Tangent Lines To Circles - Tangent Lines and Billiards

Tangent Lines and Billiards

Picture a tangent line sliding down nearly a quarter of a circle of the ghost ball. Measuring this the intersect and adding that to the count provides a method to make a pool shot.

The cue ball tangent line aiming system uses the angle of the cue stick as a tangent line to create two tangent lines on the cue ball to look down at the object ball with. These three points where a circle touches the box offer three points to stare down at the object ball. The two tangent lines and the middle of the of the cue ball create three dots in a scope that intersect the line through the object ball to the pocket or the 90 degree L shape drawn from the middle of the object ball.

The cue ball down the middle and its placement on the object ball does not use a tangent line to calculate. One ball length equals 45 degrees, two balls 22.5 degrees. Starting location: 0,0 corridates is the center of the ghost ball. Tangent line closed to the ball. The dot travels down the line from the pocket to the object ball. The count is half a ball. One ball is 1/4 and is the place of impact, two ball is 1/8 and is the middle of the object ball. Added to the count is the tangent line x intersect. The count for the tangent line not closed to ball where the dot travels down the 90 degree shape is a ball and half plus the tangent, so 3 balls from the middle of the object ball is 1/4, 6 balls is 1/8 plus the tangent. Added to the count is the tangent line y intersect. A snooker player knowing somewhat how to calculate this will be a fine shoot.