Kicking Academy Part 5

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KICKING ACADEMY – PART 5

Today I will deal with Reverse English to the corner pocket, another 2 rail kick system, and another variation of the Diamond System.

Diagram 1 is self explanatory; 1, 2, and 3 tips of reverse english takes you to the corner pocket from the corresponding diamond on the short rail.

Diagram 2 shows a two rail kick system similar to the 2/3’s System but going from the short rail. This is a dead center cue ball hit, the cue ball will hit “2” diamonds below it’s starting point. On all shots the hit point on the first rail is near ¼ diamond from the corner pocket, there are three adjustments you have to be aware of.

Adjustment One, at rail number 1.5 you must hit through the first diamond next to the corner pocket

Adjustment Two, at rail number 4.5 the cue ball only returns 1 ½ diamonds.

Adjustment Three, at the short rail number 6 the cue ball only returns 1 diamond.

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SECTION TWO

Diagram 3 is a “dead ball” (cue ball center hit) version of the Diamond System. Just figure out the hit point by using the Diamond System and move down ½ diamond, this is used if obstructing balls are in the way of the hit point.

The cue ball is at cue ball position number 40 and the object ball is at 20, from our Diamond System we know that 4 – 2 = 2; 2 is our hit point on the first rail. But there is an obstructing ball there so we just move down ½ diamond and instead of the running english that is used with the Diamond System we just use a dead center cue ball hit to accomplish the same results.

REMEMBER, these systems can be expanded to three rail kicks as in Diagram 4.

J.R.