3 rail position help

[Bob Jewett]

Y ... I assume that you hit the OB first. (you can never hit the OB and the cushion at the same time, you either hit the one or the other first) If you hit the cushion first, the CB changes path completely. It will get a ton of spin, and you may scratch at the opposite corner pocket, or even hit the long rail.

I think that almost all of the successful shots with inside follow for a ball frozen to the cushion have the cue ball first contacting the cushion. Considering throw, the cue ball must be in the cushion when it contacts the object ball or the ball will be thrown into the cushion and miss.

Most people don't realize how long the cue ball is in the cushion and how deep it sometimes sinks. There are trick/fancy shots that illustrate this.

 

[Matt]

I think that almost all of the successful shots with inside follow for a ball frozen to the cushion have the cue ball first contacting the cushion. Considering throw, the cue ball must be in the cushion when it contacts the object ball or the ball will be thrown into the cushion and miss.

Most people don't realize how long the cue ball is in the cushion and how deep it sometimes sinks. There are trick/fancy shots that illustrate this.

I agree that the inside follow shot on a ball frozen to the rail requires a rail-first hit. I think it is whether the CB contacts the OB while the rail is compressing or decompressing that can make a huge difference in the trajectory of the CB. If you catch the OB while the rail is compressing, I think the CB is still "grabbing" the rail as the OB gets out of the way and will head towards the short rail. If you catch the OB as the rail is decompressing, the CB won't catch much spin off the rail and will head towards the opposite pocket. The OB can be made either way, especially on more forgiving pockets.

I'd be curious to see if Dr. Dave has slow motion video of both scenarios, but don't have the time to search for it right now.

 

[Aaron_S]

It is not working at least for some of us. I think the best way is to take a screen capture of the shot no matter how you get it onto your screen. For screen shots on Windows 7 I use the "cropper" program which is simple, easy to use and does exactly what I want.

I will try that. Thanks Bob.

Aaron