CHAPTER 2
How to Aim

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Preshot Routine
Contact Point
Cue Ball at Contact
Pocketing a Shot
Margin for Error
Cut Shots
Fullness of the Cut
Target Size
Where to Aim in the Corner Pocket
Shooting Balls Down the Rail
The Feel Method
All Shots are Straight
Setting up a Ghost Ball
Watching Your Errors
Dispersion Patterns
Visualizing a Channel to the Pocket
Visualizing a Line of Cue Balls
Contact Induced Throw
Contact Induced Throw at Forty Degrees
Contact Throw at Long Distances
Different Degrees of Contact Throw

CHAPTER 4
How to Use English

Shooting Down the Vertical Axis
The Six Positions Using English
Throwing Balls in with English
Outside and Inside English
Allowing for Deflection
Deflection Test Results
Deflection and Throw
Missing Shots Because of Throw
Missing Shots Because of Deflection
How Curve Affects Aim
Throwing in Shots Around Obstructions
Pocketing Balls with English
How English Affects the Cue Ball offthe Rails
A Short Course on English
Rules of Thumb