I was thinking of something that I do occasionally and I was wondering how many others also do this on a regular basis when playing 8-ball....
When I'm shooting the 8-ball, where it's not a really close or easy to make shot for me, I sometimes consciously hit the cue ball with english or a way where if I happened to miss the 8-ball, I will leave my opponent "safe" or hopefully leave them with a really difficult shot. (This is obviously very challenging if they have all of their balls left).
For people who do this, are there any "rules" that you follow? An example is where applying english would make the 8-ball a very difficult shot for you, and the odds of winning are probably better if you just hit center ball to increase the odds of making the 8-ball.
When I'm shooting the 8-ball, where it's not a really close or easy to make shot for me, I sometimes consciously hit the cue ball with english or a way where if I happened to miss the 8-ball, I will leave my opponent "safe" or hopefully leave them with a really difficult shot. (This is obviously very challenging if they have all of their balls left).
For people who do this, are there any "rules" that you follow? An example is where applying english would make the 8-ball a very difficult shot for you, and the odds of winning are probably better if you just hit center ball to increase the odds of making the 8-ball.