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Seems like a good option if you are confident in this shot (to make it over 50% of the time) and know the table conditions well. Might be impossible on some tables if the angle doesn't change enough off the rail even with max spin transfer.

Do you mean like this, freezing the 7 there, or some other cut angle?

9-ball situation I had recently. 7 and 8 are touching, and the angle is off for the 8 to go by throwing it in. I ended up trying this to get 7 touching the rail, trying to at best leave the CB behind the 8, at worst leave a bank, counter-safety or a tough long pot. Ended up misjudging the power...

Some people are good at aiming naturally, why wouldn't they be? Genetics, eyesight, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, past experiences, mindset, personality, intelligence, age, confidence, all sorts of thing can affect your starting point and learning speed. If someone, for whatever...

The sensation of feeling a bad stroke is probably from knowing, on a more subconscious level, that you did something you don't usually do, for example, steer the cue, tense your muscles, move your body, drop the elbow or have a weird timing. You just might associate that feeling with wrong...

What is your opinion on the focus being on the peripheral vision image of the cue? So basically, look at OB (as a whole), but pay attention to the peripheral vision of your cue going in a straight line. A bit unorthodox for sure, but by how much, I don't know. I do this because I don't know...

In general, I like to think of my fundamentals in terms of how well they function at their worst (under pressure, with no warming up, when having a bad day, etc.), not how well they do at their best. After trying all sorts of things to find what works best for me, this mentality has led me to a...

For me, the best thing I ever did regarding my stroke was to start having the cue touch the chest and the chin. This makes a straight piston stroke effortless, since your body (chest and chin) naturally block the cue from moving off line and due to the sense of touch from the cue touching your...

One drill I enjoy a lot is to place some (I do 3 or 4 usually) small rectangular pieces of paper (around the same size as a pool ball, or slightly larger) anywhere on the table, rack 15 balls, break them (if you pot balls on the break, I usually just throw them on the table, so it's always 15...

For me, the relevant factors to consider that relate to the space between CB and OB are: 1. CB shape. Obviously the distance has a large effect on the CB path and what spin and speed you need to achieve a certain result. 2. Sidespin aim adjustments. CB/OB distance is the main factor affecting...

How is it relevant at all to this discussion what someone said years ago? You seem very obsessed with trying to prove a point by quoting old messages to show Pat has changed his mind on something. No matter if he did or didn't, what's the point? As far as this original topic goes, go with what...

I'd say because of that OB rail compression, the double kiss angle to pot the OB would just be a slightly thicker angle than at softer speeds. Apart from that it's the same idea. Although, with the OB frozen to the rail, the shallower the incoming angle of the CB, the harder it is to get the OB...

With the angle shown in the diagram in the original post, it is definitely doable on most tables since it's like a 75-80 degree cut required, just requires a huge amount of power and some right spin.

Where did I claim to discover anything new? The point of the thread is to have people say their opinions and insights about this topic. There's a lot of variance in how people perceive and think about these. It's a conversation starter, not a discovery. I explained my own method, hoping others...

When you have done your aiming, no matter the method, you'd either end up staring at a certain point on the OB or not. If you stare at a point on the OB, depending on the method, this point could be the final target, or a baseline before adjusting for BHE, or the contact point, or many other...

It might cause steering of the cue off to either side if the decel is bad enough that you get muscle tension involved

121 posts, 72 points = 63% ratio

This has to be the least coherent post I've ever seen

Perhaps been mentioned before, but top 100 lists for different countries, not just USA, would be very informative.

Based on some crude and imperfect paint-illustrating, I could only go backwards from the 15 to the 9 ball until the drawing required less than 1 pixel level precision, so couldn't continue further. I'd be curious to hear some proper math about how precise the required hit is for 1 -> 15 for this...