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Frozen Safety

Defensive decisions · Intermediate · 15 min

Soft freeze safety.

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Objective: Freeze the cue ball to the object ball on the rail.

Setup: Object ball near the long rail.

Scoring: Freezes out of 10.

Success standard: 5 of 10.

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Category
Defensive decisions
Difficulty
Intermediate
Duration
15 min

Frozen Safety

Leave the opponent with no good contact.

Soft freeze safety.

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Setup

  1. Object ball near the long rail.

Execution

  1. Roll the cue ball softly to freeze against it.

Scoring

Freezes out of 10.

Common mistakes

  • Rolling too far.

Progression

Farther distance.

Terms this drill trains

Easier variation

Near distance.

Harder variation

Freeze with object ball touching rail.

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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