No British 8 ball here but i do watch it on KZread all the time… Total respect to all you guys.. you have mad skills and it’s awesome to watch

Brilliant explanation, the best I have found on the web for British 8-ball pool. I always find adding a tiny bit of check side (just a few millimetres off centre) helps me make the rail shot.

@mickthemachinehill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

You're absolutely right about the speed. It's pretty simple, down the rail the ball can only hit half the pocket, so hitting it slower gives it more chance. Pretty much the same as a thin cut into the middle, you would always roll them in. Great channel Mick!

@mickthemachinehill

7 ай бұрын

Exactly!

I had always heard things like, "Hit the cue ball and the cushion at the same time" and "Play the cue ball with opposite side to give the object ball side that 'hugs' the cushion". Back then, I didn't think too much about it as I just played for a bit of fun, but recently, I've decided to try and improve my game. After thinking about it a lot, I decided to ignore all of the advice and just aim up the pot as though the cushion wasn't there, and my potting along cushions has improved drastically. You just have to be aware that the pocket is tiny from that angle, so you need to be accurate. Even more so with pace. I usually try to arrange my visit around these shots so that I don't need to put any action on the cue ball. Or I'll look for a way that I can (almost) guarantee a cannon to develop that ball. But sometimes you're left with no other option but a tricky positional shot. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Basically, my advice for beginners would be to simplify the shot as much as possible and just aim the pot and ignore the cushion. It's helped me loads and hopefully, it can help others. 😊

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Great teacher.

@mickthemachinehill

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

the cue ball being smaller than the other balls is something i routinely forget to take into account when sizing up a shot

@CalzaSoze

7 ай бұрын

You’ve just made me realise something, I’ll sometimes miss a shot and wonder “how? How did I over cut it!?”. And that’s how 😂 makes sense

Good information thank you very clear.

@mickthemachinehill

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great stuff Mick. Down the rails always gives me the shakes.

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Another great video Mick, many thanks 👍🏻

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

As a player in the US, the only time I've encountered a different size or weight cue ball is on a coin operated table. Ideally even there it's the same size and weight but has a magnetic center, however it's usually either larger or heavier on most bar tables here.

Excellent video, super informative top man Mick keep up the good work ! 👍

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Outstanding as ever. 👍

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great video again Mick

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

New subscriber from the US. Love your videos Mick! Appreciate the great information!👍

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

Love ya work Mick 👍🏼 when it comes to 8ball we think the same.. but you explain it so much better than i can👌

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Need to watch this more than once - my rail pots very hit and miss

Nice job as always Mick. Very informative and when people ask me for advice I tell them to subscribe to you (and Gareth Potts) and watch your videos. They'll learn way more from world class players like you and GP than I could ever teach them.

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Again very informative and easy to understand Michael I have a request could you do the same for double hits and push shot's as this is very misunderstood well here's hoping 🤠 cheers Michael

💯"Sweet spot"

Nice explanation

left spin on the cue ball will transfer right spin on the object ball making it more likely to hug the rail, also.

Wa want more vidéos mick ❤❤

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Plenty more to come. Albeit with some dodgy audio. 😬

New nickname required - Mick "One Take" Hill

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

😂, it was one take but some upcoming videos don’t go exactly to plan, but we’ve kept them in anyways. Life’s too short to do retakes!

@Notreallyjumping

9 ай бұрын

@@mickthemachinehill it also helps us mere mortals recognise that even the best players don’t get it perfect every time !

@NealFosterHD

9 ай бұрын

@@Notreallyjumping yes exactly that!

@paulc8821

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Mick, these videos are amazing and putting what you teach into practise is already improving my game. Thank you

Thanks for your info on this subject mick I play snooker alot and also English pool 🎱 I knew the answer but in reality it just won't sink in I've played snooker alot longer than pool when doing rail shots in snooker I don't miss many but in pool its becoming a nightmare for me mick love your explanations m8 keep them vids coming m8

@mickthemachinehill

3 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

Cinching balls is great and all ... if you don't have to play position. Good advice for the actual 8B (or money ball, etc) ... but the bottom line, you just have to do whatever the shot requires. But, "rail shots" aren't different shots. You just have to hit the 'contact point' furthest from the center of the pocket. Like every other shot.

@mickthemachinehill

25 күн бұрын

The pocket you have available to you is less due to the angle.

Would you favour putting a trace of running or check side on the cue ball to help it into the pocket too Mick? Even if position for the next ball doesn’t necessarily need it?

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

No, generally only play side if required for position.

Mick I was wondering more about shots where the cutting angle is much sharper. I've heard some videos advocate for hitting those with top-spin (perhaps to reduce throw?) or maybe even going rail first with inside english. Would you still say just center-ball for those?

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

I would suggest to keep it simple, only apply side if you need for position. Pace control is far more relevant.

