Wilfredo Aguilar Misael Estrada Troy Prince Ariel Garrido I think few understand the meaning of deflection in pool. My understanding: It means the angle between the direction in which you are pointing the cue, and the direction in which the cue ball actually goes. So when we say deflection, we actually mean cue ball deflection. When you apply left English, the cue tip pushes the cue ball on a straight line path to the right of the straight line path where you are aiming. When you apply right English, the cue tip pushes the cue ball on a straight line path to the left of the straight line path where you are aiming. The farther you hit the cue ball to the left or right of center (in other words, the more English you apply), the greater is the effect. The stiffer the forward end of the shaft is, the greater is the effect. The so-called hi-tech shafts attempt to minimize cue ball deflection, by making the forward end of the shaft more flexible (thinner), and also lighter. Then, when you apply left English, the cue tip rotates counter-clockwise, and the cue ball deflects less to the right. And, when you apply right English, the cue tip rotates clockwise, and the cue ball deflects less to the left. (Notice that when the cue tip rotates counter-clockwise, it also means that the forward end of the shaft is deflecting (bending) to the left, which results in the reduction of the cue ball deflection to the right; and when the cue tip rotates clockwise, it also means that the forward end of the shaft is deflecting (bending) to the right, which results in the reduction of the cue ball deflection to the left.) So, there are actually two types of deflection, cue ball and shaft. Left shaft deflection reduces right cue ball deflection. Right shaft deflection reduces left cue ball deflection. But, all we care about is minimizing cue ball deflection, so when we say deflection, we mean cue ball deflection. At least so far, it is impossible to eliminate cue ball deflection. Over time, a player intuitively adjusts his aim to compensate for the cue ball deflection of the particular shaft he is using. But, the smaller the cue ball deflection is (and the shorter the distance is from the cue ball to the object ball), the easier it is to adjust for. Finally, if a player never uses English, would it mean that he should use, or at least is not harmed by using, a very stiff shaft? In my opinion, the answer is, yes.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:06:30 +0000
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