2. Play toward a position zone, not across it
Most of the time, you don’t have to play pinpoint position. You just want to be on the right side of the next ball or maybe straight in.
Usually you have a few different ways to gain position. Always keep in mind that your position area is bigger when playing toward the target zone (show in blue), giving you a tight space of about three balls. With the follow shot, instead of crossing it. Diagram 1 is a common shot where you can play a stun shot (show in red) or go one rail with top spin (the green path) to the same position.
Playing the stun-shot option, you have to be pretty precise with your speed, since the path crosses the position zone however, notice how much of the cue ball’s path is inside the position zone. You can be a little off with your speed and still have a perfect shot on the 3. Always look if there is an easier way to get position.
