How do you kick?

[PGHteacher]

I think you are one of the nicest people on this board, I hope you don't mind me giving you some of my insights.

Thanks:thumbup:! I struggle with that mostly on that open bridge,

Then I would close up my bridge if I were you, you may say "well then I get a shorter bridge (bridge hand too close to the CB), and I can't get the power I need" and to that I say "well that hike of the stick (it coming out of you bridge hand and ending up in the air) is losing you just as much power AND is hindering your precision". I would also make the suggestion that you practice kicking from a place on the table where you can form your most commonly used bridge, why practice from the pocket?

shooting from inside the pocket, and being a girl I really have to pound the CB to get speed.

It is my opinion that this is a bad line of thinking, in golf a 9yr old girl has a far better chance of hitting a 200yd drive with a good stroke than a 300lb monkey has of hitting 100yd drive with a bad one, pool works the same way.

As you can tell, I was holding on to that cue as if my life depended on it. That day I was using bottom right to make my ball, which slows down the CB some. It's easier/better when I'm using running English which I actually learned existed the next day....

Awesome, but just to organize this stuff a little better in your mind I would make the suggestion that you think of english and action separately; yes the "draw action" (bottom) is slowing the CB down, but if you are hitting the left rail from the right pocket right english IS running english, running english is not necessarily follow, some people may say that and 99% of the time we talk about running english it is probably going to be follow. But IMHO it isn't the best way to organize it in your mind.

 

[Jude Rosenstock]

A lot of kicks are intended to result in safeties. That’s why I approached it as implying, "I make the kicks, I intend to make, most of the time.

Yeah, the decision behind how to kick is a bit of an art. I don't think anyone here wants to be pigeon-holed into saying they always do it a certain way. If you're good at it, you're looking for a very specific result usually involving a safety. If you're looking to kick a ball in, you either have a fairly easy kick on your hands OR you're in a shitty spot with no defensive outcome in sight. Assuming your target is more than a diamond away from any pocket, you're simply not pocketing that ball more than 50% of the time. The only exceptions I can possibly imagine would be playing on your home table but even then I'm skeptical of consistent results. There's just so much going on with a kick and adjusting is part of that art.

 

[dannyb78]

Its Simple
Area = 1/2 of the base X the height
a = 1/2 bh
Perimeter = a + b + c
(add the length of the three sides)

 

[scratchs]

I use a couple diffrent systems..others times,I go by feel from shots I know.

 

[RunoutJJ]

I use the isosceles triangle method on one rail kicks. I also use feel on this method such as side spin draw and compression from follow and draw shots. I hit the object anywhere between 7-9/10 times depending on the difficulty. The closer to the pocket ups my pocketing percent to around 80 percent or very close.

Over the years I never learned any system and then I read play your best pool where I saw the Isosceles triangle method. Not really a system but I figured it out and tweeked it to fit my game. Its very hard to explain but very simple to learn if I showed you in person. You, again, have to have a great sense of "FeeL" for the shots. Works for me :thumbup2:

 

[3RAILKICK]

I like your idea. I learned a similar shot a few weeks back. I loaded it on Youtube if you wanna see. It was recorded a couple of hours after I started practicing. I'm pretty consistent now. I'd also rather do a 3 rail kick just cause they are pretty I also use ghost ball and equal distances. I made a combo kick shot that was so cool last week! :thumbup: For the OP I am a beginner.
Loren

Loren-looks like you're getting it-good job. As you have seen, many here enjoy helping out a newcomer to the game, and giving suggestions and encouragement. Kind of a 'pay it forward' thing.--at least on basics

from Wileydog....


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Originally Posted by JuicyGirl View Post
Thanks! I struggle with that mostly on that open bridge, shooting from inside the pocket, and being a girl I really have to pound the CB to get speed. As you can tell, I was holding on to that cue as if my life depended on it. That day I was using bottom right to make my ball, which slows down the CB some. It's easier/better when I'm using running English which I actually learned existed the next day....

A complete fear of tearing the cloth also sends me flying with the cue. But after writing this post, I realize the cloth will be fine!

Thanks again.


Loren
Try using right with a little top(2 o'clock) and put a piece of chalk where you hit the 1st rail when you start making shots.
Keep hitting that spot untill you don't miss. That will help practice consistent hit on the cue ball.

Move up to the 1st diamond and do the same thing.
Then the second diamond, same thing.

You'll notice something interesting about the 3 pieces of chalk on that first rail.



Loren-there's some good clues offered there-about paralleling and ......

Your enthusiasm is/was shared by all of us as we learn more about this great game.

Enjoy

 

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