Well I could just as easily retort with "well maybe your inside 3/4 rail route isn't available"...lol
You claim I must have to play a shot a certain way to construct your argument. I'm telling you there are options and I wouldn't put myself your suggested situation. I also include that I'm only talking about pattern play and not forced recovery. You can choose to believe what I'm telling you about my game or not, but I can promise you I'm not trying to convince you of anything.
Once again, I'm not saying I never play with english beyond 1 tip. I am saying that I purposely construct my patterns to avoid it. As spoken in the recent tight pocket thread. I consistently cheat pockets to generate carom angle to lower the english requirement.
No worries, I get it. Many ways to skin a cat. I play a ton of shots in what many consider alternative methods. I also can juice the ball around the table as well. I have just determined over time that carom angle is better than english to move the ball around. I'll purposely take sharper angles then most feel think appropriate with that goal in mind. I don't consider this a failing in my game. Just an aspect to lower my dependence on what makes this game difficult. That's not potting the ball, but potting a ball with excessive english.
However I think our debate has broken down a little... To this point when I have spoken of "english". I have been referring to either left or right action on the CB. This was born out of the conversation of FHE vs BHE, (horizontal adjustment). I do play primarily with a rolling CB or force follow, and I can of course stun/draw the CB. On the vertical axis I do not worry about english beyond a full tip.
..but a much better conversation anyway