What's your escape?

straightline said:
Absolutely. It's called practice. Gotta learn this stuff somehow. Once I got the general speed and billiards level spin, the ball landed pretty much as depicted. I wouldn't say it's the best place to start learning kicks but this one's easy to remember and a few hours at it should reveal and ingrain the hang of it.
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Put a ball in every corner, first shot is ball in hand (or from the kitchen, or from a break box, center of table - have fun with it), shoot nothing but 3 railers.
 
bbb said:
I am friends with the bridge when I stay on the vertical axis
I seem to get more than expected deflection when I try to add spin using the bridge
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This may be due to using a bridge of poor design. Bridges need v notches to properly support the cue when using off center hits. The common round notch bridges are less then adequate.
 
Black-Balled said:
That isn't reality.

One can't both have max spin off 1st rail and then no spin off 3rd rail.
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The pic shows lots of spin off the 3rd rail.

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straightline said:
Not really. The Windows Paint line is only approximate but the shot works like it's supposed to. Didn't need max english either; just a balance of cue ball action; like real billiards I suppose.
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Cb only goes 1 diamond past side pocket at a minimum, unless I use L) spinglish.
 
straightline said:
I like the bisection. I think mostly in terms of the exit widening or closing. Can maybe use the bisector as a handle to pivot the angle.
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Not sure I understand what you mean by "bisection"... if you mean the "equal angle" line (in white) "bisects" the red angle, that's accidental - it's actual purpose is just to illustrate the equal angle rebound mirroring the angle into the third rail.

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Patrick Johnson said:
Not sure I understand what you mean by "bisection"... if you mean the "equal angle" line (in white) "bisects" the red angle, that's accidental - it's actual purpose is just to illustrate the equal angle rebound mirroring the angle into the third rail.

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OIC. You're indicating the reflection of incidence into the third cushion. Looks like bisecting the angle as is would make a convenient template - maybe in conjunction with the Buddy Hall clock system.
 
I still like my first thought of just sending the 4 into the 2. Even with BIH after where does it go and where’s an easily playable safety? The 2 is too close to the rail to shoot from behind or bank behind the 4 after and the 4 blocks the 2 paths to the corners on that side
 
Willowbrook Wolfy said:
I still like my first thought of just sending the 4 into the 2. Even with BIH after where does it go and where’s an easily playable safety? The 2 is too close to the rail to shoot from behind or bank behind the 4 after and the 4 blocks the 2 paths to the corners on that side
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Inthat asking to get 3 fouled?
 
I am not a good player by any means, but I am pretty confident to make contact 70% of the time using a massé. That should avoid scratch too.
 
Amaury said:
I am not a good player by any means, but I am pretty confident to make contact 70% of the time using a massé. That should avoid scratch too.
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Your post cracked me up :D. "I suck, but I'm a big favorite to masse around it..."
 
Bob Jewett said:
That would be, "the pink four ball."

But from the overhead, playing one rail off the end rail (with the bridge) looks fairly easy.
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I would definitely look to also get the second rail just before the side pocket for a thin brush of the 2 ball. Hope for ugly but has potential. Shrug. Efren played rail first shots with such precision.
 
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