Squirt, swerve, and throw...

[matcase]

On long shots, it is too hard for me to judge how much english will take; usually quite a bit at slow speeds. I try to avoid english on long shots. Sometimes, of course, some draw or follow will help avoid a scratch.

 

[seymore15074]

I'm not fimiliar with this "not playing for position" situation, but I suppose low-right will give me the most predictable results...

Not actually drawing the ball, but enough to get a nice tangent and spin the cue around in fimiliar territory.

 

[Peer]

seymore15074 wrote:
> I'm not fimiliar with this "not playing for position" situation,

For example in eight-ball, if you are left with only the eight.

-- peer

 

[MFB]

seymore15074 wrote:
> I'm not fimiliar with this "not playing for position" situation,

For example in eight-ball, if you are left with only the eight.

-- peer

Not to change the subject on your original post, but you should always play position. Even if you are shooting the last ball (whether it be the 9 in 9-ball, or 8 in 8-ball).

 

[Bob Jewett]

Not to change the subject on your original post, but you should always play position. Even if you are shooting the last ball (whether it be the 9 in 9-ball, or 8 in 8-ball).

And here is why: you need to visualize the whole shot. If the shot is not complete, you might get something wrong, like the speed,. If you are using side spin. there's a good chance that the change in speed will cause a miss.

Also you may as well play to leave the cue ball safe, and you must play to not scratch.