Staight Rail and the Nurse shot

center pocket

center pocket

It's just a hobby, but a fun one.
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Does anyone on here know how to nurse balls down the rail, as in straight rail or 4 ball? I am in korea and they play a simple carom game of 4 ball. i like it because I have always been interested in running a 100 points in straight rail like the old timers. Plus i wouldnt mind whopping up on some koreans in the process. So if anyone can explain this for me, it would be appreciated.

I have Daly's billiard book in transit to my house, i will get my stuff in december and I plan on going through that book thoroughly.
 
erriep

erriep

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hi

- some vids about this technic , will help
(in french,this technic is called " l'americaine" ROFL) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjhf8Xt1St8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_hixmHtqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep_GHa3iQNw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzOqYodQBY4

- grab this book ( a huge .pdf , around 28mb) and look to page 348 to 367 . of special interest are the pics of page 360 to 368 :

http://biljarten.gobase.info/Study/XavierGrettilat.pdf
(this book is in french ,sorry , but of highest interest when it comes to straight rail & balkline !!! )
 
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center pocket

center pocket

It's just a hobby, but a fun one.
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Wow, that is all I can say. When done correctly the nurse shot is a beauty to watch. I enjoyed the matches too. Seeing how they shoot a ball around the table with controlled speed to get the two reds back together so they can eventually start nursing the balls again is beautiful. Honestly now that I have a better understanding, this technique is not outside my realm of abilities. I play average 3 cushion already and I am a shortstop speed player at any pocket billiard game.

Thanks
 
center pocket

center pocket

It's just a hobby, but a fun one.
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No I am not. But I have an original print. It looks old as hell.

Thanks for the info.
 
Dean_H

Dean_H

luv the small modalities
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Also learn gather shots, as it helps you get the speed down for certain patterns. I bought Xavier's book and in my opinion it is the book to have on the small modalities, even if it is in French.
 
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