The Secrets To Making Rail Shots in Pool - (Pool Lessons)

[@HudsonJT]

Okay 2:36 was slick as hell

[@FXBilliards]

I agree. Thank you very much for watching.

[@francus7227]

​@FXBilliards Saying, "I agree." is sick as hell, too.

[@CODlogist]

🤯🤯🤯

[@Peace-Love-Pool]

Well timed, Bryan! I have been almost obsessed with practicing these shots lately. To the point of setting them up at various angles and on and slightly off the rail to understand at which angle does my aim point change. It's been fun taking it to that level of detail and seeing it actually work. Hope I explained that right. Gotta love the science behind pool! Take care - Pete D.

[@FXBilliards]

Perfect!

[@theleftwich1]

I love that outside draw shot, I just need to shoot a few more of them. Maybe...a few thousand more.

[@Bridog217]

I had six of these shots last night, amazing how many of them happen in a match. I made every one because I watched this video last week and made this at least half of my practice sessions. One shot was on the 8... 2/3's of the rail and I sent it straight into the pocket with perfect shape on the 9... quite the crowd pleaser, lol, and the run continued with 5 more points in the next rack... all because I made that one shot. I won 16-4 and promise you it was because of your video and the time I put in practicing. Because of your video I'm now aware of how important this shot is and aware of how often it occurs, thank you!

[@FXBilliards]

Good stuff- thanks for sharing. Thanks for watching.

[@rodconner9079]

Those rail shots, they can get rough; sometimes you can make 'em and then other times they don't seem to go for nothin'!!! I believe you covered it all ... PRACTICE is the best kept secret! Practice until you get it ... then practice more so it becomes familiar! Love it Bryan, keep up the good work! Be Safe

[@madhatter2012]

Putting top inside spin on the cue ball also gives a little more margin for error, because even if the cue ball falls a tad short of where it was aimed, the rail will throw it right smack into the object ball, sending the object ball into the pocket. Thanks for another great video Bryan!

[@thegodofpez]

This video was rail-ly helpful. Thanks, B!

[@FXBilliards]

Glad it helped!

[@paulp8251]

Remember reading books in the late 80s about rail and ball hit perfectly and actually I was pretty consistent with that but now I need all the help I can get. Thanks for the excellent lesson

[@FXBilliards]

Good stuff!

[@jaydrfish]

Nice, clear description of the shot, and of the cue ball route afterwards. Thank you!

[@veronicahawthorne3452]

Great video! I’ve always struggled with rail shots, I make them maybe 50% of the time. This video will help me master these shots. Thanks so much!

[@FXBilliards]

Glad it helped!

[@mikeandalicescott]

Good stuff Bryan! Got League tonight so I'm going downstairs to practice these right now. Thanks!!

[@صلاحالحراصي-غ1ض]

I like when you are shooting and taking at the same time. Thanks for the information and the efforts.

[@FXBilliards]

Thanks for watching

[@jimmyguzman8660]

Been following your videos for a while now Bryan and just saw this updated one on frozen rail shots, another great video. Been fine tuning my game little by little and thanks to your experience and teaching, I’ve been able to sharpen my skills and see angles like I couldn’t before.

[@FXBilliards]

Outstanding -thank you

[@MPL_14.1]

Great video Bryan!

[@DavePlaysPool]

Confirmation, thanks bud 👊

[@FXBilliards]

You bet

[@davekat4680]

Always good stuff. Thanks again Brian 👍

[@FXBilliards]

Thanks again!

[@cralvertos]

Thanks Brian! Very useful.

[@FXBilliards]

Glad it was helpful!

[@steveg1559]

Great video, thanks for the insight!

[@FXBilliards]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brianknight6661]

Thank you for another quality video.

[@FXBilliards]

My pleasure!

[@johnhoward2687]

Great tips. I have trouble with those shots.

[@FXBilliards]

I’m always glad to help. Thanks for watching.

[@garyrowe9777]

Love your video instructions. I am wondering how to get position when an object ball is frozen to the rail at the short rail on the end of the table, when the cue ball is even with the object ball and your next ball is frozen to the short rail on the opposite side of the table?Not having any consistent luck figuring it out.

[@johnrubini3853]

Great tips, thanks B. Your videos are great.

[@FXBilliards]

Glad you like them!

