Billiard Balls
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Beginning Billiards
Pocket billiards or pool refers to a game played on a six pocket billiard table. It mainly consist of 15 object balls and a cue ball. Snooker on the other hand is played on a billiard table with 21 object balls and a cue ball. Carom billiards to a game played with 3 balls on a table and no pockets. Basic skills are required or almost the same for playing either snooker, pool or billiards, or carom billiards.The most noticeable smilarities are th Read More... -
How to Rack Billiard Balls for a Game of 8 Ball
The only real "rule" for a game of 8 ball is that the 8 ball be placed in the middle of the rack. A game of 8 ball or rotation takes a three-sided, or triangular shaped, rack. This procedure is for the color of standard billiard (pool) balls and is also used for any game of billiards except 9 ball. There is a very simple way to remember how to rack the balls for a game of 8 ball. A lot of people will tell you to alternate solid and stripe, sol Read More... -
How to Rack Billiard Balls for a Game of 9 Ball
The only “rule” for a game of 9 ball is that the 9 ball be placed in the middle of the 9-ball rack. This procedure is easy to remember. In a game of 9 ball, all the balls are solid in color except for the striped 9 ball, which goes in the middle of the 9-ball rack. 1. Start by placing the solid yellow 1 ball in the front V of the 9-ball rack, with the 9-ball rack placed so that the front V is over the pool table “dot” at the end of the billia Read More...
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