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(S&D) Safety & Defense – Exercises for Cue Ball Control, Off the Object Ball

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Safety Toolbox (Advanced)

(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

This is a small series of exercises to help you learn to precisely position the cue ball up against a cushion. There are three setups:

  • Roll the cue ball up to the first rail.
  • Roll the cue ball off 1 rail and up to the second rail.
  • Roll the cue ball off two rails and up to the third rail.

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(S&D) Safety & Defense – Key Factors: Your Ball Control Abilities

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Safety Toolbox (Advanced)

(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

When you decide that the best shot for the circumstances is a safety, there are a wide variety of factors to be evaluated. These considerations are necessary to help fine tune your options and select the most effective shot within your skills. Continue reading

(CBC) Cue Ball Control (half table patterns) – Group 2, Set 5

Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets

This is today’s set of Cue Ball Cheats. These practice setups (and others in the book and blog) help you learn HOW to apply an exact speed and spin. That precision is how to get perfect shape on the second ball – and how to string a run together. For these layouts here are the Cheats for this post:

  • Cheat: Stun, Soft 3 speed.
  • Cheat: 1:00, Medium 1 speed.

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(CBC) Cue Ball Control (full table patterns) – Group 12, Set 9

Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets

This is today’s set of Cue Ball Cheats. These practice setups (and others in the book and blog) help you learn HOW to apply an exact speed and spin. That precision is how to get perfect shape on the second ball – and how to string a run together. For these layouts here are the Cheats for this post:

  • Cheat: 10:30, Hard 1 speed.
  • Cheat: Stun, Soft 3 speed.
  • Cheat: 12:00, Medium 2 speed.
  • Cheat: Stun, Medium 1 speed.

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(S&D) Safety & Defense – Object Ball Position Control Exercises

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Safety Toolbox (Advanced)

(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

There are situations when it is important to control where the object ball stops. To accomplish this and do it well, set aside concerns about the cue ball (except to prevent scratching) and concentrate attention on the path and distance that your target object ball travels. Continue reading

(CBC) Cue Ball Control (half table patterns) – Group 6, Set 6

Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets

This is today’s set of Cue Ball Cheats. These practice setups (and others in the book and blog) help you learn HOW to apply an exact speed and spin. That precision is how to get perfect shape on the second ball – and how to string a run together. For these layouts here are the Cheats for this post:

  • Cheat: 12:00, Medium 1 speed.
  • Cheat: 1:30, Medium 3 speed.
  • Cheat: 12:00, Soft 1 speed.
    12:00, Hard 1 speed.
  • Cheat: 12:00, Soft 3 speed.

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(CBC) Cue Ball Control (full table patterns) – Group 9, Set 3

Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets

This is today’s set of Cue Ball Cheats. These practice setups (and others in the book and blog) help you learn HOW to apply an exact speed and spin. That precision is how to get perfect shape on the second ball – and how to string a run together. For these layouts here are the Cheats for this post:

  • Cheat: Stun, Hard 1 speed.
  • Cheat: 12:30, Medium 2 speed.
  • Cheat: 12:00, Medium 2 speed
  • Cheat: Stun, Medium 2 speed.

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(S&D) Safety & Defense – Ball-in-Hand: Blessing or Curse?

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Safety Toolbox (Advanced)

(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

Maybe an effective hidden ball safety worked or your opponent badly screwed up to give you a ball in hand situation. A momentary thrill starts in your belly and shoots up your spine. You can barely suppress your joy. All the while, you struggle to maintain a mild expression of sympathy while offering insincere condolences to your opponent. (It would be poor sportsmanship to express pleasure in the midst of your opponent’s disappointment.) Continue reading

(S&D) Safety & Defense – Wall of Balls Tactics

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Safety Toolbox (Advanced)

(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

This is a variation of the hidden ball safety. A wall of balls provides overlapping shadow zones that together make a huge table area to set up a hidden ball safety. This enlarged table area makes it easier to roll a ball into it. Your opponent is forced to kick the cue ball off other rails in an attempt to make a legal hit. Continue reading