I ended up with a 4th. place finish in a partner 8 ball tournament wed night, due to the fact that I did not hit the object ball on a cross side kick. I know angle in angle out, I know Dr. Cue's system, spot on the wall system, but does no good if nothing is close, I know the old system of making an X going from the pocket, OB and CB and where they cross, target that spot on the rail, and the diamonds. Maybe I am just dumber than a box of rocks, but have never had much luck with any of them. If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate the help. If you have one but do not want to put it out there, PM me, and I owe you a cold one.
One Rail Kicks DOA
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The best one that I know and works almost every time is the double the distance method.
It's really easy. You just look at the distance of the object ball to the rail point on the rail you are going to shoot at. Then you double that distance and aim at the ghost ball in space
and voila' you hit the ball. You can measure it using your cue to get an exact spot to kick to but I have found with practice that it's fairly easy to "see" it. Using this system I can generally kick to either side of the object ball. And once you get used to it you can use it to kick two or three rails - I use it a lot to kick in two rails to lay the cueball up for a touch safety.
Jimmy Reid taught me this system.
Ooops - I am showing too much speed. (inside joke)
My advice is pick one and stick to it. There are plenty of ways to do one rail kicks and you should find one method that you can really get into and practice that until it's second nature.
I can't really show this well on the cuetable. But this is the best I could do. It works on ANY object ball position. The thing you have to learn is how to adjust when your path is blocked.
It's really easy. You just look at the distance of the object ball to the rail point on the rail you are going to shoot at. Then you double that distance and aim at the ghost ball in space
and voila' you hit the ball. You can measure it using your cue to get an exact spot to kick to but I have found with practice that it's fairly easy to "see" it. Using this system I can generally kick to either side of the object ball. And once you get used to it you can use it to kick two or three rails - I use it a lot to kick in two rails to lay the cueball up for a touch safety.Jimmy Reid taught me this system.
Ooops - I am showing too much speed.
(inside joke)My advice is pick one and stick to it. There are plenty of ways to do one rail kicks and you should find one method that you can really get into and practice that until it's second nature.
I can't really show this well on the cuetable. But this is the best I could do. It works on ANY object ball position. The thing you have to learn is how to adjust when your path is blocked.
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Andrew Mathias
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No JB if you hadn't learned a few tricks as old and feeble as you are
the sharks would just beat oops I meant to say eat you up
Jimmy Reid taught me this system.
Oops - I am showing too much speed.
No JB if you hadn't learned a few tricks as old and feeble as you are
the sharks would just beat oops I meant to say eat you up
There are many ways to visualize banks/kicks - you just need to find the one that suits you. This is what works best for me:
Counting from the target pocket ("A"), each 1/2 diamond on the far rail is matched with 1 whole diamond on the near rail to form a "banking lane". If you can see the "lane" that a ball is within, then it's pretty easy to see the ball's "natural" bank/kick angle, to which you can add any needed adjustment for speed, spin, etc.
Using this foolproof method I very rarely miss a one-rail bank or kick on the Wei table.
pj
chgo
Counting from the target pocket ("A"), each 1/2 diamond on the far rail is matched with 1 whole diamond on the near rail to form a "banking lane". If you can see the "lane" that a ball is within, then it's pretty easy to see the ball's "natural" bank/kick angle, to which you can add any needed adjustment for speed, spin, etc.
Using this foolproof method I very rarely miss a one-rail bank or kick on the Wei table.
pj
chgo
Thanks PJ.
This is a great system for kicking to or near the end pockets.. How do you adjust this system if the ball you are kicking at is in the middle of the table?