Re: True or False?

As another RSB-er who's been playing for over 50 years (56) I'll share
two draw tips gleaned from 40 years of attending professional 14.1 and
9-ball tournaments. Slightly off the wrist-flick topic but quite
germane to greatly improving drawback skills. Many longtime players
never notice some of these tiny but transformative details:

1) The first critical draw stroke change that separates many pros from
the average player: with your closed bridge, shift the middle finger
as far away as possible from the two cue-encircling fingers. This
automatically allows you to aim very low on the cue ball *while
keeping the shaft completely level* rather than self-defeatingly
pointed downward (the cause of almost all miscues when back spinning,
even with a well-chalked tip).

2) The next professional difference is to deliberately have the cue
tip *touch the cloth* near the cue ball, then raise it about a half-
tip (1/4 inch) off the cloth. You'll be amazed how many pros
routinely do this, for a time-tested reason: this guarantees you'll be
at the exact maximally effective contact level to easily apply
drawback. (Average players simply don't strike low enough and level
enough when back spinning.)

-- Carlton



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