I might be in but have concerns about the cigarette... approaching end looks hot.
Does this mean to switch eyes from the cue ball to the object ball and refocus while the cue ball is on its way?For most shots, there is no problem seeing both contacts -- cue stick to cue ball and cue ball to object ball.
[Just don't jump up from the former to see the latter.]
are you sure it wasn’t maybe a chalk like powder of some sort for your handsWhile it could have been original, the little chalk hook (16:30 in the first video) is the sort of thing that could have been added much later. It looks a little sketchy.
Had a Cherokee like that and hit black ice on I-80 in Wyoming. I was going straight and less than 60 but it felt something like that looks. Kept it upright between the guardrails but it was a sporty moment.