The Pool Hustler's Handbook

 

Shot #14 - Watermelon Seed

Proposition:
With a ball balanced on the rail, push down on the ball like a watermelon seed. The person whose ball goes the farthest wins.

Difficulty Rating: 1

Origin:
Fred Hermann is credited with this shot in 1902.

 Set-Up:
 Place a ball on the end rail. Push down on the ball like a watermelon seed. Each person gets three tries and the person who makes his ball go the farthest wins.

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Shot #20 - Reverse the Rack of Ten

 

Proposition:
Reverse the rack of ten balls by moving only three balls.

Difficulty Rating: None

Origin:
I first saw it in an article by Bill “Willie Jopling” Marshall in Billiards Digest.

 Set-Up:
 Rack 10 balls in a triangle like the diagram on the left. You want them to look like the diagram on the right.

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Shot #25 - Behind the 8-Ball

Proposition:
With cue ball in hand, make the 8-ball in Pocket X under these conditions:
    1) You cannot touch any other ball.
    2) You can use a triangle.

Difficulty Rating: 2

Origin:
Based on the findings of Charles “Bucktooth” Cook.

Set-Up:
Begin with the 8-ball in the center of the table. Place the 1-ball, 2-ball, and 3-ball in a row in front of Pocket X.

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