The follow Ticky-BY Robert Byrne
197 The follow Ticky The combination is tough, and so is the standard ticky because the 6-ball is less than a ball width from the...
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18 Dec, 2019
197 The follow Ticky The combination is tough, and so is the standard ticky because the 6-ball is less than a ball width from the...
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18 Dec, 2019
YOU ARE PLAYING 9-BALL, WHAT DO YOU DO?
13 Dec, 2019
Many of the shots in Robert Byrnes book are tough even for advanced players. To counterbalance that, here’s one so easy that you can teach...
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24 Aug, 2019
These cards are learning cards for beginners and intermediate billiard players. A new progressive and easy way to learn trick shots and improve your shot...
15 Jan, 2019
The basic principle
Here is the secret of the frozen-ball shot reduced to a minimum. How often can you run the 8-ball the rail past the side pocket and into the corner? Two or three times out of ten tries would be commendable for the uneducated. Now that you know the secret of hitting the rail slightly first, you should be able to make it seven or eight times out to ten. (I just tried it and made nine out of ten, and I’m not a great shotmaker.)The cueball will carom off the 8-ball roughly as indicated by the solid line. Why this works is explained on page 24 of Byrne’s Advanced Techique in Pool and Billiards (1990).
The shot is also makeable by hitting the 8-ball and the rail at the same time using outside (left, in this case) English to eliminate the throw effect. This approach brings the cueball off the rail along the dashed line. Throw is eliminated by outside English because the cueball rolls off the object ball instead of rubbing against it during the millisecond of contact.
13 Jan, 2019
Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7
It’s the start of the game and you have solids. You see that your opponent may have some issues even if you miss. Go for the bank on your first shot! Get that trouble ball off that rail and be aggressive here. Banking balls at the right time in a game can be very strategic.
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18 Jun, 2018
One of the keys to running balls is getting an angle. Not only must you make the first ball, you must get an angle...
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10 Apr, 2018
By Phil Panzera This shot is both very pretty and lots of fun. It is also the best scoring option, as both cross-table options have...
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22 Nov, 2016
By Jackie Karol Knowing the 4 main variables that affect bank shots such as contact point, force, English, & collision induced throw are one thing,...
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3 Apr, 2016
First Trick Shot The first trick shot I learned as a lad was a sink-in. Place the balls as shown and announce that you will...
4 Jan, 2016
205 The draw curve Shooting in the rail with draw makes the cueball path curve. Here you not only escape without hitting the 4-ball by...
3Cushion / Instructional Articles
4 Jan, 2016
Shots from Master Play- Robert Brynes One of my hobbies is attending three-cushion billiard tournaments and making diagrams of unusual or instructive shots. The shot...
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6 Feb, 2015
Billiard players call this a backup ticky. Aiming closer to the corner pocket with little or no English runs the risk of caroming too sharply...
24 Nov, 2014
Around the table If there are no balls in the way, a good choice for pocketing the 9-ball is to go off the left side...