berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?
berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?
Good man. Sounds like you've been playing for a while. Only time and experience teaches us this.softshot said:In my experience.. the cue ball leave angle on a follow shot is far more predictable then the leave angle on a draw shot.
the 30 degree rule is your friend. he never lets you down.. natural lines will always be more consistent than "created" lines.
dabarbr said:Good man. Sounds like you've been playing for a while. Only time and experience teaches us this.
berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?
berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?
berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?
PoolSponge said:My take is that when you are playing on a tight pocket table draw tends to be the spin that pockets reject the most at speed. I remember watching the US Open and Rodney Morris was in the booth. When a player was forced to a fairly straight in shot up the rail and given the option of both follow or draw Rodney made the comment that in this shot situation the follow was the correct choice given that at that angle the force required to spin the cue ball back would have a high percentage chance of hanging up. Sure enough the player tried the draw, hit a good stroke, and the ball stayed up.
I prefer my draw stroke, but I remember well the wise words of Rodney and pay close attention to the demands of the shot (pocketing) when making my decision.
I also agree that using the natural path of the cueball will give more reliable results and problems like a miscue or nervous jabbing will be removed.
JMHO
PoolSponge said:My take is that when you are playing on a tight pocket table draw tends to be the spin that pockets reject the most at speed. I remember watching the US Open and Rodney Morris was in the booth. When a player was forced to a fairly straight in shot up the rail and given the option of both follow or draw Rodney made the comment that in this shot situation the follow was the correct choice given that at that angle the force required to spin the cue ball back would have a high percentage chance of hanging up. Sure enough the player tried the draw, hit a good stroke, and the ball stayed up.
I prefer my draw stroke, but I remember well the wise words of Rodney and pay close attention to the demands of the shot (pocketing) when making my decision.
I also agree that using the natural path of the cueball will give more reliable results and problems like a miscue or nervous jabbing will be removed.
JMHO
It's a misguided statement that has good intentions. You could just as easily say, "force follow for show, draw a couple of inches for dough," or something silly like that.berlowmj said:Is there any wisdom in this cliche or is it merely a statement of sour grapes for people who can't draw?