I have struggled some lately with 3 rail position. The shot that I'm talking about specifically comes up all the time in 9 ball. The object ball is a diamond or two up from the corner pocket and the cue ball is near the middle of the table. You hit the cue ball with inside-top or inside to spin three rails into the line of your next shot in the opposite corner. I can usually get really close just by "feel" but sometimes really close isn't good enough. I need to know which side I'm coming into the shot on so that I can play position for the 3rd ball. Here is a video of Joe T hitting the shot that I'm talking about but he doesn't say how he judges it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O8g-Xg2L5A&feature=share&list=PL6C0D15A494BC02D9
What I usually do, is check the line coming into the ball and work backwards to see where it makes the most sense to hit the second rail (short rail), but there is no science to it. By nature, I'm a very analytical person. If the physics are certain on the shot, it gives me a lot of confidence. Anyone know a "system"? Thanks in advance for the help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O8g-Xg2L5A&feature=share&list=PL6C0D15A494BC02D9
What I usually do, is check the line coming into the ball and work backwards to see where it makes the most sense to hit the second rail (short rail), but there is no science to it. By nature, I'm a very analytical person. If the physics are certain on the shot, it gives me a lot of confidence. Anyone know a "system"? Thanks in advance for the help.