Really, watch some matches of Earl, and SVB, and others, they have the 9 ball 2 diamonds out from corner pocket and the cb is only 2 diamonds away, and it's an easy cut shot.
Yet, their cb hits two rails after the shot... because they don't baby those shots, and obviously know where the cb is going to end up.... I always wondered why they hit those firm, but they want their best stroke on the ball, and most folks, with good mechanics, have a nice firm stroke.
I never see Earl hit anything soft unless he absolutely has to... even in warm ups, he likes to fire stuff in to get his stroke warmed up.
