What's a 'pinch' shot?
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Not sure about "pinching"....You sure they didn't mean "cinching the ball which means to just make the ball and not worry about shape.
Probably referring to using a little low inside english and shooting a stop shot. Grabs the object ball and holds the cue ball at the same time. Good for short throw shots where you don't want the cue ball to travel far. Usually used when the two balls are close together.
In the context it was used in the commentary, it meant to shoot the slight cut shot with a little soft draw trying to hold the cueball from moving too much.During the Morra-Dominguez streaming I heard commentators predict that 'he may pinch this one' and other references to 'pinching' the ball in certain situations.
What's 'pinching'?
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3railkick
Just more stuff I don't understand
"He'll just pinch this ball and try to keep that cueball right there."
Fred
It does? Never heard of a pro not worrying about shape. I think chinching it means what pinch it means, a small amount of draw.. pull it back just a bit.
maybe I've always thought of cinching the shot to mean just make the ball...oh well you learn something new everyday
"Not worry about shape" is probably an overstatement, but the principle is correct. It means first priority is to make the ball and everything else, including shape, is secondary.
Nope. The word itself means "easy" or "a sure thing" - like in "this shot is a cinch for him" or "it's a cinch he'll make this shot".
"Cinching the shot" usually means choosing simpler/more natural shape (for instance, medium speed without sidespin) to avoid aiming/execution complications. In certain circumstances, like the last ball in a rack, it can mean only paying enough attention to the CB path to avoid scratching.
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cinching the ball means you just try and pocket the object ball without trying to do too much with the cue ball.
I agree with others, that "pinching" means to play a shot where you have more angle than you want softly with draw, to keep the CB from straying too far.
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There are plenty of times the pros have to take hard shot on the 7 or 8 and just get the best position that a natural angle will give them and just cinch the OB, if their is no easier safe. Johnnyt
You definition is the closest to what a pinch shot is. A shot with a little slight angle (fairly straight) and you want to keep the cue ball from moving as little as possible using english and a very soft stroke. What you're looking for is to hit the object ball as full as you can to keep the cue ball from moving much and getting a little throw on the object ball.
Correct. It's just like when you pinch somebody you you just reach their skin and pull back quick. That's how imagine the stroke when you pinch the CB. Just touch the CB quick with low to pinch the CB.
Johnnyt
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I always thought a pinch shot was one in which you have more angle than you want and you want the cueball to stop or move as little as possible, so you hit the ball fuller with whatever english (left or right) to spin it into the pocket and hold the cue ball in place. Essentially neutralizing the angle with english.
I always thought a pinch shot was one in which you have more angle than you want and you want the cueball to stop or move as little as possible, so you hit the ball fuller with whatever english (left or right) to spin it into the pocket and hold the cue ball in place. Essentially neutralizing the angle with english.
Nice sticks -- Jim Rempe has a video on accustats on 14.1 - at the end he has an exercise that he recommends - you set up all the balls not touching one another at least 6 inches or more from the rails - take cueball in hand and try to run out without touching a rail . He said this will teach you to plan and execute a pattern - and will teach you to "pinch" balls - and it will as you at times don't want the cue to move so you can get as straight as possible on the next shot. This is the first time I ever heard of this expression re - minimizing cueball movement.
You beat me to it. In Rempe's video, I believe he calls the drill "The Brainwashing Drill". If you practice that drill, you will have no choice but to learn how to "pinch" and "snip" balls in. If you play 14.1, this shot is your best friend.