Stop shot from the rail?

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h4xs4w

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Hey all,

A buddy of mine picked up a copy of Pro Skill Drills volume by Dominic Esposito. The first drill is a series of progressive practice drills focused on stop shots. The last tier is to shoot a stop shot with the OB lined up with the side pocket, and the CB on the short rail.

Can anyone explain how to shoot a stop shot from the rail?

My only guess would be jacked up like a masse shot, but seeing as how its geared towards beginners, that seems alot to expect from someone just starting out. Am I missing something?

TIA!
 
You gotta jack it up, come down on the cueball, shorten up your grip on the cue. Hit with three-quarter or medium speed, whatever you prefer.

Those shots don't come up that often, because lots of times you could just roll them, anyway. But it's a good practice drill to go ahead and jack up. It makes you feel your stroke with a little bit more confidence and authority.
 
Back in the mid 1980's, Earl used to put the cueball against the rail and shoot the length of the table to make a ball, then draw the cueball the length of the table to make a hanger in the corner.

He used a Meucci back in those days.
 
poolguy4u said:
Back in the mid 1980's, Earl used to put the cueball against the rail and shoot the length of the table to make a ball, then draw the cueball the length of the table to make a hanger in the corner.

He used a Meucci back in those days.
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Those old Meuccis had a lot of whip to 'em. The new ones today don't have that same whip.

A good friend of mine shot with an old Meucci, and he could make those balls dance to his tune. :grin-square:
 
h4xs4w said:
Hey all,

A buddy of mine picked up a copy of Pro Skill Drills volume by Dominic Esposito. The first drill is a series of progressive practice drills focused on stop shots. The last tier is to shoot a stop shot with the OB lined up with the side pocket, and the CB on the short rail.

Can anyone explain how to shoot a stop shot from the rail?

My only guess would be jacked up like a masse shot, but seeing as how its geared towards beginners, that seems alot to expect from someone just starting out. Am I missing something?

TIA!
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For a beginner I wouldn't even bother with a stop shot off the rail. A stop shot about 1 balls width from the rail should be doable though.

Even for advanced players, a stop shot off the rail is rarely used. You can usually get good enough position with a soft follow shot.
 
Hmmm... the only way I see this being pulled off is by raising your cue about 60-70 degrees and coming down full power on the cue ball.
 
Does require jacking up, as jam said, and maybe that's a tall order for a beginner.

Everything about that shot is actually sort of tough.
I dunno about anyone else but lifetime I bet I'm less than 50% on the shot
you're describing. when the object ball is halfway from the cue ball and the pocket,
that's the worst possible distance difficulty wise. And we're talking the length of the
whole table. Add jacking up and you have a pretty missable shot.

I guess the idea behind the progressive drill is, they have a high end that's challenging enough to keep a player busy indefinitely.
 
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