Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards or simply carambole and in some cases used as a synonym for the game of straight rail from which many carom games derive, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on clothcovered, 1. In fact, it was a regular topic of discussion at harolds, and new theories were tested weekly among the regulars. Your instuction methods i have viewed have helped me understand more than all the books and private lessons i have invested time and money in. Diagram 2 shows the cue ball at ball position 4, hitting diamond 2 on the first rail will hit diamond 2 on the third rail and track to the corner pocket 2 plus 2 equals ball position 4. Mikey verkruyse explains a two rail system that will help you figure out how and. The diamond to diamond kicks are easy to identify once you know what to look for. Kicking academy intro billiards and pool principles. With a little knowledge and some math youll find making two rail kicks a cinch. Sid banner, selfdubbed the professional amateur, also known as system sid has been playing and studying threecushion billiards for over 65 years. Diagram 3 shows the third rail track for a billiard table and a new cloth on a pocket billiard table.
Kicking academy by dead aim but remember this, i can. Deans pool tips diamond system almost famous productions. Plus system diamond system for aiming two rail kick shots, from. Learn more shots like this using our introduction to the diamond system. The optical density sensor can actually differentiate between the cue ball and the object balls. By bob jewett 28 billiards digest may 2010 diamond systems 101 here are the basics when learning to handle multi rail kicks.
This simplified 3 rail kick system is vaguely similar to the spotonthewall system and the cornerfive system, but instead of offtable visual references spotonthewall or math corner five, it uses simple diamond to diamond alignments. The 3cushion billiard systems pool instructional book covers nearly every billiard system in existence, including. Nick varner diamond dandies billiards digest vault. The railyard billiards, cranbrook, british columbia. As a matter of fact, this system is considered to be the universal method for carom billiard. It has diagrams and is explained in terms that most anyone can understand. The other is to send the cue ball to the spot on the cushion that is opposite the diamond. They let you adjust to hit any target on the rail, not just the pockets. Welcome to ozone billiards new billiard video library. In this system, considering a similar setup with the cue ball and target ball in the explanation above, imaginary lines are used to find the exact placement of where the target ball needs to hit the opposite rail. Pv pool video jimmy reid never miss one rail kicks. Heres a simplified way to estimate 3 rail kicks to given targets on the fourth rail. Simply click and drag the cue ball or first ghost ball around to get instant readings on the third and fourth rail contact numbers.
The rail is numbered by the half diamond, so 6 is between 7 and 5 and 4 is between 5 and 3. And with a simple bit of practice and a touch of geometry. Learn how to perform 2 rail kicks using the diamond system. The book covers virtually every subject about playing pool and has something for a novice to. The 3rd and 4th rail diamond numbers to score are the same for the short and long angle systems. First, figure out where you must hit the long rail. In the diagram above you can see the basic starting shot for the system.
First, a short angle system, and second, a long angle system. Bob jewett diamond systems 101 billiards digest vault. The sid in this system is none other than sid banner. How to play pool like a mathematician with pictures. The corner 5 system likewise predicts that shooting from 4. Most good pool players have heard of the sid system which is a great system for kicking into the short rail to precisely hit balls along the long rail. Later, when he opened the billiard club okay, in 1976 it was still a pool hall, i had the benefit of hearing what many of the great, and not so great, players thought about how to aim. Diamond system calculator simulates the basic 3 cushion ball path when the cue ball is hit with 2 tips running english, normal speed, level cue and follow through stroke. One rail diamond kicks can be separated into three types. It must come to the attention that each point located on this line is the equivalent of a 20 finish point.
It is the one that is presented in the 1941 book, billiards as it should be played, by the great american. This video covers several of the systems that are in the zerox kicking video along with a few new systems and two systems from world champion mike massey. About the author of the billiard gods books howdy folks, here is this weeks cool pool learning video. In math we watched a movie on pool and how you can use the diamonds to help you shoot the ball into the pocket. In order to hit the 8 ball using the diamond system we need to select the rail positions which will add up to 50. To play pool like a mathematician, use the law of reflection, which says that whatever angle the ball approaches the rail at is equal to the angle it will bounce off the rail at. We often times get in a situation where we cannot hit our next object ball.
