Clint I'anson shows why the best 8-ball shots are judged, not forced — a short clip of angle play, pace, and using the table instead of blasting a straight pot.
Most club misses are not aim. They are speed and angle: too much cue ball, the wrong side of the object ball, or ignoring a cushion that would have done the work. Clint’s clip is 13 seconds of that judgement. Watch the line he chooses and how little he has to hit it once the angle is right.
Steal this for your next match:
What is the last shot you played that was all angle and no power?
Most club misses are not aim. They are speed and angle: too much cue ball, the wrong side of the object ball, or ignoring a cushion that would have done the work. Clint’s clip is 13 seconds of that judgement. Watch the line he chooses and how little he has to hit it once the angle is right.
Steal this for your next match:
- If the straight pot leaves you nothing, look for the angle that pots and still sends the cue ball somewhere useful.
- Pace first, power last. A ball that dies on the jaw was over-hit, not under-aimed.
- The cushion is a teammate. Pros use it; amateurs fight it.
What is the last shot you played that was all angle and no power?
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