WHAT is skid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Happens on Simonis cloth with dirty balls on humid nights all the time.
A skid is when the cueball and the ob "cling" together b4 the ob bounces off the cb. When this happens, the two balls will go forward together ( often bobble a bit too) b4 they would separate.
It usually happens on a thick hit and slow to medium speed hit.
To me anyway.
To prevent it ( specially when you are shooting at the money ball) I suggest a hint of outside english or a slight draw on the cueball.
Of course, I've missed more balls because of this advice.
A skid is when the cueball and the ob "cling" together b4 the ob bounces off the cb. When this happens, the two balls will go forward together ( often bobble a bit too) b4 they would separate.
It usually happens on a thick hit and slow to medium speed hit.
To me anyway.
To prevent it ( specially when you are shooting at the money ball) I suggest a hint of outside english or a slight draw on the cueball.
Of course, I've missed more balls because of this advice.
YUP! It takes your money too.bruin70 said:
Are we mixing terms here? When you say "skid", are you referring to what happens when you're on Simonis cloth and the cb moves forward a little even though you have reverse spin (draw) on it?
I agree with your assessment of "cling" which is different to me than "skid".
I agree with your assessment of "cling" which is different to me than "skid".
I've always called it "throw", probably wrong term, but it happens every cut shot to a lesser or greater degree. dirty balls the most culprit ,supposedly. mostly when hitting softer. a lot of people use slight outside to compensate, some persons' brains already computes "throw" into the shot from past experience. If I play on a bar table where the balls haven't been cleaned in who knows how long I usually hit shots a little firmer whenever possible, to diminish the effect
I believe the "cling" is the throw effect.
The "skid" is the CB just slidding forward with backspin applied but not taking effect. example the CB has back spin applied but is still slidding forward. That's what I've been taught is "skid". I could be wrong though.
Zim
The "skid" is the CB just slidding forward with backspin applied but not taking effect. example the CB has back spin applied but is still slidding forward. That's what I've been taught is "skid". I could be wrong though.
Zim
You're talking of cueball hesitation.Zims Rack said:
Skid has always been two balls clinging together b4 separating to me.
Keith calls it skiddo when he's playing.
Cling, I believe, was a term Robery Byrne started.
Gabber
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Kick
Above they are describing what in snooker is called a kick.
Two things can occur.
1. The Ob goes straighter than expected and the shot is missed.
2. The ball is potted but the Qb comes up way too short.
Cause is still debatable.
IMO, the Qb seems to climb up the Ob. It seems to happen more often when playing with top.
Gabber
bruin70 said:
Above they are describing what in snooker is called a kick.
Two things can occur.
1. The Ob goes straighter than expected and the shot is missed.
2. The ball is potted but the Qb comes up way too short.
Cause is still debatable.
IMO, the Qb seems to climb up the Ob. It seems to happen more often when playing with top.
Gabber
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L.S. Dennis
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If I'm not mistaken "skid" is definetly a result of dirty ball and the skid part of this is the object ball 'skidding' forward and not rolling as it should be After contact with the cue ball. When it skids forward it doesn't necessarily go straight as it would if it were rolling hense the reason why people complain about missing because of a skid.