One of the most powerful shots in pool is the stop shot. This shot is worth practicing for 5 minutes during your practice sessions since it comes up so often and is easy to execute. The most important part of this shot is leaving the 1 ball on the middle of the short rail. An easy mistake to make is to focus too much on cue ball position on this shot and forget about where you need to leave the 1 ball. You need to make sure that the one ball doesn’t end up in front of the corner pocket leaving an easy shot for your opponent. If you don’t hide behind another ball then you’ve still left distance and no makeable shot which is still a good outcome for you. This would mean you have a very good chance of getting a makeable shot during your next turn at the table and possibly even ball in hand. With all the balls on the table you have a good chance of hiding behind at least one of them and not leaving a clear shot at the one. With high right English you can send the cue ball to the short rail on the other end of the table while at the same time banking the 1 ball to the middle of the short rail. To put the odds of winning the match back in your favor, play a safety instead. In this position you could play a bank shot, but why take the risk? If you miss you’ll probably sell out, and if you make the 1 ball the cue ball is going away from the 2 so there’s no reward for making the bank. Most of the time though a safety is the better option. It depends on the possible outcome and your confidence in your banking skills. In some cases the bank could be a good shot. A common and effective containing safety is to the object ball on the middle of the bottom rail and the cue ball is directly across the table making it impossible to cut the ball into a pocket only leaving a bank. Containing Safety on the Short RailĪ good containing safety is when you don’t leave an open shot for your opponent. so you understand the principles for completing these safeties. Before getting into common safeties makes sure that you’re familiar with the elements to a good safety. Well executed safeties are clinical when you succeed in pulling them off and its something advanced players are skilled at performing on a regular basis. There are several safeties that come up every match so you should know and practice them. However, 9 ball and 10 ball are both hugely popular rotation games where a solid defense is as valuable as a good offense. Most of the lessons on this site are high level principles can be used in any game to get an advantage over an opponent. Home » All Lessons » Safeties and Defense » Common 9 Ball Safeties Common 9 Ball Safeties
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