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Stripe away!

Stripe in the side pocket, one rail

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I’d like to explain to you why it is that pro pool shooters often use their cuesticks to smack bank shots to the pockets at great speed and with a dash of english, too.

How would you bank the striped object ball to the opposite side pocket? You might want to review my simple to aim bank shot method for a few moments first.

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