Angle Differences with Ivory and Composition Balls
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 halfball loser played from hand off the red on the centrespot.
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 7 1/2 inches to the right of the centrespot of the " D," a true halfball 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.
Excerpt from "ALL ABOUT BILLIARDS" How to Improve Your Game By Arthur F. Peall.
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