Outside angle
Hit the 1st ball full and the cue ball takes a big lap: long cushion beside the 1st ball → short cushion → far long cushion, back to the 2nd ball behind where it started. The most common pattern in three-cushion.
Path: 1st ball → long cushion → short cushion → long cushion → 2nd ball
Scores in both three-cushion (yellow is the 2nd ball) and four-ball.
- Hit the 1st ball full, at 1/2 ball. A full hit kills a lot of speed, so hit hard, around power 8.
- Combine running spin (3 tips left) with 2 tips of follow. The cue ball enters the first long cushion with the spin, the angle lengthens, and it keeps rolling all the way around.
- Unlike the side angle, the cue ball and 1st ball are far apart and the cue ball enters the first cushion along its line. A full hit can cause a kiss with the 1st ball, so check where the 1st ball goes too.
Suggested: 2 tips top, 3 tips left · power 8 · Right 1/2 ball
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