Well after 6 pages that I quickly skimmed, I saw lots of discussion about arm muscles. It's the fingers that do the work. Well I guess the muscles that control the fingers are in the forearm..
My playing table tennis proofed that the fingers deliver the power. Playing baseball I learned that the fastball and change up and curve or slider All had the same body and arm movements. The fingers could change the pitch. A pitcher had to be able to disguise the pitch. With the same visible delivery, the subtle input of the fingers was much harder for a hitter to detect.
Piano players tickle the ivory. The subtle input from wrist and fingers deserves attention.
Most shots get a gentle caressing the break shot gets a bitch slap. .

Good video Dave. I personally think in slick conditions it is way easier to miss one rail kicks than 3 rail ones(for me at least). I think Josh just felt he read table better on 3 railer than 1.. and that 3 rail shot with speed had served me well many many times. because too full hit gives safety 80% of times and that happens a lot with slick tables.

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bbb said:

In three-cushion billiards, when the cue ball "goes short," it means that the cue ball does not travel far enough after hitting the cushions, failing to reach the intended object balls or the required cushion contacts. This can result in a missed shot or failure to score a point, as the cue ball must make contact with both object balls after hitting at least three cushions
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the cue ball in this case went too far (long)
if it would have hit before the object balll it would have not travelled far enough (short)

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Filler's shot definitely went "long." IMO, with multiple-rail kicks, it is best to think about how the CB comes off the last rail. If the angle off the last rail is too steep, the CB falls "short" of the target (in this case, above the 9); and if the angle off the last rail is too shallow, the CB goes "long" of (or past) the target (in this case, below the 9).