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If you want to practice trick shots, you need to do the exact shot on the same exact billiard ball configuration to perfect your technique while analyzing how the shot works. To be able to do this, you need to setup and position both the object balls and the cue ball by tracking the balls’ alignment even in clusters. You can use the center-to-center lines of two balls or the tangent line between two balls as well as having these as reference points on the table. You can also make a diamond intersection or ½ diamond increments to make smaller adjustments. Lastly, you can tap the balls gently into place that will create a small divot in the cloth that you can find later because the balls are frozen. Having the shot videotaped can also help you analyze the missed shots.

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