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I may be way off base here, but after watching videos on numerous methods to bank shots off any rail, I still don't know which is the best method or system. My personal preference after reading both of Freddy Bentivegna's books, is fractional aiming of the OB based on how it lines up to the banking rail. This typically is the method I use to make most of my bank shots and, since I am only an amateur, I make about 35% of the banks I attempt. My accuracy is higher on straight back banks on the short rails.

After all of the systems I've looked at, I still am wondering what system do the pros use? I see players like Thorpe, Woodward, Van Boning, Chohan and others, Reyes in a class by himself, do unbelievable banks and they slam those shots into the pockets. I'm just wondering if they use one system, a combination of several, or they just have the vision for the angle after playing for so long.

It would be really nice to have a path to study one proven method that reallly works for all bank shots, or maybe to know that there isn't just one method that fits all.

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It's official...I think I hate Bo Jin.

T.Andrews said:

It's an import cue. New it was probably 350 bucks, so whatever half that is would be a good target.

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Thanks for that, 'T'

I think that tournaments should be top heavy with the prize pool. I don't pretend to know the structure as such but with a 128 sized field, it seems that the top 64 should some financial incentive to attend, like some expense monies to help with airfare, hotel and meals. This will keep them incentivised to compete.

hotelyorba said:

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In the bottom pic, is he talking about his vacuum or his wife?

cue fix said:

I think that is just a mark the owner put on it for identification purposes in case it got lost or stolen

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I'm almost certain I've seen that mark on a cue with the maker's name recently but can't remember if that was eBay or on Facebook.

What is the best way to get authorities involved in these situations? Any one have that experience?

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straightline said:

Gun not same as pool stick. Pool involves an articulated 3 segment shot system. Stick to ball, ball to ball, ball to wherever the actual target is. These segments are seldom in a straight line.
A gun is a self contained shooting system intended to damage a target, It must be pointed <at> the target.

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stick to ball ...straight line
ball to ball ....straight line
ball to target ...straight line