Long Pot - Billiard Term Definition

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Definition of Long Pot

Long Pot is a billiards term that is a part of Snooker Terminology.

In snooker, a long pot is any pot into any of the corner pockets on a snooker table where the cue ball began in the opposite, lengthwise half of the snooker table. To rephrase for simplicity's sake, a long pot is any pot in which the cue ball or object ball crosses an imaginary line joining the middle pockets.

Long Pot - Usage

He made two of those long pot shots in a row. Yes, John has exhibited stellar shot making skills in this snooker tournament.

Billiards - Long Pot

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• Title: Long Pot
• Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
• Published: 10/18/2008 6:45:28 AM

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