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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Double The Rail as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Double the rail is a phrase that refers to a situation where the cue ball is struck with reverse english at a fairly shallow angle down the rail. When the ball hits the adjacent rail, it rebounds and begins to roll backward back onto the initial rail.
Why did the cue ball double the rail? I hate that.
The term "double the rail" is considered to be a slang term related to billiard technique. The double the rail definition was entered on 1/8/2008 7:34:13 PM and was updated on 1/8/2008 7:34:13 PM. It is a cue sport term that is related to billiard technique. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: snake shot for more on the meaning of double the rail.
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