I can't see the shot, and can't access the video, being in Iraq, so I just assumed from his description that it was a circus shot, sorry.
And on the speed issue, I wasn't really talking about compensating for table changes.. I was talking more about having a baseline set of shots that you have the speed down cold on. When you take that baseline to a slower table, of course you should be able to hit the shot a little firmer and still get the same cue balls paths, etc.
I'm talking about the players who do things like cutting a thin cut up the rail slowly with only outside english, and attempting to come back across table and back to center table.
The proper way (IMHO) to hit that shot is to adjust the angle with more draw, rather than spinning it unecessarily. This allows for a much more consistent hit. And this method easily adjusts to most any table.
So what I was saying to Andrew is that players need to work more on identifying the most consistent stroke/english combination for certain common shots, and GET THAT DOWN COLD, and then, and ONLY then, work on the other ways of hitting the shot.
Example: Hitting a 45 degree cut shot into a corner pocket, and letting the ball travel around the table naturally, and getting the speed down COLD to get to any point on that position route.
Then, after this is done, when you have to "stretch" the natural path with a little outside english, you are much more consistent, because you have built your game off of natural paths.
I know we say this a lot, and it "seems" to be common knowledge, but I see a lot of players who favor certain inconsistent ways of doing things.. I.e., the person who "englishes in" cut shots. This throws off all aspects of the shot. English reacts differently on different tables, but a stun shot reacts virtually the same on every table, (assuming equal ball weights
) at least until (on a slow table) the cloth friction puts forward roll on the CB.
Russ
