I Shoot Pool » Bank http://www.ishootpool.com Stories, Tricks, and Tips from a Top Pool Player Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:09:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bank Shots and Kick Shots: What is the difference? http://www.ishootpool.com/2009/04/bank-shots-and-kick-shots-what-is-the-difference/ http://www.ishootpool.com/2009/04/bank-shots-and-kick-shots-what-is-the-difference/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:26:12 +0000 Shooter http://www.ishootpool.com/?p=53 Although many players just refer to rail based shots as “bank shots”, there is a big difference between kick shots and bank shots to the serious player. A bank shot involves hitting the cue ball into the object ball in a way that the object ball hits a rail with a trajectory that aims for a pocket on the opposite rail. Here’s a great instructional video:


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I just wish he had made that reverse bank. It would have looked really cool.

A kick shot is when the cue ball is hit into the rail with the intention of hitting the shooter’s own ball into a pocket on the opposite rail. Here’s a great instructional video:


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I just wish he would have made either shot. It would have been better for visuals. You get the idea though. Now get out there and try it.

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Cheers and happy shooting!

Shooter

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