Pool - hitting the balls

[DustyShinigami]

How exactly can you hit the balls in pool gently? Every time I use my PS4’s right analog stick, pull it back and then forward gently, it doesn’t work. It seems I can only get it to register if I do it quickly, which results in hitting the white too hard.

[Rion]

Er? What? You pull stick back and then release it. I mean if you pulled it back completely and then released - it results in a powerful hit, and if you pulled a little and then released - in a relatively weak. You don't need to move stick forward. Same applies to darts.

[DustyShinigami]

That’s what I’ve been doing, but it never registers; it doesn’t make contact with the ball. I’ve tried moving the stick back slowly and then forward all the way slowly and it doesn’t hit it.

[Bstel]

Originally posted by DustyShinigami:

That’s what I’ve been doing, but it never registers; it doesn’t make contact with the ball. I’ve tried moving the stick back slowly and then forward all the way slowly and it doesn’t hit it.

IIRC, you have to pull the stick back slowly, then just slam it forward. If you don't move the stick forward fast enough, it doesn't register.

[Bohab138]

Have trouble with my stick thumb from an injury, I just grab the mouse for hitting the cue ball. Seems alot easier to control for me.

[Memorex]

its absolute garbage, i rather have like in bowling where you just have a power bar on the side from 0% to 100%, this analog bulltrash does not work

[Reisei]

not a big fan of this "release" mechaninc in pool and darts either. maybe keyboard and mouse are easier