Anybody have any specialized techniques for shootings combos?
Combination shots
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What's your technique?
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Maniac (would rather have a root canal done than shoot a combination shot)
I'll tell you mine.
Shoot and miss it
!!!Maniac (tried every way known to mortal man and still suck at this shot :sorry
when its not a straight combo
i use the second ball and pretend where do i need to shoot it to make the first ball
once i have my line of the second ball to the first ball to make it
i extend that line to the rail and find a diamond point to aim at
i then pretend im shooting the second ball to my "spot" on the rail
and shoot it
i use the second ball and pretend where do i need to shoot it to make the first ball
once i have my line of the second ball to the first ball to make it
i extend that line to the rail and find a diamond point to aim at
i then pretend im shooting the second ball to my "spot" on the rail
and shoot it
Elaboration?
Combinations are hard for all of us, but I can offer some advise on a little nuance that can easily be overlooked.
Lots of players like to use a touch of outside.english to throw shots into pockets. When shooting a combination shot, if you use that touch of english to throw the first ball into the contact point of the second ball, even with deadly accuracy, you will most likely miss the shot.
The reason is that you impart side spin to the first ball in addition to hitting it perfectly. That side spin transfers to the OB which in turn throws it covertly off line.
So my cardinal rule for combination shots is no side spin on the CB. Any exception to this must be well considered ahead of time.
More combination shots are missed by a mile because of this leaving the shooter scratching their heads. So be aware.
Lots of players like to use a touch of outside.english to throw shots into pockets. When shooting a combination shot, if you use that touch of english to throw the first ball into the contact point of the second ball, even with deadly accuracy, you will most likely miss the shot.
The reason is that you impart side spin to the first ball in addition to hitting it perfectly. That side spin transfers to the OB which in turn throws it covertly off line.
So my cardinal rule for combination shots is no side spin on the CB. Any exception to this must be well considered ahead of time.
More combination shots are missed by a mile because of this leaving the shooter scratching their heads. So be aware.
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CTE, which is a pretty generic answer. I'd almost put money on it that you overcut the first ball. Hit the first ball a little more full and i bet your results improve.
No one ever taught me, FWIW, so there's surely more advice that might work for others. But this is exactly what I do also bbb. Keeps it super simple. Sometimes I'll even pick a spot, like a beer bottle
off in the distance, to super fine point my contact point. And use center CB hit unless it's super easy to combo and/or I really need to manipulate the CB.
BUT... And this extra point is one where I see darn good players often blow. Assuming it's a rotation game and you need to get position on that OB again, know your tangent lines. It's not as hard as you might think to predict how the table will lay afterwards.
More than any other shot, it is imperative to shoot combinations with pocket speed.
As mentioned above, using ghost ball of course, but maximize your chance of making the ball by using pocket speed.
I see so many folks for some reason, shoot combinations HARDER than they would a normal shot. They rattle them leaving the object ball in pocket jaws.
JMO
Ken
As mentioned above, using ghost ball of course, but maximize your chance of making the ball by using pocket speed.
I see so many folks for some reason, shoot combinations HARDER than they would a normal shot.
They rattle them leaving the object ball in pocket jaws.JMO
Ken
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Cue Low, center or high, 90% of the time. This at least elimates left and right english and the impact of spin. Aim the first ball to the contact point on the second ball, and ignore the pocket. The contact point on the second ball becomes the pocket for mental focus purposes. Then always shoot every ball you shoot into a contact point of the pocket, not just the pocket. The more you hit every shot to an exact line, the easier it becomes to make a combo in general. If you only aim to pocket a ball, your not aiming to the left side of the pocket, the right or the middle. So, the exactness you practice on every shot, becomes the discipine needed to make combo's easy.
Once you have this down, practice low right, low left, high left, and high right when the shot dictates it. Now you are making every combo with shape.
Regards,
Once you have this down, practice low right, low left, high left, and high right when the shot dictates it. Now you are making every combo with shape.
Regards,
