Aiming the Cue Ball and the "Ghost Ball"

By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide

How do you aim at any given object ball? One method that serves as a rough guide is called the contact point method.

The following sequence of illustrations will demonstrate some of the common errors in aiming balls and how to rectify them for your game’s sake.

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• Starting from Scratch
• Align the Centers
• The contact point is not the whole story
• Starting with... the ghost ball
• The edge-to-edge pro method of aim

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