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ENHANCE YOUR BILLIARDS SKILLS - LEARN NEW TIPS; PLAY NEW TRICKS

Like any other form of sports, billiards is definitely one which takes a lot of practice before you can truly master it. This includes learning different tricks that will enhance your billiards skills. One of these pool tricks is the “four bagger” which can be learned easily but takes time to perfect. This trick involves four balls hit by the cue stick in just one stroke leading the balls into different pockets of four. This can be done like this:

Clean the table from the other balls and leave the first four balls with the cue ball. Line these balls on the surface near the pocket on the left side with you posting at the end of the table. Make it certain that ball one is placed at the pocket’s edge. While the two, three and four balls are placed extending straight to the right.

Please take note that the balls should be arranged in a straight line and should be touching each other. This is important because it will affect the whole trick. Just a slight misalignment of the balls and placing it without touching each other will make it hard for the whole shot to get to work.

Next is to position the cue ball away from the aligned balls at about one foot aligning it between the two and three balls. It can also be placed a little farther from the balls depending on your choice. However, it is ideal to take the shot closer to the balls because it is generally easier that way.

Once finished with the positioning of the balls, get ready to hit the cue ball. Make your hit hard and straight to the center of the two and three balls. With the hit, the left side pocket should have the one ball.

The two ball on the far pocket at the left corner with the three ball hitting the rail of the table’s opposite end then rolling back into the near pocket at the left. On the other hand, the four ball should drop into the right side pocket shooting straight across the table.

This may be difficult on the first attempt because the balls might not drop in. But with the right placement and execution, the balls will be going to the right direction. This will help you figure out what to improve the next time you do the shot.

It surely takes some practice in order to perfect the trick. However, even if the hit is not perfect, ball one and two will more or less go in. It’s the balls three and four that are a little difficult to master and may require a bit more practice. But once perfected, it will be worth it because it will make you feel better and will be a nice way to show off your skill.