Follow is nothing but forward motion on the cue ball after contact with the object ball. Imagine a straight forward blue from near the pink spot with a loose red in the baulk area. You will have to hit the cue ball with low to medium speed and high to medium amount of follow to …
This is one of the most important techniques to master because of the way the cue ball travels afterwards. Let me explain. The cue ball will travel in a line perpendicular to the line which joins the object ball (OB) and the pocket, after successfully executing a stun shot. Look at the following images to …
Screw back or backspin arises on the cue-ball (CB) after it contacts the object (OB) and when it is hit anywhere between the center of the cue ball and the extreme bottom non miscue-able point on it. How much backspin it undergoes, depends on how much the cue ball is hit below center along with …
There is another shot, which is similar to a stun shot, but this one is is with just a little bit of follow. It is known as stun run through. In this shot, the more the speed and the distance, the less amount of follow you should put. This shot is extremely important in certain situations. …
There is a fifth basic weapon in your arsenal of positional shots. It is called the drag shot. This shot is most perfectly executed when there is just forward roll in the cue ball at the time of contact with the object ball. Well, of course it also depends on where you want your CB …
When the cue ball hits any cushion without spin, it ideally travels at a path which is the mirror image of the line extended ahead, on the other side of the table. This was something which I learnt long back. Now place the cue ball on the pink spot and hit any side rail exactly …
The object ball (OB) can be hit at 5 primary locations. Full ball, half ball, three quarter ball, quarter ball, and thin cut. Full ball hit literally means hitting the OB head on such that the CB and the OB travel in the same line. A half ball hit is when the aiming point is one of the …
Cue ball (CB) squirt is an effect which arises almost everytime the cue-ball is hit with left or right english. To be an effective pool or snooker player, you must know how the cue ball travels off line. Cue ball squirt is a very important thing to master if you want to bring your game to …
Natural forward roll in the cue ball will cause it to roll forward, at a maximum angle of 30 degrees, for a half ball hit. This angle will decrease when the cutting angle is decreased as well as when it is increased. I think you can safely assume that the angles the cue ball makes …
h When the cue ball hits a cushion with spin, unless it is perpendicular to the cushion, it will have either running or reverse english. Running english can be defined as the sidespin which causes the cue ball to travel more, and reverse english is which causes it to travel less, among other things, like …