Tips for Helping You use English.

• The miscue limit is half of the cue ball's radius from the center, which is the width of the stripe on a striped ball.

• A solid understanding and feel for squirt, swerve, and throw effects is critical to being able to use sidespin effectively.

• back-hand english (BHE) and front-hand-english (FHE) can be used to compensate aim for squirt and swerve when using sidespin.

• Outside english can be used to eliminate throw, and this can be useful in clingy conditions.

• Running english can greatly reduce the difficulty of rail cut shots.

• Going ball-first or cushion-first with sidespin on rail cut shots makes a big difference in CB control.

• A drag shot can be used to increase the effect of sidespin off a cushion.