The Toughest Shot in Billiards

[Tennesseejoe]

Here is a shot I heard about but never made or saw. According to the story....

There was a road player who would set up this shot as a proposition. Cue ball in the corner area, ball on the diamond frozen to the short rail. Cut it in, no side rail. It's a rail-first shot, like the 90-degree "cut" shot. He asked for a certain amount of time to do it, such as half an hour.

I would pay to see this shot, but not as much as he was said to get people to bet. The story continues that this was the only shot he shot.

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It has been 30 years ago or so that I saw this shot made by a Puerto Rican in Cleveland, Ohio named Tulio. What was impressive, he did it one handed.

 

[Bob Jewett]

It has been 30 years ago or so that I saw this shot made by a Puerto Rican in Cleveland, Ohio named Tulio. What was impressive, he did it one handed.

He could have gotten my money. Was it a bet or just fooling around? How many tries?

 

[Tennesseejoe]

He could have gotten my money. Was it a bet or just fooling around? How many tries?

He shot it from the box like you showed. He first shot it from the first diamond on the left then the center and finally on the third diamond. It took many tries, about 30 or so, and it was not for a bet. His cue was resting on the rail.