Front to the 3th diamond on the short rail in this diagram, the finish value is 20. Hello everyone, i thought we would discuss my favorite two rail kicking system today. Understanding the diamond to diamond system is required and creates the foundation for the inner angle parallel and pivot systems. Here is a great system that will help you figure out how to not only make contact, but also increase your chances of making the ball. The billiards diamond system article belongs to the billiard bank shot and kick shot techniques.
Billiards, darts, foosball, dome hockey, pinball and arcade games. The diamond system is used on american pool tables to improve accuracy and overall performance in a game of billiards. The diamond system demystified pool cues and billiards. Pool and billiards experts are renowned for their ability to sink the most difficult shots consistently.
This allows our table to use professionallysized cue balls, instead of oversized, weighted, or cue balls with metal inside, like other manufacturers depend on. A billiard atlas on systems and techniquessids system. Go up the rail giving each diamond a number 15 and then do the same along. The billiard atlas books contain many systemshere is an example of onethe system below, was donated from one of the top players in the countryhere, a 3cushion bank is attempted, and the solution is simple and this used to be a closely guarded secret. Pool bank shots bank shots refer to any shot where a rail is used to help pocket an object ball. Diamond smart table manual diamond billiard products inc. Realized by the billiard club rochefortais, here is a synthesis of a 3 cushion stage animated by roland forthome. For every diamond segment the object ball moves up the long rail, you adjust. Some bank shots are hitting the object ball to a cushion first or. Kicks and bank shots simplified and explained allen, desmond on. So, if you want to bounce the cue ball off the rail and hit another ball, first picture an imaginary line traveling from each ball to the rail, where both lines make. Kicking academy by dead aim but remember this, i can teach.
These feats are achieved from using basic geometry. Diagram 2 shows the cue ball at ball position 4, hitting diamond 2 on the first rail will hit diamond 2 on the third rail and track to the corner pocket 2 plus 2. One of the unique features of the diamond smart table is the optical density sensor. He began creating shot drawings in 1947 and continued until the first printing of this book in 2004. This section is devoted to billiard study material that would normally be included in a billiard atlas book on systems and techniques, probably volume v. These pool instruction videos make learning the diamond system easy. There is another excellent book out that has a chapter devoted to the diamond system. Initially, our videos will be geared towards the beginner player but we hope these videos may be good refreshers for our more advanced players as well. X system this method is more advanced than the mirroring system, but tends to be more accurate overall. And now one simple method for bank pool aiming and all types of one rail bank shots and kick shots. The law of parallels for two rail kicks pool cues and. Instruction from bob jewett of the san francisco billiard. A large part of byrnes books and articles are about diamond systems.
The missing link i discovered was to have two different ball hit systems. The cue ball english numbers are the same for the short and long angle systems. If the cue ball starts from the middle diamond on the end rail positioned at the nose of the cushion, not through the diamond, then shooting through the 4th diamond on the long rail effectively the back of the side pocket, marked by ball a above with a normal rolling cue ball and slow speed no english should bring. Walt harris has four books out billiard atlas 14 that cover mostly carom diamond systems, but he also discusses their use on pool tables. Its a common fact that in a game of carom billiard more than of the points will be made with the help of this technique. In diagram 1, the three diamonds on the short rail are numbered 3, 5 and 7. Turned out he was half asleep as he opened an eye and uttered, you want me. One of the best treatments for pool is in eddie robins first one pocket book. Introduction to the pool diamond system by liberty games. Also, the number 2 is a half diamond from number 3.
Weve helped over 100,000 pool and billiards players find the perfect pool cues and billiards accessories just for their game. The law of parallels for two rail kicks pool cues and billiards. Description of the diamond system to realize bank shot in 3 cushions game. I walked in and headed for the back where the heated 3 cushion tables and young chris are usually found. System sid banners 65 years of studying three cushion billiards resulted in this. This book just recently came back into print as a paperback reprint. Well, it is what threecushion players use to help make billiards, all based on a number system that will tell you where the cue ball will go after you hit two rails.
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