Could you please consider a timing and potting angle video mick? ✊ 🎱

@mickthemachinehill

8 ай бұрын

Will do!

some people sugegst putting a bit of right hand side on these shots down the rail. Potts did a video suggesting it. What do you think of that?

@mickthemachinehill

7 ай бұрын

only if you need it for position

Mick do you have any idea how to fix my elbow positioning when taking a shot, I have a chicken wing elbow and have noticed it puts unwanted side on the ball leading to misses pots.

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

We will try and cover stance, cueing etc in a future video.

Mick please can you do a video on patterns and what set to go for and in which order that kind of thing

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Coming up very soon!

Mick whats the best advice you can give when the object ball always come off the rail am I hitting it same time with cue ball or before cue ball contact just need something to go on m8 cheers

@mickthemachinehill

3 ай бұрын

cue ball is smaller, so don't hit the cushion and ball at the same time. You need to hit the object ball before the cushion. If you can't, maybe try with a bit of running side so the aim takes you away from the contact point.

@johncrawford4382

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your reply mick will try that out love your vids and info 👍

Should we as beginners just avoid playing it with spin ? Thank you again for the amazing tips !

@mickthemachinehill

8 ай бұрын

Only if you need it for position

Does the smaller white ball affect other potting angles away from the cushion like an off straight long pot?thanks

@mickthemachinehill

4 ай бұрын

👍

@jonanthony6078

4 ай бұрын

@@mickthemachinehill thanks

hey mick, all tables i get in pubs have slight drifts to the left and right how to i calculate the drift into my aiming for these rail shots and shots in general?

@mickthemachinehill

4 ай бұрын

have a video coming up soon that can help with that.

Simply retarded that this channel hasnt got a 100k subs the day it opened. The absolute best player ever and only 4k following him

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Early days. Help spread the word and hopefully one day we will be at 100k 🤞

@CornishTigerTV

9 ай бұрын

Give it time. The Algorithm will eventually do it's job.

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Let’s hope so

Can I ask why you play on the blackball table and not the supreme you play on regularly in tournaments?

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

It’s not a blackball table, it’s a SAM leisure table.

When cue ball is on Cushion should we play on top of cue ball

@mickthemachinehill

8 ай бұрын

what else can you hit?

@walidhossain9860

8 ай бұрын

@@mickthemachinehillexample if the cue is in cushion to the left side pocket should i shot on Left top of the cue ball or Right top of the cue ball ?

@mickthemachinehill

7 ай бұрын

Will try and cover this off in a future video.

Which table and cloth is that exactly?

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

SAM Atlantic Champion with Silver Hainsworth Match.

@droidhacking

9 ай бұрын

@@mickthemachinehill thank you

Who let the dogs out? 😅

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

😂

The problem with rail shots is that if you miss you cant often tell if you hit it too thick or too thin because either way the ball comes away from the cushion so you dont know which way to correct.

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

If you hit it too thick then it hits into the rail.

@middleagedshred

9 ай бұрын

@@mickthemachinehill yea but then bounces away same as hitting too thin

What’s even harder is when the ball is just off the rail, absolutely kills my game 😩

@mickthemachinehill

9 ай бұрын

Keep on practicing

Why would anyone use a smaller cue ball. Buy the same size.

Try doing these in The Swan in Tettenhall with a two inch roll on the table 🤣🤣 Shouldn't be in the league when its that bad imo.

@mickthemachinehill

4 ай бұрын

real skill required then!

@NickyCyclone

4 ай бұрын

We'll find out tonight. Got them in the Bilston pool league ✌️✌️

@NickyCyclone

3 ай бұрын

Yeah we won. Shocking table though, no room to cue back at one end 🤦🤦

The guy’s so good he has to practice in a CIA black site.

@mickthemachinehill

8 ай бұрын

😂

imagine a sport so cheap (since they havent "fixed it") that it couldnt solve a problem just so the automatic return can throw the cueball out if scratched. have net pockets or pool pockets and the cueball could be the same size as the objectballs, and thereby not he so convoluted on the aim. I like playing it, but I feel it just cheapens the game that this cueball issue have never been fixed.

@normanhill8836

9 ай бұрын

There are two solutions I've witnessed. One is making the cue ball heavier, the other is having a magnetic center. Both allow the cue ball to be diverted to a different return path.

@madaboutsnooker147

9 ай бұрын

magnetic already done on american pub tables. So uk blackball tables are hopelessly behind. It just makes it stay a barsport even more than american pool for me. @@normanhill8836

I wish the audience would be quiet for the British pool. It's not football.

Is their an argument to have the white the same size for competitive play ( the white being smaller for coin table's machines to recognise the white from colours to release white while in play) no need for this in pro game as pro don't pay to play..😊

@mickthemachinehill

3 ай бұрын

Not really.

I love n respect all your speech but in this. I have found another methods to shot it very hard on the rail n it can be potted..