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Shot #4 Three Balls in the Side Pocket

By Chef Anton

Greetings Scoundrels,

Welcome to the first edition of my new column called The School for Scoundrels. This column will feature the world's greatest hustles, swindles, and billiard brain teasers. You will receive a number of benefits including the ability to:

  • Fool and Amaze Your Friends
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This month's shot is featured in The Pool Hustler's Handbook.

Proposition: In one shot, pocket the 7-ball, 8-ball, and 9-ball in Pocket X under these conditions:

  1. You must make the balls in numerical order.
  2. You cannot touch the 4-ball.
  3. You can use a triangle.

Difficulty Rating: 1

Origin: Unknown. This was the first shot I ever "got taken with." Unfortunately, it was not the last. I lost a chocolate chip cookie to my mother when I was three years old. Is it any wonder she is nicknamed "Cookie"?

Set-Up:

Freeze the 7-ball, 8-ball, and 9-ball to each other in front of Pocket X. Place the 4-ball about one foot away. Start with the cue ball in the center of the table.

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