slasher]

I don't think snooker cues are radial laminated, I think it's more like layers, so it would look like a liquorice allsort before planed down. It makes sense that radial built cues would play more consistently across a range of them, could you build a radial snooker cue? Are the dimensions big enough at the tip end?

Those are usually referred to as flat lamination and they will definitely flex more in different directions, most have moved to radial (pie shape) lamination and yes you can easily get down to snooker sizes, if the lamination is done right it should be no different.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Sure jonny referring to mushroom tips. Some snooker players actually use an oversize tip to create a mushroom tip. It's nothing to do with it mushrooming over from playing.

Then it is an oversized tip, not one that has mushroomed.

[jonny66]

I give up.

[Big Splash!]

Then it is an oversized tip, not one that has mushroomed.

Is there a US technical pool name for this friend?

[Shockerz]

I have a Paredon Newbury laminated cue which is anti deflection. Not sure I get on with it as I've always play with side and it's hard to get used to it not deflecting off line.

I've got one of those so might have a go with it; obviously I missed the bit of the write up about less deflection. It would be interesting to see how the old brain works when the ball just goes straight!

[Big Splash!]

Well done, just checking that you're reading!

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Also, didn't someone say a while back that Mike Wooldridge's blackspin ferrules prevented deflection? I might be wrong but remember something said about it.

Liking your website mate; good luck with the biz. Peradon cues and Pioneer chalk though bud, really?! lol
Ok, I'll give you the Newbury as it's interesting.