about mid table I hit like how I said. If it is lower to the end rail near the third ball, I have to adjust to avoid the kiss after the second ball banks once on the opposite long rail. If it is further nearer the far short rail, I also adjust for the immediate kiss. A lot of the time the second ball ends up in a good position for another three railer.
But yes, to do this I have no real system, it is all by feel, using speed, English, ball amount, and sometimes cue elevation. When I try to use diamonds I usually end up screwing things up, but that could just be from lack of practice utilizing them. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to play both ways.
Here is an old example. I lost a lot of points due to kisses but still managed a 1 average. This was all by feel.