When not to use BHE???

Luxury

Luxury

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Okay I got a new stick that surprisingly squirts more and Jaden's thread inspired me to go back to using BHE and I'm thinking it's the way to go for a lot of shots for me.

However there are shots that I've learned require extreme English. 2 tips for some finesse shots that I think I'm better off with Parallel English.

Anyone else use both and on what shots do you use parallel?
 
Luxury said:
Okay I got a new stick that surprisingly squirts more and Jaden's thread inspired me to go back to using BHE and I'm thinking it's the way to go for a lot of shots for me.

However there are shots that I've learned require extreme English. 2 tips for some finesse shots that I think I'm better off with Parallel English.

Anyone else use both and on what shots do you use parallel?
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Purely BHE for me now and I am always looking for rote changes for particular shots... If someone posts where parallel shifts work better I am sure I'll give it a try and see what my results are... I can shoot Earl's stroke shots and Shane's deep draw 3 railer using BHE and being way more than a tip off center.....

Congrats on the new cue by the way but I wouldn't take a new cue into battle without having a good tune up put on it... If it's deflecting too much for whats in your head I would have a local cuemaker put a turn on the taper... replace the ferule with a thin wall short titan and stick a good moori, kamui, or hirano on it.......
 
Parallel english for slow-medium draw and semi Jacked up shots. BHE for center or high not jacked up. Of course every cue is different. You have to experiment and find what works for you.
 
I gotta say BHE and parallel English both need some serious adjustments when the cue ball is frozen to the rail.
 
Personally, I avoid BHE when bridging from the rail and when shooting hard with inside english.
 
I will use parallel english when drawing off a straight in shot to go off a rail with extreme english (to send it flat and long)...I can do the shot with BHE (my default), but when I need to maximize the spin I'll use parallel english on that shot. When jumping with english or jacked up, you need to use parallel or a combo between BHE and parallel, as you you're generally bridging ahead of most shafts' pivot points.
 
I have never found a situation where I can't use BHE. But certainly there are shots where you don't have to start at center cue ball and then go to the spin. Some shots you can just move into the cueball and settle on the spin you want because you know that you're right.

When the cue ball is frozen to the rail I could certainly see that you wouldn't want to shoot the spin into the rail on some shots. So in that case I can agree that you would want to move your bridge so that the force was going away from the rail. I think with shots like that you would want to practice them to know what's best. Something to play with tomorrow.
 
Luxury said:
Okay I got a new stick that surprisingly squirts more and Jaden's thread inspired me to go back to using BHE and I'm thinking it's the way to go for a lot of shots for me.

However there are shots that I've learned require extreme English. 2 tips for some finesse shots that I think I'm better off with Parallel English.

Anyone else use both and on what shots do you use parallel?
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I'm trying to figure BHE out so I can't make any input to your thread, but maybe someone could give me a link to some info on learning BHE.

I checked out the video in the link in your thread of Lee Baldwin shooting trick shots and he's amazing on a pool table. I'd hate to draw him in a tournament with his knowledge of ball control.

James
 
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