Old hat, but play position with the cue ball, to enhance your focus and your choices (avoiding scratches and etc.) Play it two ways also--where do the cue ball and object ball wind up on a miss?Touch of low-left and just shoot it in. Med-firm.
Rolling CB - no side spin - medium soft speed. No unnecessary complications.this is your out ball, and the shot is just slightly off-angle
generally, where would you hit the cb, and with what speed?
Prolly something like that. Less draw or whatever else I felt like.Kill shot. Nice and easy, lots of backspin. Let the cb die.
Can you explain what you mean hy kill shpt please?Kill shot. Nice and easy, lots of backspin. Let the cb die.
One interpretation (mine) would be getting the same end result (medium speed rolling CB), but avoiding the risk of rolloff by hitting the CB lower and a little faster so it slows down and slides or rolls into the OB at the desired reduced speed - "killing" speed.Can you explain what you mean hy kill shpt please?
why not a medium speed rolling ball?
PJOne interpretation (mine) would be getting the same end result (medium speed rolling CB), but avoiding the risk of rolloff by hitting the CB lower and a little faster so it slows down and slides or rolls into the OB at the desired reduced speed - "killing" speed.
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Or "stun rollthrough" - or even just soft stun. I wonder if they're the same as "kill" - hopefully Fran will let us know.PJ
Thats. “drag draw “ to me
This^^^^Touch of low-left and just shoot it in. Med-firm.
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Aim for just inside the long rail point. The siding throws the OB toward the center. If you put it into the point the induced spin aids in sliding it in as well. The touch of draw allows for a stronger stroke without concern of where the CB may end up. If you need to play shape for whatever reason, make that shape relative to what should happen if you play the shot with low-left...lol.
Never roll a shot unless required. You're begging for a kick / skid / whatever you want to call it
Poorly aiming a shot doesn't equate to you going about the thought process wrong. You just missed. It happens... You could miss it three more time in a row, and I'd still say you played it rightlow-left is how I hit the ball initially, and jawed it
I'm honestly not sure if I aimed at the long rail point or not
I probably didn't, but I actually thought about it after
will try that consciously, and see what it looks like
what's funny is that after I dogged the shot
I shot it with a rolling ball, and the ball dropped in nicely
but to me, that's a touchy shot..I feel like I have to hit it perfect
and as you mention, there is the kick/skid concern
thanks all for the replies-
Never roll a shot unless required. You're begging for a kick / skid / whatever you want to call it
It's true that outside spin reduces kicks, but rolling the CB doesn't increase them any more than other kinds of hit, less than some....as you mention, there is the kick/skid concern
it doesn't happen a lot for me, but enough to warrant concern- "the rolling ball kick"It's true that outside spin reduces kicks, but rolling the CB doesn't increase them any more than other kinds of hit, less than some.
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thanks billThis Shot....FROM THIS DISTANCE. ....If you do anything besides rolling the cue ball with a 12 o'clock high cue ball at pocket speed (a speed that will not allow the cue ball to change direction because of roll off or balls being dirty upon contact)....
You INCREASE, your chances of jawing/missing or hanging that obj ball in the pocket.
As one adds More variables too this particular shot, your percentages of pocketing that ball pocket decrease.
Pocket speed is key, because if you catch the lip of the pocket, it still may go.
wrong...It's true that outside spin reduces kicks, but rolling the CB doesn't increase them any more than other kinds of hit, less than some.
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