How To Bank Part 1 of 1

A discussion of aiming bank shots.

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[billyjoe420420]

f f nice video. i always just bank by feel or take a diff. cut shot and lose control of the cueball. i am a 6 in APA if i go up to a 7 its your fault.

[forcefollow]

@billyjoe420420 Always do what works for you.

[JasonV213]

This is the way I was taught to bank properly, but I hardly ever use it since if it's an easy bank I can do it with feel, and if it's a hard bank measuring it still doesn't give me a very high %. These are still great videos though, I disagree with those people that think there is something wrong with this "lesson" in banking.

[forcefollow]

Its an incomplete video on banking. I will release a follow up soon... stay tuned...

[esoxmusky]

bank shots are not inconsistant. the player is inconsistant. a bank shot is trig, calculus..algebra.. . it's angles. those dont and cant lie. shut up

[forcefollow]

This troll has left other comments that I have removed. However, I am going to leave this one to demonstrate his ignorance of the game.

[rmkreeg]

This method seems a bit contorted. There are far too many mental lines that need to be visualized at the same time. With more visualization, there is naturally less accuracy. I prefer the method of finding the midpoint between cue ball and object ball, then visualizing the tangent off the rail that intersects the midpoint. That's where you bank it. It's simple, easy and solid geometry and you only need to visualize one thing at a time. Only table, cue and hitting conditions are left to consider.

[greggusan]

Doesn't spin effect the angle at which the object ball will come off the rail? (spin on the white will impart a spin in the opposite direction on the object ball I believe? I also understand that when the cue ball hits the object ball at an oblique angle - quite off center of the objectball -this too can create spin on the object ball. Which then effects the angle off the rail?)

[OmniMarketing]

@esoxmusky ehhh well depending how tight the rails are in and how damp it is can influence the projection of the ball. A really good player can adjust to that. So trig and calculus only go so far, because they do not take into account these factors.

[ProdigyKimXP]

@esoxmusky Bank shots are inconsistent. Inconsistency of the rails and speed effect the angle the ob comes off the rail. There is almost NO trig or calc involved in banks. Everyone aims differently but no one calculates the cosine of the angle and differentiates the velocity of the qb to calculate force of deflection etc.

When aiming for a bank, u either use this method or simple equal angle aiming.

Not gonna explain any further. You are really ignorant.

[rclark23]

intersecting point to object pocket, burn to memory,,

looking now for the 2 inch from the rail walk through,,

If I'm thinking right, if object ball was halfway closer to the rail,

the intersecting point is becoming much more steep as almost a perpendicular line to the bank point on rail, yup,, Ok now I see it

[dwc1dwc1]

Bank shots do involve geometry and other forms of mathematics, but they are very inconsistant because of the different tables every table "plays" differently. You could use all of the math in the world , but if the spot you hit on the rail is "dead" you will not make it. Forcefollow keep up the good work it's a shame that you are doing something as generous as giving people free lessons, and you have idiots telling you that you talk to much.

[newbiharvandhamkijai]

I had a friend who could bank just about any shot. He would show me where to aim when I wanted to bank a shot but he never explained to me how I could figure it out on my own. This video is awesome, I am looking forward to practicing this technique. thanks!

[Nymphetamine2791]

Thanks for posting this I was always curious on how to properly bank, appreciate it :D