How to play billiards

Sports billiards

Billiards is defined as one of the types of sports in which the competition is on a rectangular table, as that table contains a certain number of balls that are played on using a long stick known as the pool stick , ^[1] which is usually They are 1.5 meters in length and weigh between 450 to 600 grams, and the balls come in different shapes, colors, numbers, and types that differ according to the type of game being practiced, and billiard games involve three different main forms of play, which are the French or karum billiards. (Carom Games), Pocket Games, and English Billiards, ^[2]These and other games are practiced, each in certain regions of the world, where the carrom game is played mainly in France and some other European countries, while pocket billiards are mainly practiced in the American continents and many other countries of the world, and the English billiard is very popular in Britain. ^[1]

How to play billiards

The way to play billiards varies according to the type of game that a person is playing, as follows:

Carrom billiards

This type of billiards, which is known as French billiards or French billiards, is practiced on a table that does not have any pockets to insert the balls into. It is also played with only three balls, one of them is full white and the other is white with a mark, and a ball Another is a red color, where the goal of playing is to push one of the white balls to touch each of the other balls, and one point is awarded to the player who is able to do so, and each player is assigned one of the white balls to be his own ball, which he must hit and direct to both the other balls, In the opening kick during the game, the white ball must first touch the red ball, and then the other white ball. ^[3]

The player continues to play as long as he scores points; If he fails to score a point, the turn moves to the other player, and the play continues until any of the players reaches a certain number of points, which is usually fifty points. Three-cushion billiards, where the player must play one of the white balls to touch one of the other balls, and then touch three sides or sides of the table sides before touching the other ball. ^[3]

English billiards

This type of billiards can be practiced by one or two players on each side of the competition in the match , and on a table that contains pockets to insert the balls into, which are three balls in this game; The first is completely white, the other is white with yellow marks, and the third is a red ball, and the game begins with a draw to determine which player will start hitting the balls first, ^[4] and each player chooses one of the white balls to be his main ball through which he directs the strikes Towards the other balls, the player who first reaches the predetermined points which are usually 300 points wins the game. ^[5]

There are several ways in which you can earn points in English pool game: Where a player is awarded two points if he is able to hit his white ball in a way that leads to the movement of the red ball and the other white ball in any order, and two points are also calculated if the player is ableWhoever hitting his own white ball in a way that leads to the entry of the other player's white ball into one of the pockets of the table, or in the event that he hits his own white ball in a way that leads to inserting it into the pocket of the table so that the other player's white ball is the first ball that the player's ball touches after The execution of the hit, but in the event that the player's white ball first touches the red ball and then touches the other white ball and then enters the table pocket, then the player taking the hit is awarded three points, and three points can be scored in another way; It is the player's hitting of his own ball in a way that leads to dropping the red ball into the pocket of the table, and it is worth noting that the player can combine any of these methods to score the largest number of points, provided that the number of points gained during one strike does not exceed ten points. ^[5]

Pocket Billiards

Pocket billiards includes many different types of billiards, and Snooker and Eight-ball are the most common and practiced types of pocket billiards ^[2]. The following is an explanation of how each of these two games is practiced:

Snooker

The game of snooker is played on a table that contains six pockets designated for inserting the balls into it, and the number of balls in this type of billiards is twenty-two, including a main white ball, fifteen red balls, and six balls of different colors, where the player has to hit the main ball To insert both red and colored balls into the pockets of the table, ^[2]The points are calculated according to the type of ball that is inserted in the pockets. Inserting a red ball gives him one point, while he is awarded more points if he enters one of the colored balls. The black ball is the most points awarded; Since entering it gives the player seven points, while two points are awarded to the player when he enters the yellow ball, as for the colors green, brown, blue and pink, its entry results in the following points being awarded in order (3, 4, 5, 6), and both players try to enter all The red balls are in the pockets of the table, then an attempt is made to enter the colored balls according to a specific sequence, as follows: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black, and the player who can score the most points is considered the winner of the game of snooker. ^[6]

The eight balls

The eight ball pool is played on a table that contains six pockets, ^[7] with 16 balls, including a main white ball and seven balls, each of them completely colored in a different color from the other balls, and these balls are numbered starting from number 1 and ending with number 7. As for the other balls, they are seven balls numbered with numbers from 9 to 15 and colored with colors containing markers, ^[8] in addition to a black ball bearing the number 8, ^[7] and both players compete to insert one of the special balls in the pockets of the table; Where the balls bearing the numbers 1-7 are assigned to one of the players to work on entering them into the pockets of the table, while the balls bearing the numbers 9-15 are allocated to the other player, and each player must enter the balls of the special group, then insert the black ball into one of the pockets of the table to be able to Winning the game. ^[9]

Strategies for playing pool

There are many strategies that can be followed when playing billiards, including the following: ^[10]

• Avoid hitting other balls on the table, unless necessary.
• Maintaining the main ball away from the sides of the table, to allow for strikes without lifting the cue stick too high.
• Maintain grip hand Mstrechh during the implementation of the strike.
• Take care to avoid moving the balls that opens the way for the competitor to enter his balls.
• Try to get the huddled balls away from each other as soon as possible.
• Keep calm while performing the blows; The head or body must not be moved while hitting the stick.
• Attempting to draw imaginary lines showing the player how the ball bounces after hitting the edges of the table.

Ways to use a cue stick

There are many ways that you can grab a billiard stick when executing strokes in billiard game, and these methods are as follows: ^[11]

• Open Bridge: , is performed this way through the player put his hand on the billiard table so unburden finger thumb up and what constitutes a V between him and the index finger, then stick between the thumb and forefinger mode, and considers this a useful way To carry out a variety of strikes, and it provides less resistance when hit.
• CSS Bridge: , is performed this way by putting a stick billiard on the middle finger of the hand fingers that are placed on the surface of the table, then wrap the index finger stick around, and considered this useful in keeping the stick firmly in place and ensure the way Not moving, which allows the player to execute a more accurate hit.
• The side bridge: , this method is used when the ball is close to one of the sides of the table and in a way that does not allow the player to put his entire hand on it, where the player places his hand on the edge of the table and uses either of the two previous methods to install the cue stick.
• The elevated bridge: , this method of holding a billiard stick is performed in the same way as holding the stick in the open bridge method, except that the fingers are raised higher than they are in the open bridge method, and this method is used when it is in front of the ball that The player wants to hit it with another ball that blocks the hit.

References

1. ^ ^{A b} "Billiards" , Www.britannica.com , 16-10-2018, Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
2. ^ ^{A b t} "Cue - Sports (Billiards)" , Www.topendsports.com , Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
3. ^ ^{A b} "Carom Billiards" , Www.britannica.com , 25-9-2019, Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
4. ↑ "How to Play Billiards?" , www.tutorialspoint.com , Retrieved 29-3-2020. Edited.
5. ^ ^{A b} "Billiards Rules You " , Www.rulesofsport.com , Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
6. ↑ "Cuesport scoring system" , www.myactivesg.com , Retrieved 5-29-2020. Edited.
7. ^ ^{A b} " Reviews Pool Rules " , Www.rulesofsport.com , Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
8. ↑ "Standardized World Rules" , www.billiards.com , Retrieved 5-29-2020. Edited.
9. ↑ "How to Play 8 Ball Pool" , www.wikihow.com , 6-3-2020, Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.
10. ↑ "Top 100 Tips, Tricks, Secrets, and Gems" , billiards.colostate.edu , Retrieved 5-29-2020. Edited.
11. ↑ "Cuesport types of hand positions" , www.myactivesg.com , Retrieved 29-5-2020. Edited.