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Is this shot legit?
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This one?
https://preview.redd.it/6wiyfr2a3l021.gif?format=mp4&6e5569ca
No.
This one, however, happens to me all the time.
https://preview.redd.it/1xh00dp8rdo11.gif?format=mp4&5996a17d
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LOL wtf is up with reddit, the links worked before I posted them, now dont.
Mine was a shot that goes three rails....THEN it massés....
I got no credit with reddit...
Aha, I know how to do that!
Jessie had a weighted cue ball behind the counter. It rolled pretty straight until you went three rails. When I was a kid we spent hours trying to make the usual three rail test shot on a table. The roll looked normal until it came off the third rail then it would hook unpredictably! My bet on three rails and then masse is a weighted cue ball.
Hu
Mine was a shot that goes three rails....THEN it massés....
I got no credit with reddit...
Jessie had a weighted cue ball behind the counter. It rolled pretty straight until you went three rails. When I was a kid we spent hours trying to make the usual three rail test shot on a table. The roll looked normal until it came off the third rail then it would hook unpredictably! My bet on three rails and then masse is a weighted cue ball.
Hu
At least that's physically possible.
The links I posted worked for me to check them, then stopped working after 2-3 views.
I think reddit has something that allows them to not be linked to.
The shot I saw was a variation of this shot...but it was on a pool table...
...and more dramatic.....how the hell do you do that on a pool cloth?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfEH-yxx1T8
...and more dramatic.....how the hell do you do that on a pool cloth?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfEH-yxx1T8
The same way the carom player probably did it -- slippery equipment. Silicone spray or wax on the cue ball, and/or new cloth. Most owners of new cloth are bothered by such shots so you can only practice the shots when they aren't around.
It isnt that hard on a "pool" table.
Its not as dramatic
That masse can be used when the first rail of 3 to the corner isnt available.
We have a new young guy playing bar league. In 3 months , playinf 2 nights a week , he may have ran 5 racks. He executed 2 very difficult masses replies to safeties. He dang near pocketed both shots. These were shots that when jacked up to almost 90° my buddies and I just rolled our eyes.
Its not as dramatic
That masse can be used when the first rail of 3 to the corner isnt available.
We have a new young guy playing bar league. In 3 months , playinf 2 nights a week , he may have ran 5 racks. He executed 2 very difficult masses replies to safeties. He dang near pocketed both shots. These were shots that when jacked up to almost 90° my buddies and I just rolled our eyes.
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What freaks me out, Bob, is that the shot was done on POOL cloth.
...a cue ball will spin a lot longer on carom cloth so I expect some miracles relatively.
....the cue masséd AFTER hitting the third rail.
And how do you write the past tense of “massé”?
"He played a massé shot." :grin: I'm not falling for your Canadian tricks, monsieur.
Here's a nice variation of a masse...helped by a cool cat....
...no, it's not Ray Martin
https://homdor.com/billiards-trick-shot/dopeygloomybrownbutterfly/detail
...no, it's not Ray Martin
https://homdor.com/billiards-trick-shot/dopeygloomybrownbutterfly/detail
The Cat knows what's up!