Is there any ONE SHOT in Pool that is More IMPORTANT to MASTER than Another?
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I have a decent stop shot which comes in handy for 14.1,8ball, and many 9ball games, BUT its the 3 rail position on a hard cut that's holding me back. (and a decent safety game
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I think it's the break...no, it's the straight shot. Banks, that' it banks. Wait a minute, it could be the the jump. You gotta be able to jump, right? Crap. I can't figure it out. Maybe the most important shot in pool is after you win a one pocket tournament and do a Quervo.
dead ball
Joe Burns of Dayton Ohio said it's the most important hit
even at 3-cushion
If you can hit dead ball it means you can hit whitey where intended
Long straight shots at speed will show you how accurate you are
Stop shots at different ranges are right up there
Accuracy is your foundation
You can run the table with no position,but you can't run it
without making a ball
Mike Sigel started his warm-ups this way
Joe Burns of Dayton Ohio said it's the most important hit
even at 3-cushion
If you can hit dead ball it means you can hit whitey where intended
Long straight shots at speed will show you how accurate you are
Stop shots at different ranges are right up there
Accuracy is your foundation
You can run the table with no position,but you can't run it
without making a ball
Mike Sigel started his warm-ups this way
I agree. It isn't easy to get those two corner balls to go out to the cushion and straight back into the pack while you send the cue ball 3 rails and have it rest frozen on the fourth rail behind the headstring! :yes:
Also with various angles of approach.
Good question. I understand the question as "shot" not what "English" is most important to master.
I always hear in golf the short game is most important because that's where you score. But it reeks to 1 putt for bogey or worse because your full swing is to poor to put you in position to do better.
I would like to know what's pool's version of the full swing that puts you in position to score.
If you break well, but can't run out all you've done is make it easier for your opponent. But if you don't break well its going to be hard if not impossible to break and run.
Watching pros other than their ability to focus I think its their ability to consistently pocket balls in the 3-5 foot range while using various English that sets them apart.
I always hear in golf the short game is most important because that's where you score. But it reeks to 1 putt for bogey or worse because your full swing is to poor to put you in position to do better.
I would like to know what's pool's version of the full swing that puts you in position to score.
If you break well, but can't run out all you've done is make it easier for your opponent. But if you don't break well its going to be hard if not impossible to break and run.
Watching pros other than their ability to focus I think its their ability to consistently pocket balls in the 3-5 foot range while using various English that sets them apart.
Master the cue ball and you will have mastered all shots.
The lag for the break.Most important especially for three cushion.It gives you an extra inning.
Tuffest shots in pool
For me personally the hardest shot in pool is:
#1 a long straight in shot
#2 a cut down the rail
#3 breaking out a cluster of balls
The reason I have # 1 over #3 is that if you can't make a long straight in sometimes , you'll never get to #3, and then you better know how the balls will react after the shot!:smile:
David Harcrow
For me personally the hardest shot in pool is:
#1 a long straight in shot
#2 a cut down the rail
#3 breaking out a cluster of balls
The reason I have # 1 over #3 is that if you can't make a long straight in sometimes , you'll never get to #3, and then you better know how the balls will react after the shot!:smile:
David Harcrow
try this aim the top of cb to top of ob an u will make any straight in shot
Yes, 9-ball in the corner.
the break is the most important .
I don't know if many would agree, but I remember this one shot I learned the first year or so I started playing.
I watched the miz shoot a routine shot which was cutting the 9 in the corner with a little low outside and the cueball came 2 rails out of the corner... for him it was routine but for me it was awesome... after i saw that shot something clicked and i shot it all the time and got much better after that.
Its basically when you have an angle on a ball and you shoot it with low outside... or center outside, or a hair above center with outside, or a hair below center etc. Basically I think once you've mastered that shot you become alot better.
I watched the miz shoot a routine shot which was cutting the 9 in the corner with a little low outside and the cueball came 2 rails out of the corner... for him it was routine but for me it was awesome... after i saw that shot something clicked and i shot it all the time and got much better after that.
Its basically when you have an angle on a ball and you shoot it with low outside... or center outside, or a hair above center with outside, or a hair below center etc. Basically I think once you've mastered that shot you become alot better.
if you had a poll the stop shot would win hands down..
you cannot control follow or draw until you can control the point in between
you cannot reliably use the tangent line until you can shoot a stop shot..
and you don't need to learn one stop shot... you need to know what stop is over varying distances...
once you own that ... then you can start thinking about cue ball control..
without cue ball control.... you can't play
you cannot control follow or draw until you can control the point in between
you cannot reliably use the tangent line until you can shoot a stop shot..
and you don't need to learn one stop shot... you need to know what stop is over varying distances...
once you own that ... then you can start thinking about cue ball control..
without cue ball control.... you can't play
I agree that the stop shot is the one shot that can teach you every other shot. Hitting the center of the cue ball is the basis for playing decent pool.
Also, the shot where you're cutting a ball down the long rail, and coming 3 cushions with inside spin for position (with control), is pretty handy to know. It comes up about once every game or two, it seems.
Also, the shot where you're cutting a ball down the long rail, and coming 3 cushions with inside spin for position (with control), is pretty handy to know. It comes up about once every game or two, it seems.