I would love to see some examples of six or more rail banks if anybody knows any.
Six or more rail banks
- Thread starter maxeypad2007
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I have never seen the last rail in your illustration count as 7 in pocket billiards. Neither rail that comes into the pocket would count on a multi-rail bank.
That's going to depend on who you are playing. I have know people who insist on calling off the short rail or clean on straight in shots when playing straight eight, im not saying they are right but I have seen it.
If you are shooting this as a trick shot I would say 6 or more rails to be on the safe side especially if there is gambling going on.
This shot is very similar to the 8 rail bank used to break ties during trick shot competitions. The cue ball hits rail 7 then short rail 8 and hopefully onto a $100 bill.
I have used this shot in 1 pocket a few times, only because it is possible to stop the cue ball on the top rail instead of turning it loose to shoot the 2 railer. I've never actually pocketed the object ball on this shot during a game, but I've gotten it close. Also, there were a few times when it hit the "titty" of the side pocket and resulted in a sell out. :yikes:
The 5 rail is the basis for the 6 or 7.. You feed the 5 railer off one or 2 rails... as far as calling the short rail that only happens when you are doing 3 or more and you have to call the 3rd rail contact for it to count as 3..
I don't know how to diagram a table, so will try to explain a shot I made using this example posted above. Friend and I were playing 9-ball on a 9 ft gold crown at the student union. Last game due to time... 9 was in the jaws of the lower right corner pocket with the 8 ball 6 inches away along the end rail. The cueball is in the same spot with the 7 just to the left side of the side pocket about 10 inches from the pocket. A center ball hit would send the cueball to the middle diamond between the side and top right corner. Friend says "I bet I know what position you are going to play"
My last second shot choice was to play position on the 8. Using low right, the first rail contact was delayed to about the first diamond from the upper right corner. Then end rail and on to first diamond to the right of the lower side pocket. The sixth rail was near the first diamond from the lower right corner and the cue ball settled in nicely between the 8 & 9.
I doubt that I could do it again.
8-rail kick
In some of the trick shot competitions they break a tie by shooting an 8-rail kick onto (or near as possible) a $100 bill.
I believe you can see the shot on Youtube.
There was a video of me landing the CB on the $100 bill on Youtube, but they removed it because the video was blurry.
Once while teaching, I set it up with an object ball instead of the bill, and froze the cue ball to the object ball on the first try! A little luck involved there!
In some of the trick shot competitions they break a tie by shooting an 8-rail kick onto (or near as possible) a $100 bill.
I believe you can see the shot on Youtube.
There was a video of me landing the CB on the $100 bill on Youtube, but they removed it because the video was blurry.
Once while teaching, I set it up with an object ball instead of the bill, and froze the cue ball to the object ball on the first try! A little luck involved there!
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Thank you.
That is the path that the cueball went. I would have to set it up again to see exactly where the 7 and the cue were at. I needed good draw to keep the cueball from hitting the rail until just before the corner pocket.
It was a fun session... for me.
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