[@michaeldulaney2497]

Thanks for the info, I've been having trouble with my rail shots this should help.

[@FXBilliards]

Any time! Your views mean a lot to me. Thanks again.

[@Yuiawda]

Hey there. Long time fan. What’s up with the reel to reel in the background? That’s of my era and it’s just cool that you actually have one.

[@FXBilliards]

Yeah, I love that thing - it’s from 1987. It’s been fully refurbished and works like it’s brand new. Anytime you see it on during one of my videos it is because I’m transferring music onto the reels. It is certainly the coolest way to listen to music, but also the most expensive way to listen to music

[@Teachernyc]

Youre the best.

[@C2S07]

I know you said outside/gearing English is not by default the way to go for these shots. But I was wondering; if your aim isn't (yet) perfect and you tend to hit the OB in a such a way that after collision, it heads into the rail at an angle of just a few degrees *, then in that case, would correct amount outside English help to straighten that angle? And of course, I'm not saying you want to rely on this; it would be better to try to work on your accuracy instead. 🙂 * this could be hitting ball first just a tiny amount, or hitting the ghost ball perfectly but CIT turning OB towards rail, or hitting rail first way too early and then overcutting OB after CB rebounds.

[@zanebeasley6246]

Thank you again good information

[@FXBilliards]

As always, thanks for watching and thanks for your comments

[@joseph9210]

My favorite shot in pool

[@nunyabizness9544]

Great info...

[@FXBilliards]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karthikmohanmuralidharan2693]

What kind of pool stick would you recommend for a person who is starting to learn spin and english

[@FXBilliards]

Just about anything in the 200 to $300 price range is a good place to start.

[@yes2crypto]

I keep forgetting to practice rail shots when I have a good practice session. I’ll try to remember next time.

[@NSSB75]

Hi Bryan, could you make a Video about Railshots, where the object ball is not frozen to the rail and you have an angle with the cueball? thx man

[@FXBilliards]

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[@NSSB75]

Thanks Man. Keep going and stay healthy!@@FXBilliards

[@kaareandersen4078]

Hey Bryan love you pool tips but what's playing on the reel to reel?

[@FXBilliards]

The video was made so long ago I can’t remember. But I was likely recording to the reel to reel from another source.

[@kaareandersen4078]

It's great that you're still using that high-end old technology.@@FXBilliards

[@politicalatheist5861]

My favorite shot is definitely the low/outside draw…. lol. You called it

[@FXBilliards]

I’m with you

[@joseph9210]

Thank you

[@FXBilliards]

You're welcome

[@loellapassmore5080]

I'm new at pool. When you say deflection, what do you mean?

[@FXBilliards]

When you put spin on the cue ball it gets pushed to the opposite side - that’s what we called deflection - when you hit the cue ball on the left-hand side, it gets pushed to the right hand side and vice versa.

[@francus7227]

Just typing to feed the algorithm monsters before tapping the thumbs up 👍 button.

[@FXBilliards]

Thanks for that!

[@frankterrazone9686]

What about when the cue ball is a inch or two off the rail for position play.

[@FXBilliards]

That’s a different video but thanks for watching

[@unclenick8809]

I was wondering why I was struggling to make rail shots with backspin. Turns out it’s just very hard😂

[@FXBilliards]

That’s a solid point. Thanks for watching.

[@kaleabhiwot5563]

what about making double or triple combination rail shot?

[@FXBilliards]

It’s a bad idea on many levels. Avoid it.

[@kaleabhiwot5563]

okay, but i have faced such rail shots in many games where i have to make combination rail shots and i failed. can you please make another tutorial on this pleeeease@@FXBilliards

[@kens.2753]

👍👍👍

[@joebermuda6452]

I always use topspin when I have a frozen rail ball

[@kingsleymbene1317]

4:43 that's what I always miss like that but still I can't understand properly whatyou are trying to say

[@FXBilliards]

Very simply shooting the shot with left-hand English is the absolute most difficult way to play it, and you should avoid to buy any means necessary

[@michaelsopher5048]

Hi Bryan: Why do you call right hand English running English?

[@FXBilliards]

Running English is not right hand, English or left-hand English. It is English to the side of the ball that assist in its movement around the table - If the ball is going clockwise , then running English would be right hand if it’s going counterclockwise around the table then left-hand English would be running English.