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Cross-table shot: look at layout and speed together
On a cross-table shot that goes back and forth between the long rails, check ball spacing, entry direction and speed separately.
For beginners · about 20 min of practice · Based on a video by 방수좋아 당구TV
One thing to remember today
Before hitting harder, check whether your layout matches the source.
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A cross-table shot is a path that goes back and forth between the facing long rails. This lesson says to look at the layout and cue speed together rather than at a fixed formula. Watch the direction the cue ball heads after hitting the first object ball and the direction it comes off the cushion, and practice not judging the cause from the final score alone.
1. Start with the original scene
If playback is blocked or you want to see the scene again, watch from 2:00 on YouTube ↗
The scene buttons jump to the times we checked. Keep watching for the full explanation and the actual shot.
2. Sum it up in a diagram and check the conditions
- Object balls
- In the example at 2:00, the first object ball is about one ball off the long rail, and the second object ball is frozen to the short rail. The two object balls are shown about one rail diamond apart sideways.
- Cue ball slope
- The source describes the line from the cue ball to the first object ball as a slope of about 3 diamonds. This is a reference on the source's table, not a fixed angle or travel-distance formula for every cross-table shot.
- Thickness and tip position
- Look at the line and spin direction at 6:00 together with the actual stroke scene. Don't pick a number of tips or a thickness from one line alone.
- Speed
- At 4:00 the source compares shots that are too slow and too fast. Gather results with the same layout, thickness and tip position, then change only the speed a little.
3. Follow the steps
Compare the three balls with the source
Pause at 2:00 and record even the gaps between the balls and the cushions. If an object ball is frozen to the cushion in one and off it in the other, it is not the same example.
Count the cushion order
Check in what order the cue ball passes the facing long rails after hitting the first object ball. Keep the rail diamonds apart from the actual cushion contact points.
Shoot 5 times at a reference speed
Keep thickness, tip position and ball positions the same. Write down the first and third cushion positions, and record separately whether the ball stopped early.
Change only the speed a little and compare
Shoot 5 more on the same layout. If it changed a lot from the first cushion, your thickness or tip position may have changed too. Don't conclude that shot compares speed alone.
If it isn't working, start here
Thinking a cross-table shot just needs hitting hard
The source compares both too slow and too fast. Look not only at whether the ball got there, but at the cushion contact points and how the spin responds.
Recording back-and-forth practice with no object balls as scoring
Going back and forth with just the cue ball is warm-up practice. An actual 3-cushion score needs both object balls and the required cushion contacts.
A drill suggested by TTBoys
4. Cross-table reference speed A/B, 5 shots each
Shots 1–5: On one layout from the source, repeat with consistent thickness, tip position and speed.
Shots 6–10: Change only the speed a little and compare whether it reaches the same target section.
Speed is not standardized as a number. Don't stretch the results of 5 shots into a law for every table.
Record "done" when the ball arrives in the third long-rail section you set. Note scoring, stopping and first-cushion error separately.
Tap a number to cycle: not recorded → hit → needs work.
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Sources and what was checked
횡단이 안되는 이유 | 횡단은 이렇게 접근해야 득점이 쉬워집니다 | 방수좋아 당구레슨 14탄
방수좋아 당구TV · Published 2022-09-09 · Checked 2026-10-10
Why this video: #4 by popularity on the 방수좋아 당구TV Videos tab · 1,511,773 views (checked 2026-10-03). This is not an overall ranking including Shorts and live streams, and views and order can change.
Fourth in the official channel's Videos tab sorted by popularity. We checked the description, the layout conditions at 2:00, the speed comparison at 4:00 and the slope and spin marks at 6:00. This is an observation guide for each layout and does not offer a universal cross-table formula.
We checked the video description and the selected scenes. We did not verify the full transcript or measure anything on a real table. The steps, diagrams and 10-shot drill are TTBoys' editing and do not imply review or partnership by the creator.