What is pocket cheating, and how is it used to your benefit?

Pocket cheating is where you aim the OB away from the center of a pocket to alter the path of the CB. Here are good demonstrations:

Sometimes, people confuse the effects of sidespin and throw with pocket cheating, as demonstrated in these videos:

Pocket cheating is very useful for creating small angles to change CB direction when playing position, as demonstrated in this video:

Pocket cheating also affects CB speed and position play control. See:

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