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SPIN

Spin

By Tim Chin
Published: July 31, 2008

Side, English, or sidespin are all common terms used to describe hitting the cue ball off of its vertical axis, causing it to spin left (clockwise) or right (counterclockwise) as it travels forward. Spin changes the path of the cue ball, most noticeably as it comes off of a rail.

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Throw

Throw

By Tim Chin
Published: June 18, 2008

Many people are familiar with the ghost ball aiming technique where you place an imaginary ball against the target object ball and in line with the desired pocket. The imaginary, or ghost, ball becomes the point of aim for the cue ball in order to pocket the object ball. While this works well in most cases, this technique begins to break down when balls are close to or frozen to each other, which is often the case for trick shots involving clusters of balls. I'm going to explain why the ghost ball technique breaks down and give you some pointers on how you can adjust for it.

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