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Banking like the pros

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The typical amateur bank play

The derived aim line for the striped ball

Photo (c) Matt Sherman 2008, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Yes, the yellow line in the diagram is the correct bank shot plot per my simple to aim bank shot method. Yet the pro will often pound the bank with inside (in this case, right hand) english. Why?

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