How to Make Bank Shots 99% of the time!

[weatherbuff]

I would like to see a video where you put all these wonderful tips together that is rack the balls, break, see how the table is arranged and discuss strategy on what shot to pick and why did I pick that shot and what ball spin to use to set me up for the next shot.

[homerj.simpson]

All those people complaining about the size of the pockets realize that it doesn't make any difference when it comes to the actual point of the video, right? Right???

[jaynewt]

all i see in the comments are douchey billiards players that are too prideful to accept the fact that this guy gave a detailed, helpful tutorial video and is obviously a great player at a young age. who cares about the wide pockets it's not like he could pull a table out of his ass to give a tutorial video on a 12 ft. this kid is probably younger than me and could most definitely school me in billiards. thanks for the helpful video man!

[SThompsonRAMM_]

I’ve been playing pool for nearly 50 years and this video popped up on my feed.
You are never to old to learn something new.
I really enjoyed watching this video, especially the first bank that you made, even on a bad deflection hit. That’s a lesson right there. Even a miss hit made. The reason you made it was because you did everything 99% correctly.
Can’t wait to watch more of your videos.

[JayVee]

That was amazing man. That bank shot across the ball was crazy. I have done some slick moves before, but usually by accident. That was beautifully done. The technique was crazy in theory to me at first, but you did it. Thank you for these tips. I really appreciate watching the way you break it down.

[kenhall]

Thanks for sharing. Learned a new shot! One correction. The harder you hit a ball, the less spin affects a ball, not more. The softer you hit an object ball with spin, the more it will throw the ball, not less. Easy to test: line up a shot diamond to diamond with one width of English. Shoot it softly, then shoot the same shot again hard. You will see that the object ball is thrown more with softer English. In the video, you had to hit it hard to make sure the ball had enough speed to return to the pocket, and still had some spin on it. That's very different than it "spinning more because you hit it hard." You can also test it by setting up a perfectly straight shot. Use 1/2 width of English and hit it hard. You'll see the object ball diverts very little vs. if you hit it softer, the object ball is thrown more. Just trying to correct a misstatement.

[jonscool]

Great video. I was always using the diamonds and finding half the angle for banks. That system worked with really simple ones but bank shots that require you to cut the ball a decent amount to get to the aiming point didn't work. So I would just eyeball those ones and this angle of reflection technique makes a lot of sense. I was watching a video of Efren Reye's final shot in his farewell tour. I believe those cross cut bank shots are actually influenced more by the spin transferred to the object ball by where the cue ball hits the object ball regardless of what spin you put on the cue ball itself. Either way, thank you for the video.

[Fightscenegamesk]

screw the haters. thanks for trying to help people man

[HJules-cwfb]

DAMN!!! I do that stuff all the time but didnt even realize WHY it worked when it does. Amazing. Now I wont forget!!

[ianwatkins]

This is a great video, very very helpful. Best wishes, Ian, UK.

[njokiikijjo]

Am from Kenya.... My friends are not challenging me anymore because of you instructions.... Much love Dupree

[ldpickett]

Gotta hand out props when they are due - I shoot in the APA and wouldn't you know it that I wound up with a bank shot on the 8 to win my match this week and I used the exact method described here without practicing it first and nailed the bank to win my match! All the bashing the wide pockets comments are dumb, you guys are all missing the point. AND if you can do better, then where are your videos? The wide pockets don't matter, he's explaining how to line up the bank - the technique he's teaching is what matters, how you apply it is all on you. Thank you Dupree, this video helped me win my match this week!

[nunya]

That's Great! Thanks a LOT!. I'll be watching more of your videos. Thank you.

[neilgriffiths]

Nice vid, One thing to remember: as the friction of white ball and object ball is low (they're very smooth, guys!) it takes a lot more spin on the white to transfer sufficient to the object ball to do that than if you simply aimed the white to bank on its own (remember also that you chalk the tip of your cue to INCREASE the friction between tip and white ball so spin shots take - you obviously can't do that between white and object ball).

[jfb]

When I first started trying to take pool seriously and learn to play I spent a long time trying to avoid bank shots and would instead hit ridiculous cut shots and could eventually hit shots that almost looked like the defied physics. On the other side of that my usual playing partner would avoid cut shots at all costs but learned to hit bank shots without even thinking about it. Then one day we both decided we needed to round out our games and that we both had something we could teach the other and we started playing games with only bank shots or only cut shots and one would help the other learn what worked for them.

[swed]

Very informative, thank you for sharing your awesome. 👍🏽

[thelocksmithdude]

Thanks for the informative explanation. I always screwed up bank shots when putting english on the ball, now I know why. I was putting the wrong spin on the cue ball! Thanks a bunch!

[geraldcharles]

Thanks, very informative, great explanations.

[robertburnett]

Jamie...he isnot long winded. Excellent explanation and teacher.

[jimjim]

Wow ... thank you. Really helpful. I need to practice big-time!