Shot of the Week
- Thread starter Neil
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I'm confused. I can't analyze the situation, as I don't even know what game you're playing. 
Hi, I found this great post while archiving shots and would like to add this.
Not an easy shot due to the cut angle. I wonder what others think about this
Not an easy shot due to the cut angle. I wonder what others think about this
That's the same method I use. I saw it on an instructional tape a long time ago and can't remember which one. It works great. I've shown it to a few people but they're too stubborn to use it.
Your method is interesting neil, I'll have to try it. I aim more or less as cuetable diagrammed... double the distance method. Here's a more exact breakdown...
1. double the distance from the 2nd OB to the rail and imagine the ghost ball on the opposite side of the cushion
2. Aim ball 1 to hit directly into that ghost ball. This won't sink the ball, rather it would hit the ball in the face.
3. Now adjust to cut ball 1 even more. You cut it more by the same amount as you'd need if you were to cut ball 1 into ball 2 directly. So if it's a half ball hit to sink the 1 with the 10, you now aim to cut half a ball further than your original line.
4. Try hard to visualize the back of the first OB as it contacts the rail, once you've staked out a spot on the rail. Does this contact point just with common sense? Can you visualize it going down this way? Sometimes this common sense check reveals I'm over or undercutting a bit and I repeat the previous steps to be sure I haven't screwed something up.
5. Account very slightly for the fact that the first ball is going to come off the rail a little wider than expected (due to collision induced spin or just general rail effects from a gently used rail). Most of the time I find I need to cut the ball even a bit more to compensate for this.
6. Fire away, aiming at that spot on the rail that you picked out as if it were the center of the pocket on a shot you really wanted to drill in dead center. Use a nice medium speed, as funny stuff can happen if you hit this too slowly.
1. double the distance from the 2nd OB to the rail and imagine the ghost ball on the opposite side of the cushion
2. Aim ball 1 to hit directly into that ghost ball. This won't sink the ball, rather it would hit the ball in the face.
3. Now adjust to cut ball 1 even more. You cut it more by the same amount as you'd need if you were to cut ball 1 into ball 2 directly. So if it's a half ball hit to sink the 1 with the 10, you now aim to cut half a ball further than your original line.
4. Try hard to visualize the back of the first OB as it contacts the rail, once you've staked out a spot on the rail. Does this contact point just with common sense? Can you visualize it going down this way? Sometimes this common sense check reveals I'm over or undercutting a bit and I repeat the previous steps to be sure I haven't screwed something up.
5. Account very slightly for the fact that the first ball is going to come off the rail a little wider than expected (due to collision induced spin or just general rail effects from a gently used rail). Most of the time I find I need to cut the ball even a bit more to compensate for this.
6. Fire away, aiming at that spot on the rail that you picked out as if it were the center of the pocket on a shot you really wanted to drill in dead center. Use a nice medium speed, as funny stuff can happen if you hit this too slowly.