Shot #4 Three Balls in the Side Pocket

By Chef Anton

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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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