Follow or Draw?

Michael Andros said:
In most cases, whether follow or draw is needed on any given shot is fairly plain. But, in cases far less often, it can be follow OR draw. Now, given that most of the time, the CB is going to cover more ground with follow than with draw and most of us know, the farther whitey travels the more chances of "Oops!" happening. But, if all things were equal, which would you rather use, follow or draw? It's definitely a personal preference.
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Whitey? Is that what you call that cue ball I saw a few days ago?
 
Z-Nole said:
Whitey? Is that what you call that cue ball I saw a few days ago?
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Oh noooooooooo. THAT was Blackie, my friend. Black as night and three times as cool!

But "Whitey" works, for the uninitiated!

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Michael Andros said:
In most cases, whether follow or draw is needed on any given shot is fairly plain. But, in cases far less often, it can be follow OR draw. Now, given that most of the time, the CB is going to cover more ground with follow than with draw and most of us know, the farther whitey travels the more chances of "Oops!" happening. But, if all things were equal, which would you rather use, follow or draw? It's definitely a personal preference.
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Just depends on the shot. I like to avoid traffic when playing shape for the next ball. I don't have a preference but I do notice that rotation games tend to use more draw than follow.
 
pt109 said:
This is how snooker players look at it...fewer kicks/skids with backspin on the cue ball...
...with over-spin, if there is any hesitation at contact, the cue ball tries to climb up the
object ball and changes the angle.
Back-spin gives you the cleanest hit and trust potting angle.
...this works also if the balls aren't clean.


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I agree with all of this. that being said, often the best way to get around the table is 2,or more rails, hence follow [overspin] is used as it allows for a softer delivery.;)

Of course the ideal runout is stop,stop,stop.....
 
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alphadog said:
I agree with all of this. that being said, often the best way to get around the table is 2,or more rails, hence follow [overspin] is used as it allows for a softer delivery.;)

Of course the ideal runout is stop,stop,stop.....
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Or bunt, bunt, bunt, using just center english and the angle. The more I can do that, the happier I am.
 
Bert used to say, “Draw for show, follow for the dough”
I think he had it right.
 
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On the big table I love the big follow shot 3-4 rails around for perfect shape on opposite end.
The bar box the inside draw shot back to inner rail and end middle table for shape.

But what I wish I could bottle, is being in the zone and knowing exactly what to do on every shot. I notice when in that Zone most shots become stop stun shots for angle not much movement at all.
 
Slickstick9 said:
On the big table I love the big follow shot 3-4 rails around for perfect shape on opposite end.
The bar box the inside draw shot back to inner rail and end middle table for shape.

But what I wish I could bottle, is being in the zone and knowing exactly what to do on every shot. I notice when in that Zone most shots become stop stun shots for angle not much movement at all.
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Bingo. :yeah:
 
Slickstick9 said:
On the big table I love the big follow shot 3-4 rails around for perfect shape on opposite end.
The bar box the inside draw shot back to inner rail and end middle table for shape.

But what I wish I could bottle, is being in the zone and knowing exactly what to do on every shot. I notice when in that Zone most shots become stop stun shots for angle not much movement at all.
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So what comes first:
Being in the zone and shape happens?
Shape happens and puts you in the zone?
 
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ChrisinNC said:
Let's be honest here. The biggest problem most of us have with draw, particularly concerning a shot requiring considerable "power" draw, is our fear of mis-cuing. That is likely the main reason many of us have chosen to prefer follow, when we have a choice between follow and draw in regards to our cue ball positioning paths. I'll admit it is a concern for me, and I'm a pretty decent player.
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That only concerns me when I'm trying for really maxed out draw. Which almost never comes up in a game. If I have a ball at one end of the table and I have my next ball on the opposite end rail, with ball in hand I'd almost always choose draw. I feel less likely to miss, and 6-8 feet of draw is not in the range where I fear a miscue. If I'm in a situation where I can make my preferred bridge, or require an abbreviated back stroke, then yeah the miscue fear comes up at a lower threshold.

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