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Question: Potting OB along cushion rail

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Mar 28, 2009. 4 Replies 0 Likes

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Steve replied to David Kilpatrick's discussion Question: Potting OB along cushion rail

"Cheers this just improved my game instantly! Thank you"

Mar 28, 2009

Greg Jenkins replied to David Kilpatrick's discussion Question: Potting OB along cushion rail

"Hi David I have posted the answer to you question on the CueWorld site and hopefully this will make you more successful with this shot. Link http://cueworld.com.au/forum/index.php?topic=53.msg93#msg93 Regards CueWorld Pro Greg Jenkins"

Mar 23, 2009

The Beetoid replied to David Kilpatrick's discussion Question: Potting OB along cushion rail

"I tend to play the rail balls with drag or running side, the running side has the effect of making the object ball "hug" the rail due to the small transfer of side. But i would advise plain ball before using side just to see the angle…"

Mar 20, 2009

David Kilpatrick posted a discussion

Question: Potting OB along cushion rail

Text books usually suggest aiming the CB to contact the cushion rail and OB simulatenously but that's where the CB and OB are the same size unlike the smaller CB we use. I guess the adjustment might be to aim to just contact the OB before the cushion but I don't know what impact contact induced throw might have.When I'm practising these shots the problem I have is knowing whether I aimed too thick or thin when I miss to know what adjustment I need to make. In both cases the OB deviates away…See More

Mar 17, 2009

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