Efrens no rail spot shot - Video Example

Here's another shot that takes some confidence. This looks like a miserable situation where you can not make the 9 without scratching or resorting to a kick. I was shown this cut/masse shot (page 2) on a snooker table (!) and it turned out to be simple and effective. I can do it each and every time.

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You jack straight up and drop the hammer on the cue. The cue ball spin shown is looking down at the top of the ball.
 
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TheOne said:
... Anyway this is my best attempt from about 5 mins of attempts, its not easy!...
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I've seen the shot played with the cue ball coming straight back up the centerline of the table about a foot. The shooter was a local semi-pro player. He was seriously elevated -- maybe 45-60 degrees. As I recall, it was about his third try. He was, however, trying a different shot -- to shoot the spot shot directly into the side pocket. This was said to be a favorite proposition of Boston Shorty. I suspect that Shorty asked for more than one try.
 
Great shot Craig, but I have to ask you one question, where did that ball actually stop rolling. I noticed that the video cuts away before it actually stopped. ;) I'm a fan, no matter what! Still a great shot, but to take it in a match...I wonder what the percentages would be? LOL
 
Donovan said:
Great shot Craig, but I have to ask you one question, where did that ball actually stop rolling. I noticed that the video cuts away before it actually stopped. ;) I'm a fan, no matter what! Still a great shot, but to take it in a match...I wonder what the percentages would be? LOL
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I cut it away as it stopped, might have been mm in it but my first go at editing with a crap package. It was above the first diamond.

Of course this shot would be to difficult to do in a match, but I can think of situations like bob suggests (eg more straight shots) where this shot could possibly be used. For example if the ONLY way to get position was a stop shot and you was slightly off straight.

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Just watched it again, the real time (1st) shot was probably cut away too soon, the second slow motion take fades out just about as it stops.
 
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Bob Jewett said:
Inside draw. At a diamond above the side pocket, I was still shooting with a normal grip, but it was getting pretty hard to be elevated enough. Any farther up the rail and I think I would have had to go to side-arm for more elevation.

The amazing thing is that reports of the shot have Efren shooting with a nearly level stroke. I think this says a lot more about peoples' ability to observe than about Efren's magical talents.
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There is another too. Surfer Rod hit these very well. He used em too.
 
ironman said:
There is another too. Surfer Rod hit these very well. He used em too.
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For those not familiar with Surfer Rod (Curry?), he was a bar table specialist who tended to shoot with about 15 degrees of elevation on all shots, IIRC.
 
ajrack said:
Joe Balsis used to do this shot in his exhibitions.
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I assume you mean Mosconiac's shot where the cue ball is stopped after contact with a close object ball by masse. Lou Butera also did such a shot in exhibitions where he cut a ball to the left about 30 degrees and got the cue ball to come to the left as well.
 
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