Cue ball on the Rail?

[Belford]

I have a tough time making shots when the cue ball is close or frozen to the rail. It gets worse if I need to hit it firm for position.

Is there a good way to shooting these shots?

 

[hang-the-9]

I have a tough time making shots when the cue ball is close or frozen to the rail. It gets worse if I need to hit it firm for position.

Is there a good way to shooting these shots?

It's probably a bit different for different people, but I find that a smaller shaft ( say 12.5mm or under), rear weighted cue, and a tiny bit of of shooting down on the cueball helps. While shooting as flat as you can is ideal of-course, when i shoot off the rail, going up on the cue angle a few degrees helps me make a solid contact and follow through.

 

[BRussell]

Don't bridge under the cue - lay the cue right on the rail with your fingers around/on top of it.

 

[iusedtoberich]

If shooting with spin with the CB on or close to the rail, the CB will swerve way way more than it will squirt.

 

[nobcitypool]

Stay perfectly still and make sure your cute top isn't rising/lifting at contact. If you're jumping up at all, you'll screw these shots up. Dropping your elbow prior to contact with the CB will cause the top to rise.

Start shooting 100 of these per day ranging from easy to difficult shots. I think you'll find it won't take long before you improve substantially.

 

[FeelDaShot]

Try choking up on the cue with your back arm. For some strange reason it makes the shot a lot easier.

 

[JC]

Look at the cue ball last on this shot. Hitting the cue ball where you think you are hitting it is extra important off the rail and this helps me.



JC

 

[Knels]

I've started firming up my grip using only my thumb and index finger for these shots. The object ball takes off and flies in straight for the most part. Check out the grip section at billiards.colostate.edu, it adds more mass to the shot when we increase grip pressure

 

[Ralph Kramden]

I have a tough time making shots when the cue ball is close or frozen to the rail. It gets worse if I need to hit it firm for position.
Is there a good way to shooting these shots?

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I think of the rails as a "No Parking Zone" for the CB.
Hit the CB dead center with the cue tip or it swerves.

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[Chip Roberson]

Lay the cue on the rail , as stated above. When your over the ball, I use a bit of pressure almost like holding the cue down , with your grip, or adding force to the cue making it lay on the rail . This helped me a great deal, when making the long shots while the cue ball is frozen

 

[poolguy4u]

:smile:



I have a special shaft for shooting off the rail.

The tip and shaft is only 9mm.



:wink:





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[Jimmorrison]

Good, solid, comfortable bridge, it will vary with the table, but gotta be relaxed. No muscle tension in cue arm/hand, no “hit”. Jimmy Reid has a short bit on this in one of his videos, it’s very good, and easy to duplicate. Set it up and practice, it may become a strength in your game.