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

The balls come in sparkling colors like indigo, red, yellow, lilac, orange, green, burgundy and some very interesting combination of balls. The combinations of balls include white and indigo, white and orange, white and red, white and yellow and white and lilac. The bright balls stand out really fantastic on the green-colored table. The weights of the balls also differ. Each ball has a number. Self-hues balls are called ‘solids’ and the two-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 indigo and white arrangement carry number ten while the arrangement of white and green balls has number fourteen. The balls have different names according to the colors. The name given 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 novice can judge the angle soundly where the ball or balls should be targeted. This is not required for the professional players because they can judge the weight of the balls and strike the balls at exact angles.

The balls are held in stock in a ball stand when the sport is not being played. In carom sport the balls continue to stay on the table. While a competition of pocket goes on, the balls falling through the pockets are assembled through the channel to be replayed. 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 costly. Nowadays, top quality polyester and acrylic or Phenolin resin are used to manufacturethe balls. The balls can endure hard shots and they do not break off or crack.

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

Cue pool matches 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 an extremely interesting and demanding indoor game and needs a lot of endurance. Persons, who like to play indoor sports, should definitely try out any one of the games.

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