I getting more out of my game using low English on stop shots, draw and even position on shots that are at various angles. I don’t fully understand why unless I’m eliminating a loot ov variables that affect my contact with the object ball.
Low English
- Thread starter Brookeland Bill
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if the balls are close enough together or if you hit the cue ball hard enough
A center ball could give you a stop shot since the cue ball would be sliding the whole way
I don’t think you got my point. I know what low does at different speeds.
Oops - sorry. Larry's right too, of course - you can get stop with centerball.
pj
chgo
If you are saying that you are cueing low-CENTER on those shots, then it's possible that you are striking truer on the centerline, so the cueball doesn't squirt, and therefore strike the target ball in an unintended place. Aiming low on the cueball brings you closer to where it sits on the cloth, so the visual naturally falls better on the centerline, and so hopefully that informs your cue alignment. I believe I've seen posts where some have mentioned that professional players will do their waggles aiming low, specifically to better align to the center, so it's not like I'm the only one with this belief.
Also, in my experience, using bottom/draw on cuts usually requires cutting slightly more (thinner). So also *guessing* that you might normally aim a little overcut, and the draw compensates for that and brings you onto the expected line/hit.
Never heard of this, and can’t think of a reason for it. Anybody else notice this?
pj
chgo
Dead center on the axis is great for practice; for improved accuracy, aiming slightly low (or slightly high) is often even better for actual play.
Oikawa
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CIT is larger on stun than follow, he's probably talking about that. Imagine a typical 30 degree cut shot at medium/soft speed, you will have to overcut it slightly more if the CB has no roll on impact (stun) compared to if the CB is rolling on impact.
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