1) The draw got out of gas AT the second rail.
2) I specifically SAID that the...bit of...acceleration off the second rail was due to the inside english.
3) Nevertheless, the great majority of the steam that made it go the last three rails was the power of the accelerating draw coming off the first rail--as it gained speed all the way to the second rail.
4) That was also a very fast cloth.
EDIT: Again, a ball can spin only on ONE axis. ALL spinning (the major draw component, and the minor side component--1oc-7oc axis of spin) was SPENT just as it came off the second rail. Thus, virtually ALL the speed of that CB was gained between rails 1-2, due to draw, with a TINY bit of added spin between rails 2-3 due to side english.
Understanding that a ball can spin on only one axis, and that the axis he PUT the spin on was 80-90% draw, answers all the questions. Seeing the action of the ball confirms where we saw him aim on the CB--at about the 7-1 axis (or even the 6:30 - 12:30 axis).
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