Million dollar shot
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Center ball
Don't need any English for that one.
Don't need any English for that one.
sorry if I'm ignorant, but isn't the cue ball placed on the head spot for a spot shot?
Since its a million bucks, I'll take all precautions.
Brush the felt, polish the balls, we don't want any cling. Line up the CB for a half ball hit so the aiming is purely objective. There are plenty of videos and instructions out there to find that line. A medium stroke with just a touch of outside spin should work the most consistently.
Brush the felt, polish the balls, we don't want any cling. Line up the CB for a half ball hit so the aiming is purely objective. There are plenty of videos and instructions out there to find that line. A medium stroke with just a touch of outside spin should work the most consistently.
spot shoot defined
A spot shot has apparently gone the way of the dodo for the most part.
In a ring game of 9 or 10 ball, sometimes people play that when you scratch and make a ball, you spot that ball on the foot spot. Then you put the cue ball anywhere you want in the kitchen. Ain't no BIH in ring games. Assuming the spotted object ball is the lowest # ball, you're going to shoot a "spot shot". You'll likely put the CB close to the side long rail and shoot to make the spotted ball.
So the question is, where do you strike on the CB?
A spot shot has apparently gone the way of the dodo for the most part.
In a ring game of 9 or 10 ball, sometimes people play that when you scratch and make a ball, you spot that ball on the foot spot. Then you put the cue ball anywhere you want in the kitchen. Ain't no BIH in ring games. Assuming the spotted object ball is the lowest # ball, you're going to shoot a "spot shot". You'll likely put the CB close to the side long rail and shoot to make the spotted ball.
So the question is, where do you strike on the CB?
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Wow, I am completely amazed at how many people do not know what a spot shot is. You should lose your AZ membership for that.
Wow, I am completely amazed at how many people do not know what a spot shot is. You should lose your AZ membership for that.
There are two ways to think about it though. A shot where you place the cueball anywhere behind the line with the object ball on the spot, or both cueball and object call on the spots.
If I had a contest to see who can make the most "spotshots", I would shoot it with both balls on the spots so it's the same shot for both players.
Ok, so this is a spot shot. I'm striking the cue ball about a tip to a tip and a half above center. The cue ball naturally wants to roll so that's what I'm helping it to do.
Center ball will make the cue ball slide and eventually it will roll. Something funny might happen between the slide and the roll.
Center ball will make the cue ball slide and eventually it will roll. Something funny might happen between the slide and the roll.
A "spot shot" is OB on the spot, ball in hand in the kitchen. Never been anything but.
A "spot shot" is OB on the spot, ball in hand in the kitchen. Never been anything but.
This.
It's not up for interperatation or debate.
+1..............