Pool

Pool is a cue sport played with a set number of balls on a dedicated table with six pockets. Various forms include 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Blackball and 14:1 continues pool. Rules may vary from place to place.

Player Profile

Pool players need to develop a steady cueing action and good arm - eye coordination to enable them hit the white ball at exactly the right speed and direction. They need to be able to judge angles perfectecly in order to pot the object balls and to put the correct spin on the white ball to precisely control its subsequent positions.

Object Balls

In all forms of pool the cue ball is white and the object balls are colored and usually numbered. I 8-ball pool and blackball pool, there are 15 object balls: Those numbered 1-7 have different solid colors, while balls numbered 9-15 are white with different colored stripes and the 8-ball is a solid black. Players of 9-ball pool use 9 of the numbered object balls. 1 to 8 are solid colors and the 9 ball is striped. In the game of 14:1 continuous pool the 15 object balls are numbered.