White Cue Ball 1 7/8"

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The ball could be on and the striker nominates it as on. Example: Striker pots a red, cue ball comes to rest touching the green, and the striker declares that ball as on. The ball or balls that can be hit first by the cue ball are called the ball(s) "on" for that particular stroke. The ball(s) "on" differ from shot to shot: a red ball is always the ball "on" for the first stroke of a player's turn and, if potted, must be followed by a colour. A potted colour must be followed by a red, and each player alternates between a red and any choice of colour until a break ends with a miss or the reds are all potted. If any reds remain unpotted at the end of a break, the remaining red balls are "on" for the opponent's first shot. Only "on" balls may be potted legally; potting a ball not "on" constitutes a foul. All of the reds are "on" for the break-off shot, and for the first shot of any turn in which one or more reds are still on the table. A widespread term in US parlance describing missing a relatively easy shot—often in the face of pressure. Can be used in many forms: "I dogged the shot"; "I hope he dogs it"; "I'm such a dog." [6] [40] See also choke, one-stroke. 2. Same as slop shot (chiefly Southern US, colloquial). dots In chiefly UK parlance, the non-striped ball group of a fifteen ball set that are numbered 1 through 7 and have a solid colour scheme. Compare solids, reds, low, small, little, spots, unders; contrast stripes. double Same as bank shot (chiefly British). double century Also double-century break.

The first modern pool ball construction with a material called Bakelite. Bakelite was the most popular construction material and most pool balls were made that way by the 1920’s. With newer and more popular materials used today, they are made of resin, either plastic or acrylic.Cross, Rod (July 2010). "The polar moment of inertia of striking implements". Sports Technology. 3 (3): 215–219. doi: 10.1080/19346182.2011.564287. S2CID 39388180. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016 . Retrieved June 24, 2016. Alt URL When investing in your own set of billiard balls, there are many options to choose from. While most will have the standard cue ball, solids, stripes, and the 8-ball, some can be very creative. Some balls may have a different color than the standards. There are three situations in which a miss will not be called, even if the referee decides that a best attempt has not been made:

Playing a "jump shot" – a shot where the cue ball leaves the bed of the table and jumps over any part of a ball before first hitting another ball. At the beginning of each frame, the balls are set up by the referee as explained. The frame begins with one player taking the cue ball in-hand, placing it anywhere on or inside the D and attempting to hit one or more of the red balls on an initial break-off shot. A common strategy for this shot involves placing the cue ball on the baulk line, between the brown ball and either the green or yellow ball. The break-off alternates between players on successive frames. Learning the angles is harder than it looks though and there are sometimes errors when the ball doesn’t move in the exact same direction you’d hoped. Tips for Controlling the Balls in Pool If you’re playing in a league, all pool balls will be of standard size and weight. This means 2 ¼” in diameter and a weight of 6 ounces. Depending on where the league play is happening, officials may weigh and measure the balls at each table to confirm they are standard. Other officials may only weigh and measure them if a discrepancy is noticed. The Look of Pool Balls

Ivory balls remained in use in artistic billiards competition until the late 20th century. [1] :17 Types [ edit ] Carom billiards [ edit ] Carom balls. Four-ball needs an additional object ball. Your goal is to sink all the striped or solid balls, and finally the 8 ball. You're assigned stripes or solids based on the first ball sunk (after the opening shot). But watch out,if you sink the 8 ball too early, you lose the game! 8 Ball Pool Rules While we may have answered the question of, “is the cue ball smaller?” it is still important to understand the different sizes of pool balls for most common play, the different appearances of them, as well as the size and weight of billiard balls used in different cue games. Pool Balls for League Play Have you noticed any unwanted effects when playing with a mixed set or a set with damaged or worn pool balls? Tell us about it! Unintentional Mixed Sets

This is usually the case when playing on a bar box or coin-op table. Using the same pool balls over time can also make them smaller and lighter. If the object balls are replaced and not the cue ball, it may be smaller than the others. In 1993 Dynamo began phasing out this ball in favor of a magnetic separator; and by 1995, all Dynamo coin tables used magnetic separation.A denigrating term for the mechanical bridge. [11] :139 lag Also the lag (noun), lagging, lag for the break, and lagging for the break. If it is the first game in a match, a coin should be tossed to decide who gets to choose whether to break. After that, the break is taken in turns. Failure to do this is a standard foul and all object balls are considered, including the eight-ball. That doesn’t always mean a player putting their full force behind a shot to send the cue ball down to the other end of the table. Sometimes, gently does it. Your focus should always be on the object ball when lining up and taking your shots in the pool to give you the most accurate position.