Joplin's 3 Ball Shot
Here's an overhead of the setup. I start with the first ball one balls width from the short cushion with it's leading edge even with the point of the side pocket. |
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I freeze the second ball to it, aimed at the second diamond across the table, indicated by the piece of chalk. |
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Freeze the third ball with the second ball, aimed at the long rail point of the opposite corner pocket. |
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Place the cue ball on the long centerline, 1 1/2 diamonds out from the short cushion. Aim to hit just less than half of the middle ball with a center ball hit. Play with your aim and see how the long bank reacts. |
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