Re: Friction (Contact) Induced Throw

Hamster, all I can tell you is what works for me (I gave up trying to
rationalize it a long time ago): I prefer to use a touch of outside english
because it feels natural to me, I make more balls, and I have greater
confidence shooting that way.

But, over the years, I've learned to shoot more and more shots without
english and inside english and to use whatever I need to suit the situation.
But given my druthers, I'm using a (official RSB measurement term follows)
smidge of outside english.

As to the length of the shot, it's like everything else in pool: you often
have to adjust for speed, RPMs, swerve, throw, squirt, deflection, the
cloth, rubber, and pockets.

Pool is as much art as it is science :-)

Lou Figueroa

"David The Hamster Malone" <malone@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Aunty Dan wrote:
>
>> Getting back on the specific topic - David, be aware if you get used to
>> using outside English automatically on cut shots that the effect this
>> will
>> have on throw will change depending on the distance between the cue ball
>> and
>> the object ball. What works with 100% reliability for a 2' shot will not
>> for
>> a 8' shot, where the effects of deflection, squirt and swerve come into
>> play
>> much more strongly.
>
> Now that's a well thought out premise... do you agree with this Lou and
> Bob? ie. it's a riskier proposition to try to use english to cancel
> throw as the length of the shot increases?
>
> David "The Hamster" Malone
>



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