NOTE – Standard kicking and banking systems work fairly well on most pool equipment; although, adjustments will be required based on table conditions. Also, Diamond brand tables (especially the 7′ tables and the older “Red label” 9′ tables) play much shorter and faster than all other table brands, so significant adjustments will need to be made (by aiming down-table more) when playing on Diamond tables. For more information, see Diamond table kick and bank effects.
– advantages of fast speed
– angle bisect system
– bank shot drills
– bending a bank shot
– checking out a table
– contact-point mirror system for aiming shallow-angle, rolling kick shots
– Corner-5 System for aiming two-, three-, and four-rail kicks off a long rail
– crossing-lines banking system
– cushion compression kicks and banks
– cut-induced-spin effects
– diamond systems for aiming kick shots
– Diamond tables banking short
– double kiss detection and avoidance
– drills
– effects and factors to consider
– equal-distance mirror system for aiming bank and kick shots
– fast-speed-bank aiming systems
– kick shot drills
– magic spot three-rail mirror-image kick shot aiming system
– midpoint-parallel-shift two-rail kick shot aiming system
– mirror system for aiming bank and kick shots
– one-more-than-twice banking system
– one-third-more-than-twice banking system
– Plus System for aiming two-rail kicks off a short rail
– reference tracks
– reverse backspin kicking system
– shallow-angle contact-point-mirror-image kick-shot aiming system
– Sid System for aiming steep two-rail kicks off a short rail
– sliding-bank aiming systems
– speed effects with banking
– spin-transfer bank shots
– spot-on-the-wall kick and bank shot aiming systems
– testing a table
– through-diamond rolling-ball 2-to-1 one-rail kick and bank shot aiming system
– tutorial covering bank and kick basics
– twice-plus-tenths banking system
– two-rail bank shot aiming system off a short rail
– two-rail midpoint-parallel-shift kick shot aiming system
– two-times-across and three-times-across bank shots
– two-times-across Z-kick aiming system
– two-to-one kick and bank aiming system
For demonstrations of many bank and kick shot aiming or diamond systems, see Dr. Dave’s Bank and Kick Shot Aiming playlist on YouTube.
For more information, see Chapter 6 and Sections 7.06-7.08 in The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards, Vol. III of How to Aim Pool Shots (HAPS), Vol. IV of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS), and Vol. IV of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Practice (VEPP). The “Billiard Atlas” by Walt Harris is another good resource.
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