A Question for Fran?

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Fran,

I know shooting jacked up from near the rail is not 'easy' for anyone.

I use to shoot these nearly as well as any other shot but recently I've been over cutting them to the left. I'm talking about the nearly straight ins or slight cuts where the cue ball is near the rail within a diamond to either side of the side pocket & the OB is about 1.5 to 2 diamonds from the corner pocket. when I've missed one of these warming up, I've reset it & usually mis it again. The 3rd. time I shoot it I generally make it & it feels different but I don't know why as any change I might have made was a subconscious one.

This now puts doubts in my mind when one of these come up in a match & I'm starting to consider shooting them with high instead of mid to low just to increase my percentages of pocketing it, but I really don't want to sacrifice what would be easier positioning of the CB.

I know it's difficult to make an accurate assessment sight unseen, but do you have any general ideas as to why the overcut to the left &/or any suggestions in general?

Thanks in advance,
Rick
 
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Thanks for your the reply Fran.

I discovered awhile back that I had more success turning my body a bit clockwise when shooting this type from out of the corner pocket to the diagonal pocket to prevent my stroke from getting cramped up.

Maybe I'm turning a bit too much or not enough for these. I'll take a more conscious detailed look.

Thanks again,
Rick
 
For what it's worth...I worked for about 1/2 hour yesterday on shooting jacked up shots from near the rail from all around the table, short shots, long shots, & bank shots. I set all of the object balls a little less than a ball's width from the rail at the diamond locations. I started by just throwing the cue ball out & then picked a ball along the rail to pocket it. The ball I used as the CB then became the OB. I shot all shots jacked up & hitting the CB below center.

Anyway I notice three things.

1. I had very good success looking at the CB for the entire stroke. When I looked at the OB during any part of the stroke at any time my percentage fell.

2. I noticed that when I was looking at the CB during the stroke, my stroke was more deliberate & IMO that resulted in a better stroke through the ball.

3. Depending on how much I had to jack up, I needed to adjust what would be my normal stance by turning a bit more clockwise.

Some may say, 'so what', but maybe this might help someone.

I had never had any real problems with these shots until just recently & did not know why & I guess I really still don't know why yet. Perhaps it's my bad back or my bad eyesight or maybe it's that I was just taking the shots a bit for granted. In any case, I know what I need to do to perform more like I'm use to performing.

Best Wishes to Everyone,
Rick

PS Thanks Fran for the insight & telling me to not rely on my auto pilot.
 
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