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Pool
On my way back from Morrison's this morning I passed a Pool/Snooker hall.
The sign outside said that people could play:
*Snooker
*American Pool
*English Pool
Is there any real difference between American Pool and English Pool? Why is it English Pool and not British - I am in Scotland. I know that in Snooker and Pool you have to hit a ball so that it hits another ball and that ball should fall into the hole/pocket - but that is all that I know about these games.
Any help appreciate
Susan
The sign outside said that people could play:
*Snooker
*American Pool
*English Pool
Is there any real difference between American Pool and English Pool? Why is it English Pool and not British - I am in Scotland. I know that in Snooker and Pool you have to hit a ball so that it hits another ball and that ball should fall into the hole/pocket - but that is all that I know about these games.
Any help appreciate
Susan
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Hi Susan. Yes, there are subtle differences between English and American Pool.
English Pool tables are smaller with smaller pockets. Smaller balls and are usually red and yellow in colour, with an 8-ball as the main object.
There are different games to American Pool (Most people play Spots v Stripes - like the English version. Pot your seven balls and then the 8-ball). There's a version where the value of the ball you pot
( 1 to 15: http://www.mercurylei...o.uk/images/spots.jpg ) are the points you gain.
Then there's 9-ball. You only play with balls 1 to 9 (In a diamond formation, as opposed to the triangle formation in the other variations) and you must break by striking the 1-ball. If you pocket the 9-ball (Usually the last to be potted) from the break then you win the "Rack" You can also use a combination shot to play the object ball onto the 9-ball and than can aso win you the "Rack"
The cues used are slightly different too. Professional English Pool players use snooker cues. American Pool cues are heavier. Pros use a cue for the break shot, another for main shots and an even shorter cue for jump shots.
Bet you wished you'd never asked now, huh?
English Pool tables are smaller with smaller pockets. Smaller balls and are usually red and yellow in colour, with an 8-ball as the main object.
There are different games to American Pool (Most people play Spots v Stripes - like the English version. Pot your seven balls and then the 8-ball). There's a version where the value of the ball you pot
( 1 to 15: http://www.mercurylei...o.uk/images/spots.jpg ) are the points you gain.
Then there's 9-ball. You only play with balls 1 to 9 (In a diamond formation, as opposed to the triangle formation in the other variations) and you must break by striking the 1-ball. If you pocket the 9-ball (Usually the last to be potted) from the break then you win the "Rack" You can also use a combination shot to play the object ball onto the 9-ball and than can aso win you the "Rack"
The cues used are slightly different too. Professional English Pool players use snooker cues. American Pool cues are heavier. Pros use a cue for the break shot, another for main shots and an even shorter cue for jump shots.
Bet you wished you'd never asked now, huh?
Thanks (??) for your very detailed answer. I am sure that I understood the first line of your answer. The rest? I will take your word for it that the games of Pool are different.
I played Pool once (1981) and since we didn't know the rules we must have been playing Scottish Pool.
Just remembered Billiards! Why is it all so confusing?
I played Pool once (1981) and since we didn't know the rules we must have been playing Scottish Pool.
Just remembered Billiards! Why is it all so confusing?
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