Shooting a rack of nine ball
In pool there are many things that will entice a feeling of accomplishment, A difficult shot, a great safety play, or a thundering break. Not much compares to the feeling received after running an entire rack of 9-Ball or finishing out a rack with a perfectly planned strategy. In order to play pool at the highest level you must take many things into consideration. It is not to look and hit the ball toward a pocket. In order to play excellent pool you must not just think of one shot at a time, you want to take into account the next shot and the one after that before you even shoot. Before shooting a shot, analyze it and think of what you want to happen after the ball is hit, approach the table with a firm stance lining up your shot and finally when all looks perfect, stroke the cue ball. Only if it were this simple, these are the basic steps you would take before shooting a shot, but in order to fully understand the process you must look much deeper into what must be done. Before actually getting into the shooting process there are some key things that should be explained. First of all, In the game of 9-ball, balls 1-9 are racked in a diamond shape at one end of the table with the 9-ball in the middle and 1-ball in the f
Several different problems may arise at this point. One may be that the cue ball can't be reached easily. If this is the case you can try to stretch over the table or you can use the mechanical bridge, which is just a stick with a plastic bridge at the end, which you can use instead of your hand. Another problem is stroking strait threw the cue ball at the point you want. A good way to practice stoking the cue ball would be to hit the cue ball the long way down the table and have it come back and hit the tip which you keep in the same spot after contact. Your basically just trying to hit it strait up and have it bounce off the rail and come strait back as accurately as possible. Another problem that may arise is the formation of the bridge. A bridge is formed by placing your hand flat with your fingers spread. Your thumb is placed against your index finger by the knuckle forming a V shaped channel for your shaft to rest on. Another, more stable way is to make a loop by placing your index fingertip on the middle joint of the middle finger and joining it with your thumb, the shaft is then slid in the loop. When getting ready shoot, approach the table and relax. Create a firm stance lining up the shot with your body perpendicular to the direction you are striking the cue ball. Next, lean over the table, legs spread, with the left hand placed behind the cue ball. The cue stick should be comfortably secured in a bridge formed with your left hand. A bridge is a support made by the hand for the cue stick in order to provide an accurate stroke. Your right hand should be firmly wrapped around the butt end of the cue about a hand length behind the balancing point. To find the balancing point of the cue place the cue on two fingers until it stays there without falling to either side. Now your cue should be in line with the exact direction that you want to hit the cue ball. The cue should be easily sliding through your bridge with your right arm stroking the cue smoothly and strait. A good way to practice stroking the cue strait is to lie an empty coke bottle on the table and repeatedly stroke the tip in and out of the bottle. Make sure the tip of the stick is going to hit the correct spot on the cue ball to apply the desired english, if any. If no english is wanted be sure to hit the dead center of the cue ball because any english can throw a shot off. After you take a few practice strokes to ma
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