How Do You Make A Bank Shot In Pool?
So those blasted billiard balls didn’t break the way you wanted. The ball you want to sink is impossible to hit in with a straight shot. Playing pool is, unfortunately, a game of angles, and to play it well, you need to master the bank shot. Here are some steps to help you get better at it. Visualize where the cue ball will end up after you hit the other ball. You want to have the cue ball contact the other ball, the object ball, only once. Line the shot up by sighting it with your cue stick. Figure your best angle to the cushion you intend to bank from, then lay the cue tip on the rail directly behind the cue ball. Leaving the tip on the rail, rotate the stick to point first to the object ball, then to the pocket you want to sink it into (the target pocket). Identify the pocket opposite the target pocket. Draw a line mentally between the opposing pocket and the center of the object ball. This line should cross the line now formed by your cue stick. Envision a line paralleling your ori
