Things You'll Need:
- Pool table
- Pool balls
- Cue
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Step 1
Recognize when you have a kick rail shot in pool. Use the kick rail shot when the only way you can get to the desired ball is by kicking it off another rail. If you have an easier shot anywhere else, then take it. A kick rail shot presents itself when the desired ball is in front of the pocket, but other balls have obscured it. Therefore, one must kick the cue off the rail avoiding the balls in the way and sinking the shot.
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Step 2
Line up your pool shot. Take your dominant hand and place it toward the bottom of the pool cue. Then use your opposite hand to guide the cue. Some people rest the tip between their thumb and forefinger, while others place the tip between their index and middle finger.
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Step 3
Strike the cue ball in the middle without applying any English to the ball. You want the cue ball to travel in straight lines. A straight line to the rail and a straight line to the desired ball. Any English will not only send it off its course, but if it still happens to strike the desired ball, it will send it away from the pocket.
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Step 4
Kick the shot off the opposite rail and watch it strike the desired ball. This step happens simultaneously with the previous. After you've struck the ball and aimed for the opposite rail, it now becomes about pure physics. Speed, force, the angle and a little luck will determine whether you sink the kick rail shot.
