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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Overcut as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
In billiards, overcut occurs when the object ball is struck with too great of a cut angle. Essentially it is hit too thin. Generally though, it has been suggested, and repeated throughout the ages, that overcutting is better than undercutting.
He missed that shot because it was overcut.
The overcut definition was entered on 12/1/2007 1:32:00 AM and was updated on 12/1/2007 1:32:00 AM. 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: undercutrcut, overcutting, undercutting, thick for more on the meaning of overcut.
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