Shot #19 The Pyramid Puzzle

By Chef Anton

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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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