Risk of ‘inside’ english

Where's C.J. when you need him? He could tell you all you need to know about inside english.

Maniac

I just clean the balls.
On skids, the slower the cue ball, the worst the skid. Cut induced throw and gearing (Dr. Dave ese) become the operative function at collision.

Last century when there were still pool rooms and Aramith balls were the craze, I noticed Centennial balls skidded more readily than Aramith. Seemed like Centennials right out the box were guaranteed to skid and Aramiths almost never did.

Skid occur when the base of the object ball loses traction with the bed cloth. Inside doesn't really do that on a normal inside English shot. Top spin , slowly is the worse for skidding.

I do see inside on occasion cause the object ball to roll over some, where it opens the angle of the shot. Like a skid, but not quite the same. Again slow speed, dirty balls abd slick cloth all contribute.

Funny story. Ronnie OSullivan was asked about ‘side’; side is what the Snooker players call English. He said that he doesn’t really know which is which, inside or outside, He switches his hands depending where he’s shooting on the table said it all gets too complicated. He just knows where to hit the ball.

My biggest variable adjusting English , 90%, is the type and condition of the cloth. Dirty balls. chalk etc. might matter but I don’t have the skill to judge them. In contrast, I usually recognize the cloth or condition of the cloth. I likely put some type of English on nearly every shot..inside, outside. I’ll never shoot like Ronnie O’Sullivan but, like him, I just add it instinctively.

I may be wrong, but I’m thinking something like 9/10 of all skids are with slow speed top spin.

Skid (or “cling” or “kick”) is just extra throw caused by extra friction between the balls caused by something caught between them at the point of contact - almost always a chalk smudge.

It can happen with any kind of CB hit or rotation and isn’t affected by ball/cloth friction.

pj
chgo

Patrick Johnson said:

Skid (or “cling” or “kick”) is just extra throw caused by extra friction between the balls caused by something caught between them at the point of contact - almost always a chalk smudge.

It can happen with any kind of CB hit or rotation and isn’t affected by ball/cloth friction.

pj
chgo

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NO goddamnit, its a mystery. MYSTERY.........

That way, the door is open to sell instructional videos sometime later to explain how a super secret sphincter clench is required to combat the dreaded inside.