Skill shot...cure the virus boredom

Tennesseejoe

Tennesseejoe

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Put the cue ball on the head spot. Place an object ball in the center of the foot rail...exactly one chalk width away from the rail. Cut the object ball in either corner pocket. This is a clean cut shot, not a rail first shot. Do not put a chalk mark on the object ball.

Now the question: How many tries did it take you to make it?
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Put the cue ball on the head spot. Place an object ball in the center of the foot rail...exactly one chalk width away from the rail. Cut the object ball in either corner pocket. This is a clean cut shot, not a rail first shot. Do not put a chalk mark on the object ball.

Now the question: How many tries did it take you to make it?
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To make it really challenging, make it illegal for the OB to touch the end rail on the way in.

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Patrick Johnson said:
... any cut over about 89.8° would do it. :)
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Even with Virtual Pool's tracking feature it took awhile to find a way to make your !@#$%^ shot. All it takes is maximum outside spin, warp speed and absolutely perfect aim. No rail - piece o' cake.

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Want to really make it tough. How many attempts does it take you? Next time freeze the object ball on the rail.
You can position the cue ball 1 or 2 balls off center in the kitchen to start & gradually walk it in until dead center.
After shooting this drill, your frozen rail & cut shots in general will be spot on. This one is tough but very satisfying.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Want to really make it tough. How many attempts does it take you? Next time freeze the object ball on the rail.
You can position the cue ball 1 or 2 balls off center in the kitchen to start & gradually walk it in until dead center.
After shooting this drill, your frozen rail & cut shots in general will be spot on. This one is tough but very satisfying.
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I’m not sure if you were joking or not... but freezing the OB makes the shot literally 100 times easier.
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Put the cue ball on the head spot. Place an object ball in the center of the foot rail...exactly one chalk width away from the rail. Cut the object ball in either corner pocket. This is a clean cut shot, not a rail first shot. Do not put a chalk mark on the object ball.

Now the question: How many tries did it take you to make it?
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I tried this finally last night. Didn’t get close once. Outside, hard hit. Gave up after about 10 min.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Want to really make it tough. How many attempts does it take you? Next time freeze the object ball on the rail.
You can position the cue ball 1 or 2 balls off center in the kitchen to start & gradually walk it in until dead center.
After shooting this drill, your frozen rail & cut shots in general will be spot on. This one is tough but very satisfying.
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Without spin I don't think this shot goes, on the rail or 3/4" off it.

pj
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iusedtoberich said:
I’m not sure if you were joking or not... but freezing the OB makes the shot literally 100 times easier.
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I would rather cut a ball off the rail than on the rail based on the cue ball being completely perpendicular to the shot.
Set this up in a pool hall and take bets. It is more difficult than with the ball on rail. Off rail offers a better sight picture.

I challenge your opinion...... everyone with a home table should try this. Set the shot up both ways and see how many
attempts it takes you. Remember than doing it once might just be sheer luck, do it twice in a row and that might just be
a coincidence. So make the shot 3x in a row and you just confirmed you have it nailed down tight. Off the rail is just an easier cut when you are facing the object ball head on.

Dr. Dave, are you reading this thread? Can you comment on this? Cue ball on spot shot shooting at a object ball off the
bottom rail versus being frozen on the rail...... which is the harder of these two and any observations are welcome, even
if you disagree with me. I play these shots and head on off the rail shots are easier than frozen on the rail. The defection
tightness for the rail shot & allowance for any error is just more difficult with the shot setup I described & also practice.

Matt B.
 
I read the post where someone tried this and never nailed it. Don’t be disappointed because it is the toughest cut shot
you can create. Try it again but walk the cue ball in and shorten the distance. Start cue mid table but closer to either
side pocket. Give yourself an angle which makes it so much easier. After getting good at pocketing the ball, move the cue ball closer to the middle of the table. Walk in a cue ball’s width towards center table and do it again. The cue ball
speed & rotation is critical. You’ll see why. At the same time you can start extending the distance the cue ball is from the OB moving it closer to the head rail of kitchen. Don’t start on the expert ski run when you first start skiing. Don’t start with the hardest setup on this shot either. But your goal is to eventually make the shot as I described it which becomes harder when the rail is 7-8 ft away. I look forward to reading how others do & comment which shot is more difficult for them to attempt.
 
Mike Andros would freeze the object ball in the middle of one end rail and the cue ball frozen on the middle of the other end rail and shoot it until he made it twice in a row. The guy was money on that shot.
 
It is an easy bank in either top corner.........(ducking for cover)

3-chalk widths and I can make it over 25% of the time.
1-chalk widths and I can't make it.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Cue ball on spot shot shooting at a object ball off the bottom rail versus being frozen on the rail...... which is the harder of these two
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You can shoot the rail frozen shot with inside to make it - that's a difference. Without side spin I doubt either one is makeable - even with pocket slop they're pushing the <90 degree cut limit.

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