January 2005 Monthly Trickshot:
Pocket the two end balls without moving the eight
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Pocket the two end balls without moving the eight
Freeze the 1, 8, and 9 balls in this order from
the left corner pocket along the foot rail. Align the 9 ball with
diamond no.
8 as shown. All three balls must be frozen to the rail and
to each other so tap them lightly into the table with another ball.
Place the cue ball on the right side of the table in line with
the right corner pocket. (See diagram). To pocket the two end
balls without moving the middle ball, shoot the center of
the
cue ball right at the edge of the 1 ball with a hard center
ball stroke. The 1 ball will bank and the 9 goes straight in. Shoot
the cue ball to scratch in the pocket.
When as many as three balls are frozen to a
rail and each other, the third ball is always dead to its pocket,
no matter how you
force the first ball into the second. |