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SAFETY: a defensive strategy in which the balls are positioned in a way that decreases the scoring opportunities of the opponent
SCRATCH: when a player pockets the cue ball
SET: the number of games required to win a match
SHAFT: the thin part of the cue attached to the cue tip
SHAKE BOTTLE: same as BOTTLE
SHORT RAILS: the head and foot rails
SHOT: the act of hitting the cue ball with the cue tip
SHORT: a narrow angle path of a ball following an english or a stroke
SPLIT HIT: when the object balls were so close that it is hard to conclude which one was first hit by the cue ball
SPOT SHOT: when a shot is taken from the cue ball in hand behind the head string
SPOTTING BALLS: the act of putting the balls back in their places
STANCE: the posture of the player´s body while shooting
STOP SHOT: when the cue ball stops right after striking an object ball
STROKE: the act of shooting with the cue