"Angle Differences with Ivory and Composition Balls - part 1"

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Angle Differences with Ivory and Composition Balls - part 1

Angle Differences with Ivory and Composition Balls - part 2

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Meanwhile, I will do what I can to help those who play with composition balls. Fig. 1 is drawn for this purpose. It shows the usual half-ball loser played from hand off the red on the centre-spot. To make the top pocket with a normal set of ivories, you should place your ball 71/2 inches from the centre spot of the "D" in the direction of the pocket you wish to score. At least, this is the general way of teaching it, and as it will serve my present purpose, I do not propose to question it. Very well, if you place your ball 71/2 inches to the right of the centre-spot of the "D," a true half-ball will make the top pocket as shown in Fig. 1, if you are using ivory balls. But with composition balls, I think you want to place your ball an inch and a half further to the right to make the long loser into the top pocket. To show what this means even more clearly, Fig. 2 shows the difference in position, illustrated by balls drawn standard size, on the baulk line. The plain ball represents the ivory, the black ball shows how much "further over" the composition ball has to be placed to obtain the same effect when playing for the top pocket.

Figure 1, Figure 2.

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