Greater High/Low Spin + Less Speed = Better Results

[FeelDaShot]

I've noticed that most players hit their draw shots unnecessarily hard which significantly increases the difficulty of the shot.

As an alternative, try aiming lower on the cue ball and reducing the speed of the shot by about half. Get your tip right down to felt level. You will be surprised how much lower you can strike the cue ball before reaching the miscuing limit.

All you really need is extreme low english, a smooth follow through, and medium speed to draw full table on most shots. The shots are much easier and accurate this way since your stroke isn't compromised by the extra effort to hit the ball hard.

The same goes for follow shots. Wherever you're hitting the cue ball now, you probably don't realize that you can hit it higher without miscuing. Keep in mind that only the edge of your tip strikes the cue ball so it's sort of an optical illusion as to how high you can actually strike the cue ball without miscuing.

All in all, just try experimenting with more extreme draw and follow then you're used to. You'll see great results!

Also, mess around with extreme follow and draw on cut shots at soft speed. At slower speeds, the cue ball doesn't follow the tangent line as long after contact and you'll get better results with less effort.

Hopefully this helps someone out there. Shoot well my friends!

 

[Chili Palmer]

I think there are times when you need to hit hard and times you need to hit soft. If I need the ball to slide on the tangent line longer (before coming back or going forward) I hit it a little harder, opposite for getting the ball off the tangent line faster - hit softer with more high or low. Lower skilled players generally hit hard thinking it will help.


I like to use a variant of this drill when showing people hard draw vs soft draw. You can use this setup to show what happens when you hit hard (CB slides over and hits middle ball) or soft (CB draws back and hits first ball or rolls forward and hits last ball)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RoJ1ji2Cms