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Understanding Throw
on Frozen Balls
When three object balls are
frozen and the last two are lined up directly to the center of a
pocket, it is where the third object ball is touching the middle object
ball that determines the direction of the the first object ball. If the
third object ball is touching the middle ball in the frozen combo on the
left side, the first ball will be thrown to the right. Of course this
would come in handy if the shot were lined up a little to the left of
the pocket. Quite often, in a three ball frozen combo, it is very
difficult to contact the second ball (middle ball) dead center with your
cue ball to avoid the throw because of the third ball's position. What
can be done to minimize or cancel the throw is to strike the shot harder
than you normally would. The hard hit tends to minimize or cancel any
throw effect, especially over a short distance.
Take it to the Bank
When banking an object
ball with a cut shot, the cut will cause english to be transfered to
the object ball. If you are cutting the object ball to the right toward
a cushion, the cue ball is putting left english on it, causing it to
come off the cushion at a shorter or more closed angle. In the above
example, we were hitting the object ball on the left side to cut it
back to the right. Therefore, outside (left english) on the cue ball
will decrease the amount of spin transfered to the object ball.
Fear of Over-cutting?
Many players consider the
sharp cut (45 degrees or more) when the object ball is near the rail,
to be one of the toughest shots. Some top instructors have estimated
that 99% of all these shots that are missed are undercut, with the
object ball running into the cushion on its way to the pocket. To get
better at this shot, don't fear over-cutting it or "whiffing" it. Don't
start by aiming at half or quarter ball and then slowly moving your cue
out to cut it more. Start by aiming with the cut that you will need.
Practice getting your cue ball way out behind the object ball, and if
you miss a few completely, that's okay, because that's how you will
learn the feel for the proper cut.
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