The most ideal way to win a game is to clear the table with one shot, but often during the hitting process, it is impossible to have a good chance for every shot. Often, there are situations where the cue ball cannot hit the target ball directly, or the target ball’s scoring path is blocked, or the scoring angle is too small. At this point, we need to use some special techniques to achieve the goal of scoring.
According to the level of difficulty, I categorize advanced billiards techniques into seven types: dribbling, flipping, passing, leveraging, rebounding, spinning, and combination. Below, we will discuss the playing styles and key points of these seven scoring techniques.
1. Charge the ball
Rush ball is actually when starting to hit one’s own suit, considering in advance which balls have small angles or no possibility of being directly hit. When hitting relatively easy balls, use rotation and force control to use the cue ball or other balls to knock them apart, making them easy to hit good balls. As long as you have a certain understanding of positioning, rush ball should not be a problem. As long as you have this awareness, it is enough.
2. Flip the bag
Flipping the bag is a common technique, which involves hitting the target ball against the edge of the bag once or several times before inserting it into the bag. The simplest way to flip a bag ball is for the target ball to closely adhere to the flipping bag near the middle bag. At this time, it is only necessary to increase the strength of the low bar to prevent the target ball from rebounding and hitting the mother ball to change direction. Pay attention to the direction of the aiming point, which should be aimed at the mirror symmetry point of the target middle bag about the collision case edge. This way, after standard mirror reflection, the target ball is more likely to enter the bag.
It is worth noting that in addition to hitting the long side into the middle bag or bottom bag, it is also possible to hit the short side into the bottom bag or bottom bag, and even hit the side near the bottom bag twice to enter the middle bag or bottom bag. At this time, the target ball will undergo two reflections and its route will be parallel to the starting route, making it relatively easy to aim.
3. Passing the ball
Passing is when the cue ball hits the first target ball, and then uses the first target ball to hit the second target ball, allowing the second target ball to enter the bag. Its aiming method is to place the aiming circle directly on the second target ball, as if it can hit the target ball directly and make the second target ball enter the pocket position, then record this position and find a way to hit the first target ball to this position. As long as you aim carefully, its difficulty will not be very high.
4. Borrowing strength
There are two ways of using force. One is when the target ball is blocked, but there are other balls near the bag opening. The target ball may use this ball to change direction and enter the bag. As long as the angle is accurate, the possibility of entering the bag is high. Another way is to use the cue ball to assist, which means that the cue ball cannot directly hit the target ball, but can first hit another ball to change the cue ball’s direction before hitting the target ball. This is usually used when the target ball is very close to the bag opening.
Note that even the strong rotation of the cue ball can be used to change direction and hit the ball. Borrowing is a clever way of playing, and often it is more effective than playing directly. For example, I have encountered two situations where there are still two of my balls on the table, my ball number 6 and 7. Number 6 can directly enter the bottom bag, but number 7 is blocked by the opponent’s ball near the bottom bag. Therefore, I deliberately hit number 6’s ball first before entering the bottom bag, so that number 7’s path is cleared. Another scenario is to use the second to last colored ball to push my own last ball into the bag, thereby flushing the last ball out. This is also an application of leveraging.
5. Rebound
Rebound, also known as hook bar, is a method in which the cue ball first hits the edge of the case to change course and then hits the target ball into the bag. Usually used in three situations, one is a long ball, where the target ball is close to the edge of the table, but there is still an obstacle ball between the cue ball and the target ball. In this case, we can hit the cue ball first to the edge of the table where the target ball is close, rebound, and then “sweep” the target ball into the bag. The second scenario is when the target ball is in a good scoring position in the pocket, but the cue ball is outside the scoring angle, and hitting the target ball directly cannot enter the pocket. In this case, a hook can be used, and the probability of entering the pocket is very high.
The third scenario is when the target ball is near the middle bag, but the path to directly drop the ball and flip the bag is blocked. In this case, you can use the rebound to score the ball. It is best to place the aiming ring close to the edge of the rebound to determine the direction and position of the rebound. Other situations will not be discussed as the probability of scoring is very low, and everyone can experiment on their own. As billiards enthusiasts, we must master the playing style of bouncing balls proficiently, because in many cases, this technique is needed to solve the ball.
5. Rotate
Rotation is the highest level of billiards, and its application methods are diverse. The balls played are highly ornamental, and if a goal is scored, it is breathtaking. First of all, let’s talk about the side spin ball. This type of ball can create a small arc even if the angle of the shot is 0. The cue ball will be biased towards the direction of rotation. If the angle of the shot is added, it will have a “stabbing” effect, which can effectively bypass the obstacle ball and hit the target ball. However, scoring is more difficult and is often used to solve the ball.
Side spin balls can be used to hit “impossible angle goals”. For example, you can try using a strong side spin to hit the edge of the case. If you hit at a certain angle, there may even be a peculiar phenomenon where the cue ball walks along the edge of the case without rebounding or bounces back along the starting angle. Using this principle to hit some seemingly impossible balls or solve some seemingly impossible obstacle balls can often achieve remarkable results.
6. Combination
In fact, combination cannot be considered as technology, it can only be considered as a kind of consciousness, which is to organically combine the above six techniques and freely exert one’s creativity, such as first hooking the rod and then flipping the bag, first flipping the bag and then borrowing strength, etc. The various wonders of it depend on everyone’s careful taste.https://www.tiktok.com/@spk.billiard?_t=8qRRRnXP4N8&_r=1
