Punch Stroke

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"PUNCH" SHOT (not punch stroke)

I've made a search about it and there's a thread from the Snooker section so it may not be what I'm looking for.

What does it mean to "punch it in/out"? Does it mean to do a "punch stroke"? Which is based from what I've read and searched in this forum, many instructors don't advise as it makes for a bad stroke. This is probably what snooker players refer to as "pecking" or not following through.

If it's bad form then how come I hear commentators say sometimes: "Now he's gonna punch it out to the middle of the table for the 7 ball..etc" ??? Is it because they are referring to something else completely? Is it to stun the ball? Hit it firm?


*EDITED*

To be more clear I guess. What do you do when you "punch" a ball out/in?
I guess this has nothing to do with stroke.

Excuse me for being a banger :o
 
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*my opinion may be wrong

A "punch shot" describes over-hitting the CB,with no spin, because your angle is too shallow
to move easily to your desired position.

You should be using the same "stroke" for every shot and only adjusting
tip position, angle and speed of the cue stick.
 
Ballistic Billiards: Thank you for the reply! I think you got what I was talking about.

I guess to make it clearer, not talking about the form but the the type of shot itself. The word "Stroke" is misleading I guess and that's my fault for using it in the original post. I will edit it..
 
I thought Ballistic Billiards summed it up pretty well, but let me give it a try.

When you punch a ball in, you have very little angle on the shot, so in order to play position and get any movement at all of the cueball, you hit the cueball really hard center ball, the object ball goes rocketing into the pocket, and your cueball moves a couple of inches along the tangent line.

In simpler terms, "punching" the ball refers to using a lot of force instead of finessing it the way you normally would.
 
Yeah, weirdhen and Ballistic Billiards are both exactly right.

Some people talk about a "punch stroke", which is sort of different than what you're talking about, and is supposed to refer to a physical stroking technique that produces a special kind of CB action. It's mumbo-jumbo though; any stroke will do the same thing the CB provided it has the same direction, speed, and tip placement.

-Andrew
 
weirdhen said:
I thought Ballistic Billiards summed it up pretty well, but let me give it a try.

When you punch a ball in, you have very little angle on the shot, so in order to play position and get any movement at all of the cueball, you hit the cueball really hard center ball, the object ball goes rocketing into the pocket, and your cueball moves a couple of inches along the tangent line.

In simpler terms, "punching" the ball refers to using a lot of force instead of finessing it the way you normally would.
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There are at least two of us who call it that. That's what I call it also when I need to roll the cue ball forward a small distance with little angle on the object ball. It's a good shot to know.
 
Thanks again guys!

So I guess this is similar to the shot where you put a tiny amount of tops so that the CB will roll forward a bit. (Similar in a way that you use a firm hit)

One more thing, does the CB travel along the tangent line then (despite the small angle)?
 
teedotaj said:
Thanks again guys!

So I guess this is similar to the shot where you put a tiny amount of tops so that the CB will roll forward a bit. (Similar in a way that you use a firm hit)

One more thing, does the CB travel along the tangent line then (despite the small angle)?
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It travels along the tangent line if it's sliding at impact.
If it's rolling... it takes a different line.
 
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