I struggle with Force follow shots. Even from a pretty close distance, if I increase the speed and hit very high on the cue ball my accuracy drops way off. I feel like I am either trying to help the cue ball go in the direction I intend or I lose focus on the shot thinking about the ball traveling forward and rebounding where I want it to go.
I don't want to turn this into a discussion on what a force follow shot is, so to be clear, it is just when I need to travel forward aggressively and into a rail then back out to get position. Usually shooting pretty straight in where a lot of the momentum is lost with a full or almost full hit on the object ball, where I am relying on the forward roll to take me into a corner and back out.
I don't have the same issue with long draw shots. I have practiced long stop and draw shots a great deal more than force follow (or high action if you prefer) and it may be as simple as practicing the high follow shots more. That is the course I am on now. I am starting a practice routine with a variety of different kinds of shots where I need to develop that "high action".
I can stroke long and hard with draw and make the shots consistently. I am less accurate if I am hitting the top of the cue ball even on much shorter shots. The minute I move to the top of the cue ball and add speed, my accuracy drops.
Any thoughts about the differences in high action and low action?
I don't want to turn this into a discussion on what a force follow shot is, so to be clear, it is just when I need to travel forward aggressively and into a rail then back out to get position. Usually shooting pretty straight in where a lot of the momentum is lost with a full or almost full hit on the object ball, where I am relying on the forward roll to take me into a corner and back out.
I don't have the same issue with long draw shots. I have practiced long stop and draw shots a great deal more than force follow (or high action if you prefer) and it may be as simple as practicing the high follow shots more. That is the course I am on now. I am starting a practice routine with a variety of different kinds of shots where I need to develop that "high action".
I can stroke long and hard with draw and make the shots consistently. I am less accurate if I am hitting the top of the cue ball even on much shorter shots. The minute I move to the top of the cue ball and add speed, my accuracy drops.
Any thoughts about the differences in high action and low action?