- Category
- Straight-in potting
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Duration
- 15 min
Frozen Rail Cuts
Hit ball and rail together to pot balls on the rail.
Rail ball into the corner.
Cue ballObject
Setup
- Object ball frozen on the long rail, two diamonds from the corner.
Execution
- Pot along the rail from shallow to steep angles.
- Five attempts per angle.
Scoring
Pots out of 15.
Common mistakes
- Hitting the ball before the rail too thin.
Progression
Move to three diamonds.
Terms this drill trains
Easier variation
One diamond away.
Harder variation
Add side spin to hold the line.
Drill objectives describe what the exercise trains. Results depend on the player, the table and the quality of practice; no drill guarantees a specific improvement.
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