Re: Condition of cue ball makes big difference!

Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I don't understand how the old cue ball would make me miss
> shots though.  The shots I was missing were cut shots.  Maybe
> the old cue ball had a different amount of friction on the
> object balls than I was used to? 

Quite likely.  Some people believe there is "throw" between the
cue ball and object ball, and the surface condition of the cue
ball (rough, sticky, smooth, slippery) can change the amount of
throw.  A sticky cue ball will also lose its draw very quickly as
it moves across the table.  I think that if you shoot hard, short
draw shots with both cue balls, the results will be pretty close. 

It could be that if you practiced with the old, pitted ball, you
would learn the cut angles and play well with it, but why bother? 

-- 

Bob Jewett
http://www.sfbilliards.com/