Frozen cue ball!?

Question

What are some postitions to shoot a frozen cue ball,(when the cue ball is right up against the wall.) Is there somewhere I could find a diagram on how to shoot this correctly?

Answer 1

Those are tough shots and I recommended you take a little extra time on them and keep your cue level and eye on the ball

Answer 2

I'm having slight difficulty understanding your question, too.  However, if you would like to diagram a shot, visit www.cuetable.com.  There, you can create a diagram and post the link here for review.

Answer 3

There really is no special way to hit a cueball that is frozen to the rail. You should keep your cue as level as you can and hit the shot as normally as possible. A lot of players will jack up their cue and try to control the cue ball that way but it really lessens your chances of making your shot , especially if it is a long one. I went through a period where it seemed like I was shooting off the rail on every other shot. I almost decided to just live there, build me a house at the center diamond and send my kids to school at the corner pocket. Thankfully i got out of that little phase. Still happens to all of us once in awhile though. You just gotta make the best of it and move on.No special tricks or mirrors or anything. Good luck to ya.

Answer 4

I am not sure I follow the question, but I think you are asking for advice on these shots.

When the cue ball is frozen or very close to a rail it is tough to play. Above all try to keep it simple. Because the ball is close to the rail you tend to end up cueing downward a bit more than usual. If you are shooting with any side spin at all it will tend to make the cue ball swerve, or masse.

So the two things to keep in mind are to keep your cue as level as possible and do not use any side spin at all, unless absolutely necessary. Just focus on making the ball and dont expect to get perfect shape.

Hope that is what you were looking for. Either way have fun and good luck.