I include the math if anyone wants to check on the logic (fat chance, but just in case).... I don't delve into that arena for I give my charge numbers to the mathematicians, structural and thermal analysis gurus who are the subject matter experts and have their respective pedigrees.![]()
Frankly, from the cueball position you described (near the sixth diamond on the long rail), and the fact that the cueball is almost certainly rolling by the time it gets to the OB (you even said you hit high), I very much doubt that enough CIT is taking place to compensate for a true half-ball hit. A rolling ball produces very little horizontal throw, especially at small and moderate cut angles, and not really a heck of a lot at larger angles. Of course, you could have been playing with some very sticky balls, but it seems more likely (to me) that you're not really aiming at the edge of the OB. (But then I haven't worked out the cut angle from the side rail position as I'm not exactly sure where you locate the cueball.)What you revealed to me about the diagonal on the the pool table being ~26 degrees is that though I aim at the edge of the OB, it goes into the pocket because of CIT since I shoot center CB. To neutralize the CIT, I should shoot with a hair of outside English and deal with the resulting squirt - to get the calculated angle.![]()
Just discussing.
Jim