Back to the cut shot we were talking about. I have an experiment for you. Put up the most extreme cut shot you can imagine, one that looks like it won't go. Then try hitting it firm with high English and firm with low English. See which way you can cut the ball the thinnest. Let me know what you discover.
I don't know why, and perhaps I'm in the minority, but I've always found that I can cut the object ball thinner with draw than with follow. Perhaps the reason why (in my case) is that the thinnest cuts always seem to be into the side pocket, and I'm trying to swing the cue ball away from the corner pocket scratch. (I have no fear of those, and in fact those shots feel like "an old friend" to me.) Plus, I can always get an accurate "center axis" hit on the cue ball, because I'm aiming at the point where the cue ball is touching the cloth (i.e. having a "'known center' to aim at").
-Sean