I pocket one directly in the corner while sending the other object ball three rails to fall into the same corner. Meanwhile, the cue ball gets juiced up and spins off two rails to pocket the hanging ball in the opposite corner pocket.
Discipline: Bank & Kick, Stroke
Difficulty: Intermediate
This shot is definitely table dependent, so this setup won't necessarily work for everyone, but it's a decent starting point. I put the cue ball two balls width from the first diamond and freeze the first two object balls to it to form a triangle (Figure 1). Start with this and see if the top ball in the triangle (11 in the picture) will go 3 rails and come close to the corner pocket.
From my starting position, I aim at the 2nd diamond on the far end of the table. This gives the 13 enough speed to get into the corner and the right angle for the cue ball to catch the end rail first. The whole shot though is a very touchy mixture of aim, speed, spin, and elevation. The most critical point is to have a lot of spin on the cue ball, but not a lot of speed when it reaches the end rail so it comes up short enough to pocket the hanging ball. You can see I moved the hanging ball out a bit to compensate, just in case. If there's too much spin and not enough speed, the cue ball will scratch or hit the long rail first. Speed is also critical for the ball going three rails. Too hard makes it run short and too soft makes it run long. And the ball that goes straight into the corner is no gimme either, depending on where you're aiming. I don't really have a formula for this shot, it's just a lot of trial and error.
Gabi "Mr. Perfect" Visoiu came up with this twist on Tim's Twister for me.
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