BHE-Squirt-Deflection Demonstration

This video shows you what deflection is and how to compensate for it using either Shifted English (not reccomended) or Back Hand English (highly reccomended).

In this video I show you that the cue ball hit with center ball rolls perfectly along the same line as the cue and hits the middle of the screen. When hit with an off-center hit where the cue is parallel to the center line the cueball will roll off the center line. This is because the cueball is deflecting or squirting away from the force applied to it. If you want the cue ball to hit the middle of the screen you must adjust your cue so that you are really directing the force to the right or left of center so that the cue ball will end up at the center of the screen.

There are three ways to do this and all of them end up with the cuestick in the exact same position. I demonstrate two of them. One is called Shifted English (Side Spin) where I approach the ball with the cue already in line with the spin I want to put on the ball. Two is called Back Hand English where I line up with the cue on the center line and then move my grip hand to the line I want for the spin I want to put on the ball.

Both of these methods compensate for the deflection. How much is a balance between the cue type, your personal style, and conditions.

The main thing about using Back Hand English is that you can stay on the initial aiming line and use any amount of side spin that you are comfortable and experienced with. If you use Shifted English then you MUST adjust your entire body to the new line with each variation in side spin that you want to use.

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[bicmyflic25]

"KISSBALL" lol

[drtrotter74]

This is a good video to understand whats happening. There are some videos out there trying to show how parallel english affects cue squirt, etc. They are just plain ridiculous. If you are aiming parallel to the line of contact and hitting the cue ball off center, of course it will deflect a lot, because you are changing the angle from which the cue ball it struck by the tip. You have to stroke across the aiming line to compensate for the squirt due to english.

[coreylester150]

i cant read and watch at the same time :( lol

[pepsyman1]

a simple but very well done demonstration. Your "BHE" description is basically how I adjust when using english as well. I set up for a center ball shot and then after I have my body alignment and general aim, I make the same type of adjustment that you are demonstrating for applying english. Repetition with an aim line is a great idea because different cues have different degrees of deflection and the repetition gives you the ability to adjust properly for your own cue.