I got my new stick (Rosewood) today from Schmelke, very nice, and I like it overall, so I was practicing some spins today during my match and a little practice after. Wanted to see how my new ultra skin soft tip (David over there said its fairly similar to Kamui black soft for less price) will work after shaping it myself using the tools to a dime shape on the 12.5mm tip. I think I did a pretty decent job, the tip is almost round, I didnt want to shave off too much, and took chalk beautifully.
Ok so I was crushing a 3 today (I'm rated 2, might soon be 3 after this one and had beaten a 7 and 1 in the last week), had one shot that was a long one, had ball in hand, and wanted to get position for the next ball. So I hit some top and I must have hit it perfectly because the top raced the cue down the table right behind the object ball right into the hole... I didnt think I even hit it that hard. (Yes I know I should not be lining up straight for a top but I honestly just wanted to drift it down).
So I was pretty impressed by the spin ability by that. Then later when I was doing some draw practice, I found it super hard to get the same level of action during practice. Either I shanked the ball because I aimed too low on the cue, or just hit a stop shot when I aimed too high. Actually the only times I even got the cue to come back near the side pocket (shooting object into the other side pocket) was when I took a slower, smoother stroke and pushed longer through the cue with a bigger follow through. But then I had to really hustle to get the shaft out of the way of the returning cue and a couple of times it hit on the way back.
There must be something terrible I am doing wrong, things just dont feel right on the draw. Like 1/20 times I can draw it back ok, but I can hit good top/straight side spin like 9/10 times with the same type of stroke, its just the DRAW that is hardest to replicate. If these problems sound familiar at all help! (BTW I have leveled by hitting angle more too, not so vertical and sharp down, more horizontal)
(P.S. I realize learning how to play without spin and using angle/natural etc etc is a higher percentage technique at my level etc., but this question is specific on hitting effective draw with the equipment I have if this makes sense... I play pool to have fun and to me, playing with spin (when I need it) along with angles and natural is fun, thanks for understanding)
Ok so I was crushing a 3 today (I'm rated 2, might soon be 3 after this one and had beaten a 7 and 1 in the last week), had one shot that was a long one, had ball in hand, and wanted to get position for the next ball. So I hit some top and I must have hit it perfectly because the top raced the cue down the table right behind the object ball right into the hole... I didnt think I even hit it that hard. (Yes I know I should not be lining up straight for a top but I honestly just wanted to drift it down).
So I was pretty impressed by the spin ability by that. Then later when I was doing some draw practice, I found it super hard to get the same level of action during practice. Either I shanked the ball because I aimed too low on the cue, or just hit a stop shot when I aimed too high. Actually the only times I even got the cue to come back near the side pocket (shooting object into the other side pocket) was when I took a slower, smoother stroke and pushed longer through the cue with a bigger follow through. But then I had to really hustle to get the shaft out of the way of the returning cue and a couple of times it hit on the way back.
There must be something terrible I am doing wrong, things just dont feel right on the draw. Like 1/20 times I can draw it back ok, but I can hit good top/straight side spin like 9/10 times with the same type of stroke, its just the DRAW that is hardest to replicate. If these problems sound familiar at all help! (BTW I have leveled by hitting angle more too, not so vertical and sharp down, more horizontal)
(P.S. I realize learning how to play without spin and using angle/natural etc etc is a higher percentage technique at my level etc., but this question is specific on hitting effective draw with the equipment I have if this makes sense... I play pool to have fun and to me, playing with spin (when I need it) along with angles and natural is fun, thanks for understanding)
