The game type should not dictate your fundamentals and playing characteristics. 90% of my table time is on a snooker table, so to say a soft hitter uses it purely to make the pocket bigger is a valid point...but work on your accuracy and reap the benefits of having a naturally firmer stroke.
One thing I also notice is players that play the softly softly game have real trouble hammering a ball in when needed. They jump up and do crazy things with their body to try gain extra umph. Where as because I hit firm, my basic fundamentals remain intact when I have to screw back the length of table on a snooker table. I've seen soft hitting snooker players where this shot is wayyy out of their reach for the stroke they have developed.
Hitting firmer doesn't mean you are to go into a rail...were not hitting hard, just firm. If the angle is severe enough to make you go into a rail, but you don't want to then by all means stroke with enough speed to fall short of the rail.
If you watch Ronnie O'Sullivan play he plays shots quite firm the majority of time. There is a reason...he doesn't just do it for the hell of it.
One thing I also notice is players that play the softly softly game have real trouble hammering a ball in when needed. They jump up and do crazy things with their body to try gain extra umph. Where as because I hit firm, my basic fundamentals remain intact when I have to screw back the length of table on a snooker table. I've seen soft hitting snooker players where this shot is wayyy out of their reach for the stroke they have developed.
Hitting firmer doesn't mean you are to go into a rail...were not hitting hard, just firm. If the angle is severe enough to make you go into a rail, but you don't want to then by all means stroke with enough speed to fall short of the rail.
If you watch Ronnie O'Sullivan play he plays shots quite firm the majority of time. There is a reason...he doesn't just do it for the hell of it.