the shot i asked about...

[Patrick Johnson]

it's definitely easier to hit it with inside english than outside

Well, it's easier to hold up the cue ball this way, but it's harder to make the shot. Anyway, how easy it is isn't the question.

when you use inside english the cue ball changes angles and comes in at a more full shot

Oh, I see what you're saying. The hit is more full from the cue ball's perspective. That's the important perspective for purposes of holding up the cue ball after contact, but it's not the usual way of describing the hit needed to make the shot. The hit needed to make the shot is usually described from the shooter's perspective, and from the shooter's perspective the hit is thinner to compensate for the throw created by the inside english.

pj
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[ccshrimper]

Yeah, a little miscommunication I guess... It's definitely harder to make the ball with inside but easier to hold the cue ball off the rail IF you make it.