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The next two examples work, because the line through cue ball and object ball is perpendicular to a rail. That's what the standard situations were defined on in the first place. That's the two cases when a standard situation can 100% be mapped: - The object ball travels parallel to a rail. -...

Ugh, Seems I really missed this discussion. Sorry, been quite busy during the last couple of weeks. In the example you posted, the lowest ball (the three quart): If you extend the black line from the pocket point to the rail on the left, it will cut through the first diamond. So you have a...

Just do it instead of searching for ways how to do it or excuses why you did not do it ;-) Best wishes Gwenn

Hi guys, I thought I´d give a little bit "back" to the pool scene, as I´ve had the privilege to learn a lot about pool during the last years, found support with many decent people and players, it has been a blast. Over the last two years I have compiled a "system" of position play and...

Hey guys, I'm currently translating my web page on Pool as an Art to Engl... erm ... Gwenglish. http://artofballs.com/ Not everything is available yet, but I think I got about 60%. So some content still shows up in German. In case somebody else sees a link between Archery and Pool, would be...

I see a couple of factors there. Speed: Follow shots are often played a lot softer than draw shots. If the cue ball hits an object ball near the cushion with less speed, even if it touches a rail on the way to the pocket, the amount of english it takes on will be less. On a right cushion the...

Thanks for the videos, guys. The most interesting fact that the videos show (for me) is, that the tip of the shaft initially can bend towards the cueball. This definitely classifies the "bending" of the cue stick as a result of an impulse generating waves which travel the shaft, as opposed to...

*laugh* Not really. But without poor language my last posting would only be half as "original" ;) Back to being serious Gwenn

Ha! You's all sooo wrong! Becuz the betterestest monster player on da world is mine!! Can't have it, tho, hehe. I tuned it with a smiley sticker and since then it plays at least twice as good as it because I'm only half as angry when I walk up the table. Seriously, I fell in love with mine...

Nope, it's speed independent. The swerve of the cue ball (which also counteracts the squirt) is speed dependent though. This makes you assume that, for long shots, squirt increases with the speed of your shot. However what happens is that you're shooting too fast for the cueball to finish its...

I second that. And also, this is exactly what pool is about. Regards Gwenn

That does barely matter if she shoots you off the table. ;)

Hmm. I'm not always good with optimal paths. But I'll gladly share my first (arguable) impression: I'd probably go for the one with a light stroke and a little bit of follow, trying to nudge the 14 out of the way. maybe even touching the three ball, to end up with a break shot on the two. If i...

Hey Ratta, yep, thanks, fine ;) Made a 3rd place at the 9-Ball Bezirksliga Einzelmeisterschaft. So still a little bit on a high. For you US guys out there that's sort of like a county league one-on-one championship, at least that's the closest I could think of. And Bob, for the records: I...

Hi Bob, the best comment I've heard on this middle pocket break ball so far is that it is more or less doesn't depend on how the table plays. Side pocket break shots may have a chance of a miss on a table with very tight pockets, and you need more force driving the cue ball in the side of the...

Hi Bob, Umm. Don't ask me how many times I've missed ball #29 or #30 just for the sake of it being the "next threshold" to take, when that truth suddenly came into mind. Adrenaline, nervous, bang, edge of pocket ... Only because I wanted to shoot more, and didn't simply go with the flow. I...