Finish (As Applied To The Ball Reaction): The final drive the ball makes toward the pocket. .. a ball that fails to finish comes up short and leaves (at best) a half-ten, or a bucket. Can be the result of a poorly released shot, or from backends afflicted with carrydown.

 

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