Billiards cue ball stroke training aid
OwnerMichael Nevarezinventor
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Abstract
A billiard ball used as a training aid for billiards. The ball may include a cored through hole or a hollow or removed section sized to allow the head of a cue stick to be set therethrough. The holes may be set though the center, and may include a widened bevel side to allow for entry from various angles. The ball may include a flat surface offset by ninety-degrees from both apertures, and/or may be useful with a flat set piece. A dowel may be set in the through hole.
Claims14
A billiard ball training aid comprising a sphere or spheroid, the sphere or spheroid having a channel bored through with at least the diameter of a cue stick tip, and further comprising means for stabilizing a position or orientation of the ball against a support surface;
- wherein a cylindrical dowel is placed within the channel.
A method for billiard stroke training, including the steps of placing a sphere or spheroid ball on a flat surface;
- wherein said step of placing the sphere or spheroid ball on a flat surface includes placing the sphere or spheroid ball onto a flattened face of the sphere or spheroid ball, or placing the sphere or spheroid ball onto a disc;
- boring a channel through the sphere or spheroid, and wherein, said channel includes two openings on either end;
- placing a cylindrical dowel within said channel;
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- running a cue stick through said channel by softly pushing the dowel in the hole to build and strengthen a user's billiard stroke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.