For those who are not so great and just starting out in Staight pool.. Lets see some up table and some weird break shots.. =)
Up table or weird break shots..
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Okay Ill start.. =)
Well not everyone is a hundred ball runner and somtimes weird things happen in straight pool... Heres one I got by with the other night.. to continue a run of 28.. =) sweet..
Well not everyone is a hundred ball runner and somtimes weird things happen in straight pool... Heres one I got by with the other night.. to continue a run of 28.. =) sweet..
Here's one where you get perfect with the cue ball, except the object ball was in the rack and had to be spotted.
Here's one with a ton of inside english and a tad below center ball. Of course if you're good enough to make these, you never should have had to be in this spot.
Here are a few that I have showed some of you during my classes...
SHOT 1
Side pocket shot with angle
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SHOT 2
In the situation below, the break ball is a bit too high, but you van shoot this with follow - either skip off the top of the two balls, or you can follow directly in the 14 ball and have the cue ball gently double kissed back out to the center of the table.
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SHOT 3
Below, you have gotten underneath the break ball, but you still have an angle to pocket the ball uptable and contact the heart of the stack.
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SHOT 4
For those of you that like to exterminate those balls that are in the side pockets, look at this shot that I learned from Cowboy Jimmy Moore. He saw that I was trying to manufacture a break ball out of an impossible stack, and he told me that I already had a break ball sitting in the side pocket, and that all I needed to do was get a good angle on it ... He was right - and whenever I have this type of shot available, I use it to my advantage - and I don;t worry about setting a break ball up near the stack. Practice this one 8 days a week - it's a lifesaver!
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SHOT 5
A variation of that break shot when the ball is on the other side of the pocket.
Hope these shots give you an idea of what can be done when you get out of line with your break break shots. Just use your imagination. Hope this helps somebody out.
SHOT 1
Side pocket shot with angle
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SHOT 2
In the situation below, the break ball is a bit too high, but you van shoot this with follow - either skip off the top of the two balls, or you can follow directly in the 14 ball and have the cue ball gently double kissed back out to the center of the table.
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SHOT 3
Below, you have gotten underneath the break ball, but you still have an angle to pocket the ball uptable and contact the heart of the stack.
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SHOT 4
For those of you that like to exterminate those balls that are in the side pockets, look at this shot that I learned from Cowboy Jimmy Moore. He saw that I was trying to manufacture a break ball out of an impossible stack, and he told me that I already had a break ball sitting in the side pocket, and that all I needed to do was get a good angle on it ... He was right - and whenever I have this type of shot available, I use it to my advantage - and I don;t worry about setting a break ball up near the stack. Practice this one 8 days a week - it's a lifesaver!
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SHOT 5
A variation of that break shot when the ball is on the other side of the pocket.
Hope these shots give you an idea of what can be done when you get out of line with your break break shots. Just use your imagination. Hope this helps somebody out.
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