M Glossary of cue sports terms
an extreme massé shot william a. spinks during 1893 exhibition game against jacob schaefer, sr. starting bottom left, cue ball swerves , caroms off 1 object ball, due extreme spin rebounds cushion 4 times before rolling away perfect, scoring hit on other object ball. , spinks lost game. also massé shot. steep curve or complete reversal of cue ball direction without necessity of rail or object ball being struck, due extreme spin imparted cue ball steeply elevated cue. invention credited françois mingaud. compare semi-massé. match 1. the overall competition between 2 players, 2 pairs of players or 2 teams of players, consisting of predetermined number of frames or games (sometimes organized rounds). there specialized match formats game number not predetermined; see race , ahead race examples. 2. to agree rise higher wager, in $100? yeah, ll match (i.e., equivalent call raise in poker). match ball the ball required guarantee victory in match. used figuratively mea...