Low English

#1 Michal Shaw

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 07:26 AM

I was wondering what exactly is Low English

#2 headmuses

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 08:38 AM

Using Low (back) english on the cue ball will help you to move your cue ball back after touching to the object ball or to a rail.

Drawing a cue ball back to you after hitting the object ball is an example of low english.

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 09:24 AM

If one wanted to split hairs you could say that for it to be english it would have to be off center to the right or left with center low just being draw. If you hear or read about low left or low right this is what they are talking about. In other words, the low means below the horizontal center line and english referes to being on one side or the other of the vertical center line. Kinda odd, here we call it english but in England they call it side.

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 09:56 AM

Thanks for a better definition Pel...you split all the hairs on my head...now I got a full head of hair just like I had 20 years ago LOL

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Posted 27 August 2008 - 09:33 AM

headmuses, on Aug 26 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

Thanks for a better definition Pel...you split all the hairs on my head...now I got a full head of hair just like I had 20 years ago LOL

Good one Head. Anytime someone say's something about being grey headed I tell 'em I'd rather be grey than gone.

Pel

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Posted 27 August 2008 - 09:46 PM

Pelican, on Aug 27 2008, 02:33 PM, said:

Good one Head. Anytime someone say's something about being grey headed I tell 'em I'd rather be grey than gone.

Pel

LOL Only you barber knows for sure

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 11:31 AM

headmuses, on Aug 27 2008, 09:46 PM, said:

LOL Only you barber knows for sure

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When my father died in 1971 my Uncle Willie was the last of his siblings. At the funeral I remember seeing Uncle Willie's hair, full head and silvery white, and thinking "Man, that's pretty hair. Wish mine was like that.."

I MADE IT :lol:

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Posted 22 October 2009 - 07:47 PM

Low english allows you to draw the cue ball back. You can make the cue ball come all the way back the entire table length if you do it correctly.

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 06:37 PM

Low english does not have to be draw english.......When playing position and your going to come off the two rails to get to your next ball try different clock positions on the cue ball but don't use a draw stroke but just follow thru.....,when you get down around 5 oclock on the cue ball or 7 oclock on the other side youl find you will come off the rail at a different angle.....now again this is with a low stroke not a draw stroke.
Hope you now understand the diference.
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