Which is exactly what a kill shot accomplishes with the added bonus of a full stroke by the shooter (a non-dog stroke) and the cb going nowhere. (I'll tell ya --- you guys are stubborn.
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There's really not much wrong with a kill shot here. I'm assuming you mean what I call a drag shot,
because there's really no other way to kill CB speed on that particular shot at that distance.
Of course a stop shot kills speed after OB contact but that's not what's desired. Once you realize
you can't scratch no matter how you hit it and don't have to play position why would anyone care where
the CB ends up.
Some could argue this is one of those "personal preference" situations and I really wouldn't waste
a lot of time trying to dissuade them. I hear it all the time, on here, commentators on videos, down
at the poolroom and I don't argue about it.
However, my opinion is that while some situations are fairly close, usually one option is higher
percentage than the rest.
Something else I've noticed on this forum is that in threads such as these there is one guy who over
and over again consistently comes up with the most correct/highest percentage ways to address the
shot/situation being discussed.
Bob's evaluation is spot on. With stun/stop shots, in addition to higher speed, which others noted, he pointed out the huge
downside in regards unintended sidespin. That is also the main reason I'd reject the drag shot here.
The chance of a skid with either shot is negligible and probably about equal but one advantage with
the slightly above center, naturally rolling ball is that mishitting to either side of center will
be largely self correcting at that speed and distance. You also can use a normal smooth full stroke.
No need to pull your stroke on this shot, which by the way, is what I and many others do on a drag shot.