Glaring red flag about the X drill. Longest shot on table, jacked up, massive parallax issues, instructions are mostly < Do This Shot>
Many will just develop the bad habits that help cinch the drill.
The problem with 2D is all views are per view. I don't know how CG works but I bet if you could put the geometry in CPG and incorporate it in the simulation, you'd have math accuracy that transitions to human aim.
You have a swath of directional options before the first cushion. Leave out the side spin until you find the most reliable 2nd rail exit. You can then apply a touch of running spin to throttle the speed.
Once you have the shot blueprinted like this, you can just hold down the stick on the shot line and put your feet and eyes anywhere you're comfortable.
This is good. One of the major problems with pool is is all the tensions people develop - especially technophysical (new pool word) ones. Just getting into stance can be a struggle. Watch some snooker if you have doubts. That's on you. Work it out. It's the subsequent "structural" tensions that...