Re: Can squirt mask a bad stroke?

Isnt there a limit to how thin your shaft can be legally in BCA, Valeey , APA and
TAP ???

David Malone wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:05:08 -0500, "43fan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm seriously thinking
> >though of either sending the shaft, or visiting them again, and having them
> >take it to 12mm.  Not sure I want to go all the way down to 11, and also not
> >sure if they even can.
>
> 11mm is already awfully tiny (to me). I can't even conceive of a 10mm
> shaft like Pat's. I'd be afraid of spearing the cue ball like the
> trick ball you see in Robert Byrne's video. But it appears to be quite
> strong - I've broken with it by mistake with no problem. Mind you I
> don't try and kill it. I just try to be accurate.
>
> >When I read your post, I got to thinking that possibly even just that little
> >bit smaller(my other cues are 13mm or larger) may have "added" to the deal
> >of having less squirt. *shrug*
>
> Possibly. I guess you could confirm that by using the FAQ 'aim &
> pivot' squirt test or hit balls the length of the table instead. I
> still haven't got the hang of the aim & pivot thing...
>
> David "The Hamster" Malone