Beginners Golf Lessons

Billiards is one of the most colorful indoor games. The greenboard with the multicolored balls on it looks really attractive. Players also need Pool Cues to take part in this sport. The multihued balls are also known as ‘pool balls’; the reason being the pocket sport in USA is commonly termed as ‘pool’.

The balls are available in sparkling colors like blue, red, yellow, purple, orange, green, maroon and some very interesting blend of balls. The arrangements of balls include white and blue, white and orange, white and red, white and yellow and white and purple. The bright balls stand out really well on the green-colored table. The weights of the balls also differ. Each ball has a number. Single-colored balls are called ‘solids’ and the bi-colored balls are called ‘stripes’. The numbering of the balls is done according to colors. The yellow balls are pointed as one, stripe balls with blue and white combination carry number ten while the combination of white and green balls has number fourteen. The balls have different names based on the colors. The name allotted to the white ball and the yellow ball or the white ball pointed by a black dot is ‘cue ball’. The white ‘cue ball’ is used by the initial player while the yellow ball or the white dotted ball is used by the second player. The balls for novice players are pointed with target rings. The beginner can examine the angle very wel where the ball or balls should be hit. This is not needed for the professional players as they can examine the weight of the balls and hit the balls at accurate angles.

The balls are held in reserve in a ball rack when the sport is not being played. In carom sport the balls continue to stay on the board. While a competition of pocket goes on, the balls falling through the pockets are assembled through the channel to be played again. Previously, the balls were made from wood or clay and even ivory. But the ivory balls were not used by the general players as they were very expensive. These days, best quality polyester and acrylic or Phenolin resin are used to manufacturethe balls. The balls can bear hard shots and they do not break off or crack.

The most common match is the 8-ball game. It has acquired such a high popularity that to a layman a match means 8-ball game. Actually, it is one of the many games played. The games have two broad divisions carom sport and pocket sport. The carom sport is played on pool boards without pockets. Three balls are required in this type of game. Here the player tries to steer his cue ball in such a way so that he could ‘carom off’ his opponent’s balls, as per demand of the match. Pocketmatch is played on a six-pocketed board. In this match as per the regulations of the match, the players aspire to pocket the balls into the pockets of the pool board.

Cue pool games has quite a few varieties, like snooker, 8-ball pool- one pocket, 9-ball pool etc. The basic requirements are the same, but the rules, objectives and even the terminology of each is different. It is a highly interesting and challenging indoor game and requires a lot of patience. Persons, who like to play indoor games, should certainly try out any one of the variations.