Patent ID: 8523693

Claim:
An apparatus for use on a billiard table, the billiard table comprising a plurality of pockets, a pair of side rails and a pair of end rails, a plurality of diamonds positioned on the pair of side rails and end rails, the apparatus comprising: at least one training ball, the at least one training ball being substantially the size of a conventional billiard ball, the at least one training ball including a series of lines on an outer circumference of the training ball, the series of lines are scaled to correspond to the plurality of diamonds on the billiard table rails; wherein the placement of the series of lines on the training ball is achieved by placing an imaginary diamond in each of the table pockets, by so doing a total of nine (9) diamonds is positioned on each side rail, wherein six (6) segments of five (5) diamonds in a row is formed on any size billiard table; the series of lines comprise nine (9) lines, wherein the nine (9) lines extend 360 degrees around the circumference of the training ball and correspond to the nine (9) diamonds of the billiard table; the series of nine (9) lines further comprise a center concentric ring of a first color and eight (8) concentric rings of a second color different from the first color, of the eight (8) concentric rings, four (4) of the concentric rings is positioned above the center concentric ring and the other four (4) concentric rings is positioned below the center concentric ring; a pair of end caps also of the first color positioned on a top and bottom pole of the training ball; and wherein by using the training ball having the series of nine (9) lines in combination with the nine (9) diamonds on the billiard table, a user can practice at least nine (9) shots which can be made on any size billiard table.