lolThe only way to scratch from that position is to hit it like a stop shot (with a sliding CB). Stop doing that - either hit with follow or draw.
Also, get smaller balls (lol).
pj
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People have given advice on how to hit it but what you really need is to learn what the tangent line is and how high and low influence it and your troubles will be over. On this and every other shot.I can make this shot 8 out of 10 times, unfortunately I scratch about the same amount of times. How do I not pocked the cue ball on this shot? View attachment 601336
This is how I play the shot. Note that this method greatly reduces the scratch possibility, but has little or no safety element (ya miss, ya lose).The softer you hit that, the less stun to the right the cueball will have, so slower hit, with follow, and if your skill level allows it, aim to overcut it a bit.
Understand the Devil's Semi-Circle (the Semi-Circle of Death).I can make this shot 8 out of 10 times, unfortunately I scratch about the same amount of times. How do I not pocked the cue ball on this shot? View attachment 601336
This should not even come close to scratching. As long as you are rolling the cue ball at an easy to medium pace, the cue ball should contact the end cushion comfortably clear of the pocket. Of course, if you undercut and miss the shot badly, then of course you could scratch. Only if you are hitting it harder and/or attempting to draw the cue ball off the side cushion will you risk scratching, if you successfully pocket the object ball.I can make this shot 8 out of 10 times, unfortunately I scratch about the same amount of times. How do I not pocked the cue ball on this shot? View attachment 601336
This is how I play the shot. Note that this method greatly reduces the scratch possibility, but has little or no safety element (ya miss, ya lose).
Dave
People have given advice on how to hit it but what you really need is to learn what the tangent line is and how high and low influence it and your troubles will be over. On this and every other shot.
There are multiple good videos on this subject available on youtube.
Edit: High, Low and speed all alter the deflection line. Once you understand it only a very few shots are scratches that are unavoidable. And as a bonus you will also recognize these ones.
That's what I call my...Understand the Devil's Semi-Circle (the Semi-Circle of Death).
The only way to scratch from that position is to hit it like a stop shot (with a sliding CB).
...learn what the tangent line is and how high and low influence it
The Semi-Circle of Death is the half circle drawn from corner pocket to corner pocket passing through the spot. Straight lines to both corner pockets from any point on that semi-circle form a 90-degree angle. That means pocketing an OB that's on that semi-circle (including a ball on the spot) into either corner pocket with a stun hit (so the CB caroms straight along the 90-degree "tangent line") will scratch the CB in the other corner pocket.Understand the Devil's Semi-Circle (the Semi-Circle of Death).