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<blockquote data-quote="Diabolic" data-source="post: 179069" data-attributes="member: 544985">No, points are purely for appearances.I have had the privelige of knowing and occasionally playing some of the best players in the world (I never win, I just take very humbling lessons, fyi). Danny Basavich, Francisco Bustamante, Efren Reyes, Jeremy Jones... all of these guys break with a light cue. Buddy Hall and Mike Massey break with mid-weight cues (around 20-21 oz) and they&#039;re both big, big guys. I&#039;m sure there are players that break with heavier cues, but I don&#039;t know any of them.&quot;Squirt&quot; happens when you use left or right english. This is a simplified explanation but to elaborate a little: if you strike the cueball with right english, the cueball immediately moves a little to the left. The further to either side of the ball your tip is when you stroke, the further the ball will move in the opposite direction. It takes time to learn how to compensate for squirt in your aim, when you need to use left or right english. Here again, the cue can make a big difference. My cue causes lots of squirt. Meuccis cause more than any cue I have ever played with. A Viking doesn&#039;t squirt much at all but remember: the less reaction you get, the more control you have but the less english you will have. It&#039;s always a trade-off.The length of the &quot;taper&quot; and the diameter of the tip on a shaft also affect how much action you get. A longer taper and/or narrower tip means more action and vice-versa. I prefer a little less, rather than a little more, but everyone eventually learns their preference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Diabolic, post: 179069, member: 544985"] No, points are purely for appearances. I have had the privelige of knowing and occasionally playing some of the best players in the world (I never win, I just take very humbling lessons, fyi). Danny Basavich, Francisco Bustamante, Efren Reyes, Jeremy Jones... all of these guys break with a light cue. Buddy Hall and Mike Massey break with mid-weight cues (around 20-21 oz) and they're both big, big guys. I'm sure there are players that break with heavier cues, but I don't know any of them. "Squirt" happens when you use left or right english. This is a simplified explanation but to elaborate a little: if you strike the cueball with right english, the cueball immediately moves a little to the left. The further to either side of the ball your tip is when you stroke, the further the ball will move in the opposite direction. It takes time to learn how to compensate for squirt in your aim, when you need to use left or right english. Here again, the cue can make a big difference. My cue causes lots of squirt. Meuccis cause more than any cue I have ever played with. A Viking doesn't squirt much at all but remember: the less reaction you get, the more control you have but the less english you will have. It's always a trade-off. The length of the "taper" and the diameter of the tip on a shaft also affect how much action you get. A longer taper and/or narrower tip means more action and vice-versa. I prefer a little less, rather than a little more, but everyone eventually learns their preference. [/QUOTE]

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