And what about what your opponent leaves you???
I think alot of the confusion on this thread comes from the fact we are talking about spin to pocket balls. I play at a Master level and 90% plus of all the shots I shoot in rotation games do not require any spin to make. Spin enters the equation primarily to play shape on your next ball which in turn can be because you lost position in the first place. Now that your playing position with spin, then the pocketing of the ball with spin needs to be second nature.
Pool is not a game against yourself. You are coming to the table from a random break and from opponent leaves...You don't get to only play from where you leave yourself.
You could have perfect position on every shot you shoot (no one does) and still lose because your opponent left you a shot that you have a better chance getting on the next ball right by using inside follow rather than tangent line stun.
If you use tangent stun, clip another ball and get hooked you're screwed where as if you used inside follow there would be no chance of getting hooked.
Or you're shooting a shot into the side at a slight angle and you can follow off the foot rail on center axis or you can draw with inside to get shape and you hit a ball on the foot rail and stop on the foot rail, where as the inside draw allows you to bring the draw angle inside and get perfect shape without chancing hitting a ball and scratching or stopping against the rail and being screwed.
There are a thousand shots that are makable with center axis that might be better to shoot with a tad bit of inside/outside or extreme outside/inside to give you a better chance of position.
I've already stated that I don't believe in using spin for anything but position, except in rare circumstance where you don't have enough ball showing and need to throw it in, or reverse spin a bank or what have you.
Most people, even some advanced players, have NO idea whatsoever how intricate and involved some of the game is and what you can do...
I can't even count how many times players have said to me "I didn't think that shot was makable". To which I usually reply, "It wasn't, I MADE it makable".
All of those "unmakable" shots are only makable because of side spin, so to hear people advocate avoiding side spin chaps my hide because if someone listens to those suggestions, they WILL be limiting their game.
(Once you to get to the right level) you should be working on being just as comfortable using two and a half tips of inside follow from 6 feet as shooting a two foot stop shot.
Anyone who advocates for anything else, I'll tell them, they don't know enough about the game, I don't care who they are.
Now, are they REALLY going to be just as comfortable? Probably not.
However, with things like BHE and such, it is possible to get REALLY close.
How comfortable they can get depends on them and that is something that they'll need to weigh in their shot selections for themselves.
I just can't stand people carte blanche advocating using center ball whenever possible, and I will scream to the high heavens against it when anyone does.
Jaden