Another Duh moment of mine

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3RAILKICK

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Let the cb roll. It wants to roll until it stops.

Namely-one rail shape off rail instead of trying to hold the cb unnaturally from traveling.

After missing a million balls by trying to finesse, spin, kill, decelerate, slide-release the cb, or while making the ball, mess up the shape with short or long position-I'm trying to let the ball roll and use rails to attempt to get shape.


Duh
 
Yep, and going on a canoe trip is much easier downstream. KIS and less is more applies to all aspects of life, welcome aboard as it applies to your pool game. There are many other principles within our game that equally apply, like when you have ball in hand, why play shape rolling 3'' when placing the cue ball on the side of the pocketing obj. ball gives you a perfect stop shot. Why draw to shape when you can roll it naturally the same distance?
 
Let 'er roll!

3RAILKICK said:
Let the cb roll. It wants to roll until it stops.

Namely-one rail shape off rail instead of trying to hold the cb unnaturally from traveling.

After missing a million balls by trying to finesse, spin, kill, decelerate, slide-release the cb, or while making the ball, mess up the shape with short or long position-I'm trying to let the ball roll and use rails to attempt to get shape.

Duh
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Of course it's not QUITE that simple, but yes, you've hit one of the "secrets" of pool! Keep it simple! Work with nature (physics) whenever possible, rather than going against it!

(Sadly for me, it took me a few years to realize and accept this!)

Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
 
Don't feel too bad... the majority of the shooters I watch around here do all sorts of unnecessary things to try and get position.

Taking the cue ball three rails when one rail will do, drawing the ball when a simple stop shot would have sufficed, using crazy amounts of unnecessary english on most shots, etc.

Not that I'm perfect all the time but my philosophy has always been to take the simplest route to eliminate potential problems. It helps that I am simple minded... it's a gift.
 
Yea took me reading Fels book before I woke up to this. All this spinning & skidding and using lots of rails now looks "uninitiated" to me, not "wow is that guy good".
 
I used to do a drill where I would break and then pocket all balls in any order but only allowing myself to use only a bit of follow... no other english.

It forced me to learn natural angles.
 
"Don't play shape when you already have shape" - Buddy Hall
"Use the path of least snookerdom" - Danny DeLiberto. (sp?)
 
CharlesUFarley said:
"Don't play shape when you already have shape" - Buddy Hall
"Use the path of least snookerdom" - Danny DeLiberto. (sp?)
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Mike-On the snookerdom warning-too late for me.

But, you already know that.

Usually after not taking Buddy's advice above, I usually use another Buddy Hall piece of advice-'the strategic blast'.

take care

you playing much?
 
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