Game where points are scored for pocketing bank shots only.Ī shot in which the object ball is bounced off one or more rails before being pocketed. Situation when the cue ball can be placed anywhere on the table as a result of a foul or scratch by your opponent.ĭerogatory term for a novice player who hits the balls harder than necessary and doesn't try to play for position. For a glancing hit (close to a 90º cut angle), the ball fraction is close to 0. For a half-ball hit, the ball-hit fraction is 1/2. For a square hit (0º cut angle), the ball-hit fraction is 1. Slight change in the object ball's direction due to the slight amount of compression of the cue ball and object ball during impact.įor a cut shot, the fraction of the object ball covered by the projected cue ball. Two or more balls of the same type ("stripes" or "solid") in the same general area of the table. Not hitting an object ball first, resulting in a foul. Person with money willing to provide a bankroll for gambling and take a stake of the winnings in return. For a certain bridge length, the pivot angle will exactly cancel the squirt angle, and the cue ball will head in the original aiming line direction.
Then you pivot the stick with your back (grip) hand, keeping your bridge hand firmly planted, until the desired amount of cue tip offset is reached. You aim the shot assuming a center-ball hit on the cue ball (i.e., no English). Method used to compensate one's aim for squirt. The more perpendicular the cue stick is to that cushion, the greater the back cut. In other words, the butt of the cue stick passes over one of the cushions adjacent to the target pocket. To go 'around the world' is to beat your opponent so badly that the coin travels all the way around the diamonds on the table.Ī shot where the cue ball path is controlled to avoid hitting surrounding balls.Ī cut shot where the cue ball is shot well away from the target pocket (e.g., when the cue ball is much closer to the target pocket rail than the object ball). The center diamond at the head of the table is taken as zero, and each diamond from that is considered to be one game. A ball driven directly into (perpendicular to) a rail has an approach angle of zero.Ī common way to keep track of games won when playing for small money is to use a coin that is placed under the rail next to the diamonds on the rail. The angle at which a ball approaches a rail, measured from the rail perpendicular. A straight-in shot has a 0° angle to the pocket.Īpproach angle (AKA "angle of incidence") The angle of approach of a ball to a pocket measured relative to the pocket centerline.
To gamble with out any money to pay in the event of a loss. The center of the imaginary ghost ball target resulting in contact with the object ball at the desired contact point.Īs in "He was firing air-barrels". The imaginary line through the cue stick in the direction of the center of the ghost ball target that results in contact with the object ball at the desired contact point. For example, a 5 ahead race will not end until one player gets 5 games ahead of his opponent. Move and settle into your stance in preparation for a shot.Ī match where the number of games ahead determines the end. Term used to refer to money games (i.e., competitive wagering). As in "Joe had to bring out his A game to beat that guy". Also called continuous pool or straight pool. A point is scored for each pocketed ball, so you have to keep track. The person who pockets the 10-ball wins the game.Ī pool game in which any object ball can be pocketed at any time. The lowest numbered ball must always be hit first. The pool game played with only the first ten balls (1-10). The person who pockets the 9-ball wins the game. The pool game played with only the first nine balls (1-9). A pool game where the objective is to pocket the 8-ball after pocketing all seven of your designated balls (stripes or solids).
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