how to strike the ball. how to shoot the cue ball?
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click and drag the cue .......
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Easy, use your toe. Punch your toe directly in the center (middle) of the ball.\n\nYou get a knuckle ball effect, as an old keeper, I hated those shots more than anything else.\n\nAlso place your plant foot a little (3 or 4 inches most) behind the ball for an airborn kick, don't lean back or the ball will go too high.
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For a legal shot, the cue ball must strike the 8 ball first, or a rail and then the 8 ball.  If it strikes another object ball first, that is a scratch.
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ok, first get a decent stance, when you swing bring your knob to the ball and never just swing your barrel, when you swing never roll your wrists and hit the ball on a level swing.always step towards the pitcher and keep your eye on the ball and check where the pitcher releases, that tels you if its high or low. good luck.
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1.     Grip the baseball by clenching the top of the ball with the tips of your index, middle and ring fingers just below the seams. Dig the tips of your fingers deep into the ball.\n \n2.  Place your thumb below the ball to give it support. Keep your pinkie off to the side.\n \n3.  Go into your windup. Remember to pivot and shift your body weight from the back foot forward toward home plate.\n \n4.  Throw the ball toward home, but don't snap your wrist - keep it stable, eliminating as much spin as possible.\n \n5.  Follow through. Extend all fingers toward home plate as you release the pitch. Your feet should be parallel at the end of the pitch, and your throwing arm should come across the front of your body.\n \n \nTips:\nAn effective knuckleball moves in two or three different directions in flight.\n \nTry a variation on the knuckleball grip by using just the index and middle fingers on the top of the ball. The ring finger joins the pinkie off to the side.\n \nThe slower the pitch, the more time the ball has to weave toward home plate.
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click and drag the cue
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Here you go, just follow these simple steps.\n\n1.Hide the ball in your glove.\n \n2.Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.\n \n3. Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. \n \n4. Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. \n \n5.Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. \n \n6.Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. \n \n7.Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. \n \n8.Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.\n \n9.Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter.\n \n \n\n \n \nTips:\nYou can also try gripping the ball between and along the seams. Spread your fingers apart slightly and press your middle finger into the ball. Go with the grip that allows you a comfortable release, the proper spin and maximum control.\n \nTurn your wrist further to increase the ball's spin. You will lose some control but will gain more curve. Throw harder, and the pitch gains speed but loses some of the curving movement.\n \n \nWarnings:\nThrowing a curveball can cause serious and possibly permanent damage to your shoulder, elbow and wrist. For this reason, most managers and coaches advise that young players avoid this pitch until they reach physical maturity.
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unless you're an expert, for most shots hit the cue ball in the center following the line you want it to go.  \n\nbeyond that, you can practice hitting it lower down to generate backspin for setting up additional shots. \n\n i've never found a need to create spin by hitting on the sides, but of course great players can do this to excellent effect.
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7 rails on Billiards table OK..shoot very hard into a long rail about 1/4 the length of the rail from the corner. Shooter should about 2 feet away from that rail, aim towards the corner (use a bit of running English or the Cue will never make the length)....Cue ball will go 7 rails and strick the 2 balls at corner opposite the one you originally shot towards.... The shot is called a natural because if you have the skill to shoot it (like a train on tracks) you can't miss...
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You must swing the bat ALL THE WAY THROUGH the ball. The contact between ball and bat happens mid swing, concentrating on completing the swing with force will increase your bat speed and you will hit the ball harder.
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1.   Hide the ball in your glove.  \n  \n2.   Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.  \n  \n3.   Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. (Image 1)  \n  \n4.   Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. (Image 2)  \n  \n5.   Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. (Image 3)  \n  \n6.   Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. (Image 4)  \n  \n7.   Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. (Image 5)  \n  \n8.   Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.  \n  \n9.   Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter.
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shorten your backswing and make a conscious effort to swing through the ball( also called releasing the club)\nGo to the driving range and try this, just focusing on making good solid contact with a good follow through and don't try and kill it. nice easy swings and see how far it goes.
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For yahoo pool....\nWhen shooting the cue ball, use the left mouse button to move the cue stick \n     around the cue ball. When you have positioned the cue stick where you want,\n     click and hold the right mouse button. Pull back on the mouse until you have\n      the desired power (displayed on the right side of the table). Let go of the right \n     mouse button to take your shot. To move the cue ball when you have ball in hand,\n     simply left-click the cue ball and drag it to the desired spot and drop it. \n     For more precise aiming you may use the arrow keys to line up your shot as well. \nTaken from the How To Play link on the main page for the game.
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its billiard\n\nmain objective is taking one point on each shot how ?\n\nThere are white yellow and a red ball\n\nyou and your opp chose white or yellow\nif you chose white\n\nyou will use it as  q ball and while shot you will try to strike to yellow and red ball, when ure white touch that other two balls you get one point and continue shoting if not its ure opponent turn he/she will hit yellow and will try to touch white and red
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This is easy, tee the ball up and after you hit the ball try to keep your eye on the tee....when putting put the ball on top of a penny, and then after you stroke the putt, keep your eye on the penny.
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The whole thing in pool is that the angle of inflection is equal to the angle of reflection.  I wonder, I've never tried this, if using a laser pointer to show the line of sight and the place on the ball where the cue ball should hit.  You could also use a mirror and a laser to find the position on a the bumper to shoot the cue ball for a bank shot.  If you move the mirror along the bank with a laser behind the cue ball pointing at the mirror, the only time it will shine on the ball intended to be struck will be at the position you would like to aim the cue ball in.  \n\nI just made all this up, so I don't know if it would work.  But, it would be a good visual way to describe what you are trying to explain to your friend.
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1. Weigh three against the other three. If the two groups weigh the same, the seventh ball is the cue ball. If the two groups do not weigh the same, proceed to step 2.\n\n2. Weigh two balls of the lighter group. If those two weigh the same, the third ball is the cue ball. If they do not weigh the same, the lighter ball is the cue ball.\n\nQED