The Foul and a Miss rule is probably the most complicated rule in any game played with round balls and a cue stick on a rectangular table. It is rarely fully understood and often miss-characterized.

Straight Pool is great for teaching both because there are lots of pattern choices and many shots require precise cue ball movement.

Many good players (Pros and top amateurs) use a pivot, they just don't use it in the form known as backhand English.

Matching the FOV in VP4 to the FOV defined by the screen width and viewing distance gives the most realistic viewing of the pool table and balls.