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BANKING & KICKING

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Aiming through the diamonds forces you to double the distance on banks, here I'm aiming through the ob from 26 on my rail - through 13 on the far rail, you can't figure it wrong. The distance from the pocket you're banking into should always double the distance on the rail being banked off of...

From 2.6 diamonds above the pocket, looking through 1.3 diamonds above the other corner pocket, I know if I hit the ob there with 1tip rc english and medium speed, the ob will or should bank into the crosscorner pocket...

From 4.0 ( 40 ) through 2.0 ( 20 ).
Remember, when kicking use inside english - toward the direction of the kick. Banking an ob uses the exact same measurements only with one more tip of the opposite english. English changes with every additional ob being banked as in combination banks...

Where the 4th diamond would be if not for the pocket...

42 through 21...


38 below the side through 19 below the other side pocket...

28 below through 14 below...

This would be from 27 below through 13 1/2 below.



27 below side pocket through 13 1/2 below the other side pocket...

 






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