Billiard ball made with concentric semi-transparent/translucent spheres and method

A cue ball for use in practicing and playing pool or billiards, said cue ball weighing about 0.17 kg and comprising:

• a centermost black spherical ball having a diameter between about 11 to 16 mm;
• a first interior shell layer made from a semi-transparent polymer of a first tinted color and fully encasing the centermost ball, said first interior shell layer being from about 11 to 13 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the centermost ball and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball and said first interior shell layer having a total diameter between about 22 to 29 mm;
• a second shell layer made from a semi-transparent polymer of a second tinted color and fully encasing the first interior shell layer, said second shell layer being from about 11 to 13 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the first interior shell layer and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball, said first interior shell layer and said second shell layer having a total diameter between about 33 to 42 mm;
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• an outermost shell layer made from a fully transparent polymer and fully encasing the second shell layer, said outermost shell layer being from about 11 to 15 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the second shell layer and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball, said first interior shell layer, said second shell layer and said outermost shell layer having a total diameter between about 44 to 57 mm.

A method for aligning, aiming and shooting in the practice and playing of pool or billiards on a billiard table, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a cue ball having:
• (i) a centermost black spherical ball having a diameter between about 11 to 16 mm;
• (ii) a first interior shell layer made from a semi-transparent polymer of a first tinted color and fully encasing the centermost ball, said first interior shell layer being from about 11 to 13 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the centermost ball and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball and said first interior shell layer having a total diameter between about 22 to 29 mm;
• (iii) a second shell layer made from a semi-transparent polymer of a second tinted color and fully encasing the first interior shell layer, said second shell layer being from about 11 to 13 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the first interior shell layer and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball, said first interior shell layer and said second shell layer having a total diameter between about 33 to 42 mm;
• and (iv) an outermost shell layer made from a fully transparent polymer and fully encasing the second shell layer, said outermost shell layer being from about 11 to 15 mm thick between its innermost spherical surface adjacent the second shell layer and its outermost spherical surface, a combination of said centermost ball, said first interior shell layer, said second shell layer and said outermost shell layer having a total diameter between about 44 to 57 mm;
• (b) orienting said cue ball in line with at least one of a plurality of object balls so as to have said cue ball strike a contact point on said one of a plurality of object balls at a desired speed, spin and angle;
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• (c) impacting said cue ball with a tip of a cue stick for moving said cue ball toward said contact point of said object ball along a playing surface of said billiard table.