White Cue Ball 1 7/8"

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The exception is that while positioning the cue ball "in-hand"; it may be touched by anything except the tip of the cue. These sets often have a cue ball with multiple spots on its surface so that spin placed on it is evident to viewers. Chalk: To ensure they have more control over their shots, each player tends to chalk the end of their cue to ensure there is good contact between the cue and the ball.

In both cases, the free ball will be re-spotted and the actual ball(s) on will remain off the table.

A free ball is a player-nominated substitute for the ball "on" when a player becomes snookered as the result of a foul committed by the opponent. Failing to pot the free ball incurs no penalty, so the striker may play a snooker using the free ball if desired.

This is one of the parts that beginner’s often overlook - the edge of the table can be one of your best friends if you know how to use it correctly. Where you hit it will depend on the angle you need it to take, with the further right you make contact the sharper the left angle will be.If the free ball is potted by itself, it is respotted and the player scores the points for the actual ball "on". However, the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA) have produced a standardized set of rules for both amateur and professionals by which to abide. Eight-ball pool can be played as a singles or doubles game and is played with cues and 16 balls, 15 object balls, and one cue ball (the ball the players strike to try and hit the other balls). The expression "behind the eight [ball]" is used to indicate a dilemma from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

It is sometimes wrongly assumed that play continues after a foul on the black if there are fewer than seven points between the scores. When a player fails to score, he yields to his opponent, who plays the balls as they have been left. 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. To perform a topspin, line up the cue ball with the object ball and aim to hit it just above the center.In most versions of snooker there is no time limit between shots however the referee can issue a warning, and in case the warning is not respected the referee can reward the frame to the opponent. Because this changes the mechanics of the cue ball, these cue balls do not play as competition cue balls, and they are therefore deprecated by aficionados.