What is the biggest angle in degrees u can cut a pool ball?

Question

i want to how much u can cut a pool ball like 90 or 80 degrees i dont know someone tell me

Answer 1

I'll go along with the 89.9 degrees from contact between cue ball and object ball.  You can, of course, get more from point of origin by using masse which basically creates an inflight second point of origin for a new angle that won't exceed 89.9.

Answer 2

If the ball you are trying to cut is on the rail (or barely off the rail), it is possible to cut it at an angle greater than 90 degrees by using extreme inside english.  This effectively causes the cue ball to start slightly offline (away from your target line) and then masse (curve) very slightly back towards the object ball.  When the cue hits the rail, the inside english will cause it to deflect off the rail and into the object ball.  A variation of this shot is utilized in skills competition where the cue ball is on the spot and the object ball is placed on the rail at the center dot.  The object is to cut the ball.  According to conventional physics, it is impossible; but I've done it and seen it many times.

Answer 3

90 degrees is impossible according to phsics, the closer you get to 90 you have to exert a huge amount of force and the ball will not go very far.  Pratically anything greater than 85 is not worth trying unless you are only moving the ball a few inches and miscues will occur way to often to even try the shot.

Answer 4

Up to 90 degrees.  You couldn't quite get to 90 though, since that would mean such minimal contact that the object ball wouldn't move.  so the answer is 89.9 degrees.

Answer 5

Almost 90 but you have to use outside english.

Answer 6

It's true that you can't really cut a ball 90 degrees, so I agree with the previous answers.  It really is a good technique to be able to just barely graze your object ball for safety play.  Very often in straight pool, I use this technique to play safe and leave the rack virtually untouched.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.

Answer 7

90

Answer 8

89 degrees but you will have to really whack it.