| Show pocket billiards by CHARLES C PETERSON president national billiard assoria uon tion of america and worlds trick snot shot champion lesson no 1 I points to remember 1 face your shot squarely and turn half to the right 2 hold your cue at the balance and not atthe butt end 3 make a firm solid bridge do not allow excess space between the forefinger and thumb 4 cue your ballin ball in center 5 follow through at least one or two inches beyond the cue ball don dont pull borcheck or check 6 it is imperative that you leave the cue on the tine line of aim until the stroke Is fully delivered I 1 practice first with cue ball no more than six inches away from the object ball and as you improve move the cue ball and object ball farther away from the pocket in practicing pocket shots I 1 a mark should be made on the cloth one halt a ball distant from the object ball on the side opposite the pocket and in a direct direct line with the center ball and the pocket that is the spot represented by the dotted circle on an the diagram above the cue should then be pointed so that a line passing through its center would pass through this point it if the cue ball can now be struck without moving the cue out of its position the making i of the ball is a certa certainty anty 0 western newspaper union |
