I didn't say he uses a lot of outside english, i said he uses outside english a lot. Or in other words, often.
So it's official, Efren plays exactly like you do Mr. "Nahag" :clapping:
Yes... clearly.. But seriously you asked me to "watch closely" and "make observations." "It's about being accurate in the observation." I always watch closely. I always think about what the player is doing, why they are doing it, if it worked, if not why didn't it work, I think about other possible ways of shooting that shot, etc etc, always. Was I wrong with the times i listed in my post? I know there were PLENTY more times he used some outside english after when i stopped watching(and yes I've watched the whole thing multiple times). When he is shooting nine ball and has a cut into the corner for his last shot he almost always hits it with low outside and comes two rails back down the table. Why is this? He could easily hit it with a TOI but he doesn't. It is a wide open shot with no shape required other than not scratching so why does he so often prefer the low outside finisher?
I'm not trying to "hate" on you and in fact, when I was talking about efren using outside "a lot" I wasn't even talking to you or about you so why butt in? Obviously you are helping plenty of pool players with their games and that's great. I just wish you would talk about why it really helps without all the deflection, throw, contact induced spin or lack there of and 3 part pocket system BS. A lot of players that can't even comprehend what you are talking about in those regards would still benefit from your system for one very simple reason, concentration and consistency. When you tell someone to hit a ball with so little inside that they might as well not be using any, it forces them to focus very intently on their cue placement before the shot. It also adds consistency to the game by making players use the same type of shot more often rather than doing something different on every shot. Somone like Efren however can use english how he sees fit because he has mastered it in every way. He also doesn't NEED much english on the majority of shots because he rarely gets out of line. By far the most common shot he uses is draw, stun, and follow with very little inside or outside english.
Then you make a video of running 29 balls in the same pocket, which is very impressive, and say things like "I'm just gonna put a little TOI on this shot for that added control.." I mean come on... The control isn't coming from the fact that you are using TOI its coming from the fact that you've played millions of hours of pool. Your stroke, consistency, speed and knowledge of where the cue ball is going is why you can run 29 balls into the same pocket NOT the fact that you are using a TOI on *most* of them.
