Korean shot names are useful search and discussion labels. They are not a complete coordinate description, a guaranteed spin recipe or proof of a single national coaching method.
Keep the original name
뒤돌리기 is commonly romanized dwidolligi, 옆돌리기 yeopdolligi and 앞돌리기 apdolligi. The Korean Sports Culture Education Institute lists all three in its course, pairing 옆돌리기 with 제각돌리기 and 앞돌리기 with 안돌리기. This confirms that usage in that curriculum; it does not make these names exhaustive or universally interchangeable in every lesson.
Do not infer length from a gloss
“Back-around”, “side-around” and “front-around” are rough English reading aids. They do not mean farthest, intermediate and shortest distance. Nor should the shooter’s position in a rotated camera view determine the label. Ask for the full diagram instead of assigning a route from one translated word.
Translate a whole example
Our annotation sheet has six entries: original term; cue-ball identity; first object ball; first cushion; remaining cushion order before the final object ball; first object ball’s escape path. Put a question mark beside an unseen contact. Preserve the source’s diagram orientation, then rotate the whole layout if necessary, including every ball and cushion label.
Use the names in practice
Search with Hangul and retain the teacher’s label alongside your event sequence. Compare two examples carrying the same name: which positions or collisions differ? A 3Ball reconstruction is your own model experiment unless coordinates and settings were supplied. Its average calculator does not automatically diagnose a Korean shot family or explain why a miss occurred.
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