About the Pot Shot
Pot Shot is the essence of pool and snooker: making one ball hit another so that the second goes where you want. Each of the eight shots sets up a white and a red in new positions and asks you to find the pot.
How it works
Press anywhere on the screen, drag back and release. The white ball is struck in the opposite direction, with a force set by the length of your drag. While you hold, a pale guide line shows the white's path and a cue is drawn behind it.
There are six pockets: one in each corner, and one in the middle of each long side. Both balls slow down gradually and bounce off the cushions.
If the red drops into any pocket, you have potted it. If you miss, or if only the white goes down, you score nothing for that shot. After each attempt, the balls are set up afresh. Eight shots in total.
Potting more
Find the line first. Imagine a straight line from the pocket, through the centre of the red, and out the other side. The white needs to strike the red at the point where that line leaves it.
Aim at the "ghost ball". Picture a second white ball touching the red at that spot, directly behind it as seen from the pocket. Send the real white to where the ghost is.
Choose the right pocket. The easiest pot is usually the one where the white, the red and the pocket are closest to being in a straight line. Check all six before you decide.
Do not smash it. A firm, medium-paced shot is more accurate, and the pockets accept a slower ball more readily.
A straight shot is aimed through the middle of the red. An angled one is aimed to the side.
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