Shot #19 The Pyramid Puzzle
By Chef Anton
Greetings Scoundrels,
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Proposition: With ball in hand, make the 9-ball in Pocket X.
Difficulty Rating: 2
Origin: Anonymous. Fortunately, I first read it in Robert Byrne's award-winning book Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards. If it were not for Bob, I would have blew my stake on this one..
Set-Up:
Freeze the 1-ball, 2-ball, and 9-ball in a pyramid formation with the 9-ball being approximately two feet from Pocket X.
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