What is a twist bank? This term was mentioned in another thread.
Twist Bank
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It is a term to describe a bank shot where object ball induced english is used to create the angle to make the bank.
Here is a decent illustration...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5cOLa7HtiM
Well thanks for the quick reply my good friend. I thought it may have to do with twisting the cue as you hit the cue ball---something an old time player told me years ago.
That technique can also have an effect on this type of shot...
To twist a bank is to change its rebound angle with induced spin on the object ball. FYI, examples, video demonstrations, and a lot more info can be found here:
Regards,
Dave
BUT BUT BUT BUT........Everyone KNOWS you can't transfer spin to the object ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No less a player than Irving Crane insisted that transferring english to the object ball was impossible, so..That's why I don't take everything a pro says as the gospel truth, no matter what they've won.
(grin)
Russ
No less a player than Irving Crane insisted that transferring english to the object ball was impossible, so..That's why I don't take everything a pro says as the gospel truth, no matter what they've won.
(grin)
Russ
it is worse than that
Russ,
No less a person than SVB doesn't know that force follow is impossible, forward spin significantly faster than natural roll. He played a shot with force follow in the world cup where the cue ball hopped up in the air off of the object ball and landed on the table at pretty much a dead stop and then took off forward again like it had a big block chebby on juice in it. Two rails and change for perfect shape if I remember correctly. What a maroon! Everybody knows you can't do that!!
Hu
BUT BUT BUT BUT........Everyone KNOWS you can't transfer spin to the object ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No less a player than Irving Crane insisted that transferring english to the object ball was impossible, so..That's why I don't take everything a pro says as the gospel truth, no matter what they've won.
(grin)
Russ
Russ,
No less a person than SVB doesn't know that force follow is impossible, forward spin significantly faster than natural roll. He played a shot with force follow in the world cup where the cue ball hopped up in the air off of the object ball and landed on the table at pretty much a dead stop and then took off forward again like it had a big block chebby on juice in it. Two rails and change for perfect shape if I remember correctly. What a maroon! Everybody knows you can't do that!!
Hu
The recently departed Willie Jopling had several interesting twist banks among his propositions. He will be missed.
You can twist the ball with either collision-induced-english or spin-induced-english. Which you use depends on the position and cut angle.
Bob...Willie "twisted" banks with collision-induced english. He taught me how to do it, but it still takes me a few tries to get it done correctly. He was a master of it. Spin-induced english, as you know, doesn't happen all the time (and only under certain conditions), and when it does it doesn't happen to a significant degree (I think you have quoted a 2% spin-induced transfer...which is pretty small).
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Actually, if you don't overdo it -- which is the usual error -- you can twist the ball as much with spin as with collision.
Joe, the gentleman that taught me to bank 30 years ago called a twist bank the action of twisting your wrist as part of the follow through stroke. This action will induce unquie action / spin on the cue ball that is very hard to duplicate any other way. It is very effective when you want to straighten up a off angled bank, or when you have to get the cue ball out of the way on a very straight bank. It also will allow you to kill the cue ball very easily on long table banks.
Take Care
twist bank
If you can find a copy of Gary Speath playing Piggy Banks at the DCC,was available from Accustat video, Gary does a twist bank that was phenominal,had commentator Grady Mathew almost speechless!
P.S. Didn't phase Piggy though,he came back to win the match,some of the finest bank pool played!:grin:
If you can find a copy of Gary Speath playing Piggy Banks at the DCC,was available from Accustat video, Gary does a twist bank that was phenominal,had commentator Grady Mathew almost speechless!
P.S. Didn't phase Piggy though,he came back to win the match,some of the finest bank pool played!:grin:
This twist of the wrist is the action I question---what is this"unquie action / spin on the cue ball"? A ball can only spin on one axis.
This twist of the wrist is the action I question---what is this "unique action / spin on the cue ball"? A ball can only spin on one axis.
Hey Joe,
Thinking maybe it was a post I made in another thread where you saw the term twist bank...
Manwon is actually correct in that this tecnique requires aiming pretty much full on and then twisting the wrist left or right to impart english and to change the cueing angle.
It is a system based on full ball aiming and was supposedly one of Eddey Taylor's babies...
Not sure what part of Tennessee you are in but I am in the Bear's namesake so if you aren't too far from Knoxville or you are headed to derby this year I'd be happy to show you the basics of the system.
Peace Out,
The Renfro
Thinking maybe it was a post I made in another thread where you saw the term twist bank...
Manwon is actually correct in that this tecnique requires aiming pretty much full on and then twisting the wrist left or right to impart english and to change the cueing angle.
It is a system based on full ball aiming and was supposedly one of Eddey Taylor's babies...
Not sure what part of Tennessee you are in but I am in the Bear's namesake so if you aren't too far from Knoxville or you are headed to derby this year I'd be happy to show you the basics of the system.
Peace Out,
The Renfro
Thanks for breaking that down, many do not have a clue how much a simple twist of the wrist can effect the return angle of the cue ball and the amount of spin imparted to the object ball.
Take care
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