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A common shot in 9-ball, where you have to swing th cue ball around 1 or more rails for position.
Here you are on the 1-ball, the 2 doesn't go past the 5, and the combo (plant) you might as well forget about. The only pocket the 2 goes into is the same as the 1.
The aim of the shot is to pot the 1, draw the cue ball with right hand side, swing it off 2 rails, to come to rest at Position D, ready to play the 2 in the same pocket.
Too much draw - you may finish at position A! Too much side - you may finish behind the 5 snookering yourself on the 2
This shot requires some feel for the pace of the table. You may have to adjust the stroke depending on how the table is playing (fast / slow etc)
Beware - shots when the object ball are near the jaws of a pocket may look easy, as we take the pot for granted, but it's often much harder to get good position from these type of shots than you may think!
The position play billiard tips article was posted on 5/25/2008 3:34:00 AM and updated on 5/25/2008 3:34:00 AM. The position play billiard tips article was edited by Billiards Forum Webmaster.
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