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Ghost Ball Usage - Sectional Pool Aim and The Ghost Ball

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Ghost Ball - Pool and Billiards Aim With A Ghost Ball
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We're reviewing ghost ball aiming to bring you a better way

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We're going back to the ghost ball method of aim to teach you sectional aim -- the ghost ball replacement method of the billiards pros.

In the playing of cue sports, including pocket billiards, cushion billiards, snooker, etc., the player propels a cue ball to set an object ball in motion along a chosen path. As shown in the accompanying illustration, the typical path chosen is the shortest line from the object ball to the pocket opening’s center, commonly called the “shot line”.

Follow along as we look at "ghost ball" aiming before replacing it with a better system. See the next page...

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