Re: Teeny Tiny Layani Shaft

David Malone wrote:

> Was it Ron who plays with a small diameter shaft? If so, did you go
> through the same kind of transition when you switched?

It was me -- I switched to a 10 mm tip a little over a year ago and 
really like it.  My experiences have been pretty much like yours:  an 
immediate feeling of greater precision in tip placement resulting in 
heightened awareness and control (who knows whether the chicken or egg 
came first?).

There was a transition due to reduced squirt, but not a long one.  I 
overestimated the reduction in squirt, but adapted correctly to it 
anyway -- I thought I was aiming closer to "true" than I was.  It has 
taken a while to get the real squirt and my over-optimistic perception 
of it in line with each other.

The only real downside has been that I tend to put more sidespin on the 
CB just because I can (due, I suppose, to being able to more reliably 
hit farther from center and to more reliably hit the contact point 
because of less squirt) and because it's fun.  It's a struggle to play 
as conservatively as before, even though I know I should.

Pat Johnson
Chicago