In my opinion, people place too much emphasis on the draw ability of a cue ball. If you happen to leave yourself a shot that requires full table draw, you probably played bad shape on the previous shots.
People should be looking at the natural follow english too(1 rail, 2 rail, 3 rail, and so on). Don't believe me, how many elite pros do you see draw the ball all over the table? Very few and far between are they leaving themselve those shots, and if they do, they're more likely to play tangent with varying running english to go 'round the table in whatever pattern suits the next shot.
Personally, I love the measles ball. It not only gives you instant feedback to your stroke, but within 3 shots I know the speed of the table, the condition of the rails, and how receptive the rails are to english. Not only that, but a good player can gain unlimited knowledge about how their opponent plays by watching the english they put on the ball.
If your sick of having to draw the ball 5 feet, check out the DVD "Cue Ball Control" by Lil' Joe Villalpondo. There's lots of info in various threads here. Check it out at the website below too.
Again, just my opinion.
Dave
www.pooliq.net