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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Shorten a Bank as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
To shorten a bank is to use harder speed, or hold up english or both, in order to obtain a more acute rebound angle on a bank shot.
You can pocket the 4 ball but you'll have to shorten a bank shot to get around the 13 ball.
The shorten a bank definition was entered on 5/18/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:49:57 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: bank shot, banked ball, bank, banking lane, cross corner bank, cross over bank, cross side, short bank, z-bank, banking line for more on the meaning of shorten a bank.
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