Style of the greatest players?

[measureman]

I tried to switch to a higher vantage point further up off the cue so I could play in glasses rather than in contacts as well as take pressure off an injured back. Couldn't do it. It was more of a perception thing than a mechanics thing. For close shots, I could see them just fine, but a shot down table, say 6feet away was really difficult for me to see my shot line. How guys back in the day played shots with some distance to them from up high off the cue amazes me. When sighting low you can see how it all lines up, but up off it, it is really difficult. No wonder some of the top guys back then got lower on long shots and just played high up around the pack in 14.1 where the higher view of angles is actually an advantage.

You got that right.
Thats how I play.
And I learned how to play in the 60's watching the guys from back then.

 

[Tennesseejoe]

When CB and OB are close together, can it be beneficial for a higher stance?

For example, I’ve heard it recommended that you need to aim a slight over-cut in these situations, but perhaps a different vantage point will provide a truer picture.

Works for me...

 

[Guy Manges]

You cannot fail to see if you watch old pool videos, as I do. That many of the greatest players of all time, rarely get fully down on their shots. The older players that names are often spoken in hushed tones, have their heads way off the cue, but still play at the highest level. So does it really matter, or is it what your most use to and how you have been taught? Ricky9ball.

No one here can answer that... Guy