Yesterday, while practicing my straight pool game, I noticed that quite often when I try to bust open a cluster of balls, I often don't have an open shot to follow-up with (assume there are no insurance balls readily available). I'm puzzled as to what I can do to improve my percentages. Should I hit the cue ball even harder in trying to spread the other balls? I typically use a medium-hard speed on my cluster-busting attempts.
I would hate to avoid cluster-busting attempts but it gets a little frustrating to not have a good follow-up shot as a reward for taking on the risk. Any suggestions on how to do better at cluster-busting would be appreciated.
I would hate to avoid cluster-busting attempts but it gets a little frustrating to not have a good follow-up shot as a reward for taking on the risk. Any suggestions on how to do better at cluster-busting would be appreciated.
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