Perhaps his position play was good enough to rarely face that situation of being 7 feet from the OB and straight and then having to draw back 7- 9 feet? Do you suppose? A top pro rarely faces super power stroke needs- end of story!
Pool players marvel at the 6x12 snooker tables. I never considered them to be big. I learned that most of the play was on about a third of the table, the red balls, the black ball, occasionally a pink or blue to get back in line. It didn't take long to learn the playing area was usually small then finish by running a drill with the balls mostly in set spots. I found the snooker table to be more similar to a bar table than a nine footer.
I was laid up a few months years ago and watched video of the pro's make a lot of monster draw shots when follow shots would have worked better. Bring the cue ball to the next spot with one rail or four?
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