 Cb and 1 ball are frozen ( touching one another ), they are lined up approximately a ball above the corner pocket. There are two ways to throw the 1 ball into the corner. My first choice here would be to elevate the cue a little, use 2 tips of right hand english, aim the cb and 1 ball straight on. You may hit the cb at 1:30, 3, or 4:30, I prefer 4:30 to avoid an illegal push, but all of these cb hits will throw the 1 ball left and into the corner pocket… |
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 Elevated cue with 2 tips toward 3 o’clock as mentioned above. Using a short jab stroke with this hit prevents the dreaded illegal push. 860 Simonis cloth, preferred by professionals and seen here on my table is non directional and has no nap, this makes it a little harder to throw shots like this. You can simplify this and throw this shot further left by aiming the cb right one extra ball above the pocket as opposed to straight on… |
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 Here we go again, practice this shot with 2 and 3 tips of english, cue elevated, tip hitting cb at 4:30 and practice hitting this shot with the cb aimed straight on, then practice this same shot aiming the cb further and further right of the pocket, this will help you get a good feel for this and other related shots… |
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 Opposite of the three demos above, the preferred cb cp ( contact point ) is 7:30…
For the sake of clarity these two rails will be referred to as, the left rail and right rail.. |
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 Here we have 3 balls frozen, the ob we are going to pocket here is the 2 which is lined up so it will hit the rail in front of the 2nd diamond. If the 1 ball & cb were alone, I would hit the cb w/ 2 tips rc to throw the 1 a full ball left from this distance. Again, for the sake of future clarity I will be referring to the short end rail as the north rail, the long side rail is now the east rail… |
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 REMEMBER; Balls react exactly like gears and the spin reverses direction w/ every additional ball. So if right hand english throws 1 ball left, it will throw the 2nd ball right, which will not throw the 2 toward the pocket, therefore you must hit this cb with maximum left english to successfully pocket the 2 in the far corner pocket…
Now this will show you exactly what I mean.
Pull the cb back a diamond away from these two balls and practice just how much left english you need to apply to the cb to be able to hit this shot straight on and throw the 2 ball into the corner. Hit the cb w/ 3 tips of left hand english at 9 o’clock… |
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 Combination and Throw;
The 3 & 4 ball are frozen, and therefore the weight of the 3 will carry the 4 with it in the same direction the 3 travels as much as possible. Hit the 3 on the left edge and it will carry the 4 up away from the rail toward the corner pocket…
Hitting the cb with 3 tips of right hand english at 4:30 accomplishes two things;
1st/ The right english puts left english onthe 3 ball, which in turn throws the 4 ball to the right, towards the pocket.
2nd/ Hitting the left edge of the 3 w/ the cb struck at 4:30 draws the cb a little to the rail and prevents the cb from kissing the 4 ball on its way to the pocket..
By hitting the left edge ( 9 o’clock ) of the 3 ball with the opposite right edge of the cb and applying 3 tips of right hand english on the cb at 3 o’clock, it might be possible to run the cb past the slower rolling 4 ball and avoid the kiss, in this case the cb will then hit the bottom (west) rail, then spin off the far (north) rail and up toward the middle of the nearside (south) rail… |
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 These obs balls are frozen and lined up above the side pocket from my point of view, so by hitting the 1 ball on the left side with right english I again accomplish two things, the weight of the 1 ball carries the 2 ball with it a little, and the right english puts left spin on the 1 ball causing the 2 ball to throw to the right…
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 The 3rd ball in all multiple ball combinations will dictate whether or not the combination is dead (can’t be missed). Here we have the 2 & 3 ball lined up well below the pocket, but notice the 1 ball against the 2 ball, by hitting the 1 ball straight on here it pushes the 2 up which carries the 3 ball with it. Hit the cb with the opposite english of the direction of the throw when throwing an odd number of balls, and with english in the same direction of the throw when throwing an even number of balls… Learning anything ? Jimmy… |
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| Just like banking or kicking, when shooting combinations that are frozen but off angle, the easier you shoot, the more they throw, naturally then, the harder you shoot the less combinations throw. In fact there may be a situation arise, say playing 9 ball for example when 2 balls (say the 1 & 9 ball) are frozen and straight in, so you don’t want them to throw, but what if you can’t hit enough of the combo to cut it straight towards the pocket and all you can hit is a full 1 ball which will throw the 9 ball above or past the pocket, in this instance in order to keep the 1 ball from throwing the 9 off its straight in path, you must hit the 1 ball very hard. Try it – sneaky huh? |
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 Try this yourself, this is the perfect example of the 3rd ball dictating whether or not this combination is dead (can’t miss).
Here the 1, 2, and 3 ball are frozen, in this case I’ve placed the 1 ball (which is the 3rd ball), exactly where I would hit this combo with the cb if the 2 and 3 ball were alone on this table… |
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 When you experiment with this combo on your table or at your favorite pool room, take the cb in hand and and play the 14, 13, 6, 7 into the 1, which pushes the 2 ball up and carries the 3 ball up and into the pocket… |
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 I’m preparing to shoot the same combo above from the opposite side as instructed above, just to prove that it’s the 3rd ball in a multiple combination that dictates whether or not the combo is dead. Playing the 10, 12, 4, 5 into the 1, still pushes the 2 ball up, which still carries the 3 ball with it, into the pocket… |
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 The camera has caught the above mentioned results perfectly.
As you see the 3 ball is falling into the side pocket… |
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 Same theory, only throwing the 15 ball down because the 6 ball is being pushed down below the pocket by the all important 3rd ball, which again as seen here is the 1 ball… |
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 Close up of the above shows the 1 against the 6 ball that will carry the 15 ball somewhat with it, down and into the side pocket… |
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 This combination will pocket the 15 ball in the side pocket whether you play the 14, 7, 12, 2, 1 or… |
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 Whether you combinate the 3, 4, 5, 13, 1. Either way the 1 ball pushes the 6 ball in a direction below the side pocket, which carries the 15 ball with it, down and into the pocket. Shoot medium speed and watch the action, set it up twice and make it from both sides… |
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 To make this combo on the 1, place the cb straight out about one diamond from my left hand, above the 3 ball, hit the 3 straight on with left english on the cb, this will transfer right english to the 3 – transferring left english to the 2, throwing the 1 ball right. The 3 ball assists by pushing the 2 and 1 ball down into the pocket… |
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 Close up of the shot above. Now imagine the 3 ball is not there, take it off the table, and shoot the cb into where the 3 ball was, hit the cb w/ right english which transfers left english to the 2 ball, throwing the 1 ball right… |
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