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"Hi. I'm Andy ""The Magic Man"" Segal. I'm here at Willow Billiard in Hoboken, New Jersey
doing some trick shots and pool instruction. So if you're ready, let's get started.
All right. Now, stopping the cue ball's important, but that's the basis for learning how to use
follow and draw shots. Follow is when the cue ball continues forward. Now, if you remember
from the stop shot video, the cue ball will roll naturally if you just hit it, not below
center, but just slightly above center. That natural roll is momentum for when it hits
the twelve ball, the cue ball will continue forward after the twelve, kind of like that.
Now, that's just using the cue ball's natural spin and natural momentum.
However, if you want, you can hit the ball above center. Now, by hitting the ball above
center, it's very difficult to see, but the cue ball is actually spinning forward faster
than it's rolling. So when it hits the eleven, it stops for a brief second, spins forward
and then forces forward a lot faster than just with the natural roll.
Learning how to put a lot of follow on the ball, or a little follow on the ball, is the
key to successful position play.
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