The Tangent Line

The tangent line in brief. Read Blackjack Dave, Dr. Dave, or Bob Byrne. You can find Blackjack Dave on myspace for private lessons.

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Sports

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• pool
• billiards
• billiard
• carom
• snooker
• tangent
• line
• position
• play
• cue
• ball
• cueball
• stun
• stop

[somechump]

the cueball can have spin..

on the center axis... you travel forward or backward of the TL

sidespin has little to no effect on the TL apart from a tiny bit of throw imparted to the OB

spin has nothing to do with the tangent line the tangent line occurs on every shot.. its the distance down that line that the cueball travels before spin kicks in is determined by the speed of the shot and the amount of spin applied..

a sliding cueball will always travel the TL

good stuff FF

SPF

[forcefollow]

Thanks for the feedback. Tell your friends about my videos.

Take care,

Marcus

[jimjones90]

one question. i noticed that when i add draw or follow to my cut shots, the angles are slightly off, can you explain how draw or follow changes the angle?

[forcefollow]

the only difference follow or draw makes is a reduction in the throw effect. that changes how you aim the shot.

[titine95555]

great video, thanks for those lessons :)

[baktarbund]

Very nice video...Thanks

[tlamachkalli7]

Congratulations !!! You managed to make probably the Best of the Best video about learning the behavior of the Cue Ball after hitting the Object Ball in the easier to learn way. Thanks yand keep up your A+Excellent Work. For sure we, the beginners, will watch all your videos and thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

[SeekHeart]

So should I imagine a 90 degree angle from pocket to ball on all shots and figure what the cueball will do from there?

[xXxMAFIAxXz]

Thxxx x)

[resistantdoor]

I was talking to a line the other day and he told me that he had only ever been touched once.....and then he went off on a tangent.

[tigerneedsblood]

Does Using Sides on Cue Ball can actually change the direction of Object ball?? I mean if I hit a ball on lets say 90 degrees without using any side, and if i Hit a ball again at 90 degrees but this time using left/rite side, would it be going on same path as it went on without using any spin???? I Hope i have make my Question Clear here :)

[BartjeOstend]

@mifa8382 hombre ...

[jdbankshot]

@Bossiiiii if u would have watched this & his other vids, say 3-6months after having picked up a cue for the first time ever, you'd be extreeemly thankful. think about it. never mind the lames, marcus, i must thank u very much for helping a novice become a soon to be semi pro after only 3 years of play. the 50 hrs per week on the tables didn't hurt either.

[sports3955]

Nice way to explain Basics !!

[Descente36]

i noticed, your tangent line shouldn't be protruding FROM the object ball, it should be behind the object ball.

a quick summary for the peeps:

the tangent line is 90 degrees from the path the object ball takes

Follow will bring the ball past the tangent line

Draw will bring the ball behind the tangent line

and english, aside from deflection and squirt, only changes the cue ball's path AFTER it hits a rail

[Bossiiiii]

wow.... a lecture for those with 80 IQ