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Prather's Avoided Collision
Two Time United States Trick Shot Champion www.chefanton.com E-Mail chefantons@aol.com Welcome back to Chef Anton's Magical Menu of Pool Ball Wizardry. This is my first column of 200 and you know what that means…it is now time for the winners of Chef Anton's Original Trick Shot/Betcha Contest. As a reminder, throughout the year the mailman has been hauling tons of entries into this contest. Those envelopes, which appear to have money in it, are opened and the top three submissions win valuable prizes. Well OK, they are not necessarily valuable, but they are free. The third place winner is James Prather of Louisville, KY. This is a great shot for a number of reasons. First, it is quick and easy to set up, especially with divots. Second, it is very accurate once set up correctly. And third, it can be done with one person OR with two!!!!! What a fantastic revelation. Set the balls up diagrammed. Make sure the two balls are frozen. Once the balls are set up correctly, you can lightly tap them; thus, making a divot in the cloth. This will guarantee the same results. Shoot it with a medium stroke and center ball. Done correctly, the one ball will fire into the corner pocket, while the two ball banks into the same corner pocket. As if that is not beautiful enough, this can be done with a second person and two more balls. Believe it or not, none of the 4 balls will collide. I guess that is why it is called Prather's Avoided Collision. Well, there it is. Congratulations once again to James Prather. For his efforts, James will receive a free autographed color 8x10. Be sure and keep your entries coming…next year's contest is only 1 year away. Thanks and Bon Appetit. SEND A BETCHA OR AN ORIGINAL TRICK SHOT AND WIN A FREE VIDEO I need your help. I am in search of learning every "betcha" in existence. For example, the oldest pool betcha known to man is where the three ball are balanced on the end rail in a pyramid configuration, and you bet your mark you can hit the other two balls first. This is exactly what I am interested in finding. So if you know any "grifts", even if they do not apply to pool, send it to me immediately. I will give an autographed video for every "betcha" sent to me that I have not seen before. If you are not sure if I have seen it or not, send it anyway. Please e-mail me at chefantons@aol.com or mail your entries to:
6213 Sacramento Ave Alta Loma, CA 91701 Thanks and Bon Appetit!!! All copyrights are owned by Chef Anton. No duplication is allowed without his permission. | ||