Billiards cue ball stroke training aid
View Patent ↗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.
1 . 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.
2 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the means for stabilizing comprises a donut.
3 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the billiard ball training aid comprises a number marking and said channel is perpendicular relative to the number marking.
4 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the sphere or spheroid includes asymmetric channel openings.
5 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the sphere or spheroid includes a flattened bottom.
6 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the means for stabilizing comprises a flattened surface.
7 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the channel comprises a first end having a beveled entry surface.
8 . The billiard ball of claim 7 wherein the channel comprises a second end opposite the first end.
9 . The billiard ball of claim 1 wherein the means for stabilizing comprises a mat.
10 . The billiard ball of claim 9 wherein said mat is a circular disc.
11 . The billiard ball of claim 6 wherein the flattened surface comprises a circular face.
12 . 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; and
running a cue stick through said channel by softly pushing the dowel in the hole to build and strengthen a user's billiard stroke.
13 . The method of claim 12 whereby said step of placing comprises placing the sphere or spheroid ball on a flat surface includes placing the sphere or spheroid ball onto a donut.
14 . The method of claim 12 whereby said step of placing the sphere or spheroid ball on a flat surface includes placing the channel with a first opening in a first direction, and a second beveled opening opposite the first direction.