Patent ID: 7429217

Claim:
A cue stroke practice aid for billiard players of different skill levels, comprising: a. an elongated housing having a first opening at one end and a second opening at an opposed end; and b. a slide assembly positioned in the housing, said slide assembly including (i) a shaft having a first end extending at least partially through the first opening in the elongated housing, and a second end having four equi-spaced rails extending axially therefrom, each said rail having at least two spaced horizontal pinholes and at least two spaced vertical pinholes extending therethrough, (ii) an adjusting knob mounted on the first end of the shaft so as to be outside the elongated housing, (iii) a travel pin mounted in each of the pinholes of the rail, and (iv) a set of cue guide arms, each said cue guide arm movably mounted between two of the rails and having at least two travel pin directional travel slots, whereby the billiards player turns the adjusting knob to create a cross dimension between the cue guide arms according to a desired skill level and practices stroking a cue within the cue guide arms until a stroke consistently can be taken without making contact.