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Bank Long–Short–Long

Bank shot, no side spin: far long rail, short rail, then back to the near long rail before either ball. Start and finish are both read on the near long rail — start outside it, finish on the cloth side.

FormulaAim = Start − Finish + table correction

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 7 14 21
  • Start
  • Aim
  • Arrival

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Practise in 3C Arena

Reading the numbers

Start On the near long rail, outside it, 5 a diamond from the corner: 0 up to 40, read through the cue ball.

Aim On the far long rail, 10 a diamond from the corner: 0 up to 80.

Arrival Back on the near long rail, on the cloth side, 7 a diamond: 0, 7, 14, 21.

Step by step

  1. Choose the finish on the near long rail — where the cue ball comes back to meet the balls.
  2. Read the start through the cue ball along the line to your trial aim.
  3. Aim = Start − Finish: 30 − 14 = 16. Re-read and work it again.
  4. Add the table correction.

The stroke

No side, centre ball or a touch of follow, a firm medium stroke.

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