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The more I play, the more I find myself moving away from the center of the cue ball.To stop using too much English I will practice using nothing but center ball without any chalk at the table.
I think most of you will be surprised at how you can get the cue ball from point A to point B with just center, and by not using any chalk you will find out right quick if you are straying from the center of the cue ball.Just my 2 cents worth.
 
You will also find out if you have stroke flaws. Sometimes I'll wipe off all chalk from my stick and shoot a rack. With the correct positioning you can use center to get where you need to go. Yes it may take some more planning because you can't rely on spin to get where you need to but it is good practice.
 
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Its the new Kamui clear chalk. Only $100 a cube.
 

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Not only that but you'll start to realize that 1/2 a tip of english will actually actually give you alot of spin, maybe even too much at times. I think alot of us probably rely too much on english and not enough on proper position.
 
You're obviously not Filipino. I remember something about Dennis saying he uses English on every shot and rarely uses center ball. I too rarely use center ball.
 
Baxter said:
You're obviously not Filipino. I remember something about Dennis saying he uses English on every shot and rarely uses center ball. I too rarely use center ball.
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its in a TAR podcast, orcollo try's to use center as much as possible becuase it's the most consistent......
 
True center is virtually impossible to hit perfectly, better to always hedge so you know what you're hitting...(like TOI or TOO). That said, less is more; you can move the CB a ton with very little English, too much will always get you in trouble, too little will almost always be manageable.
 
9baller90 said:
its in a TAR podcast, orcollo try's to use center as much as possible becuase it's the most consistent......
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What they say they do and what they really do are often night and day.

All you have to do is watch high level pool; the measle ball often makes it obvious, but even without the measle ball it should be obvious to an advanced player. An advanced player can see any time the CB contacts the rail whether english was used, and have a rough idea of how much.

ALL top players use english on MOST shots. Furthermore, most top players use signigicant amounts of english on most shots.

There's this idea that often gets repeated in pool that better pool means using less spin. It's utterly false, but it gets repeated by beginners, champions, and instructors alike.

This is not to say that there's no such thing as using too much spin. There is, and if you're making that mistake a lot you need to work on it. But the best in the world spin the CB quite a lot.

-Andrew
 
How much english the pros use should be the real discussion, not so much whether they use it or not.
 
dontscratch said:
The more I play, the more I find myself moving away from the center of the cue ball.To stop using too much English I will practice using nothing but center ball without any chalk at the table.
I think most of you will be surprised at how you can get the cue ball from point A to point B with just center, and by not using any chalk you will find out right quick if you are straying from the center of the cue ball.Just my 2 cents worth.
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I do this but I just use my break cue with a phenolic tip. It only takes a few balls to get back to the middle of the cue ball. Sometimes it seems I actually hit 'em better during this exercise than with my adequately chalked playing cue!
 
LHP5 said:
How much english the pros use should be the real discussion, not so much whether they use it or not.
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Okay. Somewhere between "tons" and "gobs."

Professionals use more english than amateurs, not less. That's because they can use it. It's kind of why they're professionals.

Freddie <~~~ watching is better than reading words
 
patterns and angles

dontscratch said:
The more I play, the more I find myself moving away from the center of the cue ball.To stop using too much English I will practice using nothing but center ball without any chalk at the table.
I think most of you will be surprised at how you can get the cue ball from point A to point B with just center, and by not using any chalk you will find out right quick if you are straying from the center of the cue ball.Just my 2 cents worth.
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When you can't use much side you start focusing more on patterns and angles, simplifying your game. When you simplify your game it usually gives a more harmonious outcome.

Not always, but often, a lot of side spin is working hard when you could have worked smart with a little more planning. When I did need a lot of side I always did what I could to insure pocketing the ball was easy.

Hu
 
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