You wish you knew how to play billiards? Well, you’ve come to the right place.

First of all, you must remember that as with all games, pool rules can change from “house” to house. Always be willing to give a little and play by varying rules depending on at whose place you are a guest.

Just in case you do not know, the first things you should understand are the parts and equipment used in the game. By understanding the names of these items first, you will be better equipped for understanding terminology from the basic rules of pool!

The pool table itself contains six pockets for the balls to fall into. Each ball is smaller than the typical carom billiards you may know of.

There are seven balls with stripes and seven balls of a solid color, thus known as balls and stripes. There are two more balls you need to be aware of: the cue ball and the eight ball.

The cue ball is used to hit the other balls into the pockets with the cue stick. The eight ball is a solid black color and whoever successfully hits this in, wins the game.

There is of course a catch; you simply cannot hit the eight ball in at the beginning of the game. You must hit it in only after all of your other balls, whether solids or stripes, have landed in the pockets.

So now you know more about the equipment that is used in the game of pool. Just in recap, remember there are sixteen balls: seven solids, seven stripes, one cue ball, and one eight ball.

Also, remember there are cue sticks used to push the cue ball and aim it at the other balls. Also, one more thing not yet mentioned: the rack, which is used to hold the balls in place before breaking at the beginning of the game.

The distinguishing of balls and strikes starts at the beginning of the game. One person “breaks” the balls at the beginning and then whoever hits in a ball first becomes either solids or stripes based on the ball that went in.

Using the cue stick, each player takes turns hitting the cue ball and aiming it at the other balls to force them into the table pockets. Besides knowing the rules of the game, there are certain techniques you should master in order to become a master at the game.

First, you need to have the proper stance. There are three things you want to focus on with a proper stance: balance, aiming the head, and consistency.

Balance is probably the most important part to a proper stance. Without proper balance, you may do everything else right but still mess up the shot because you had improper balance which will affect the hit causing it to go wayward.

Next, you want to focus on aiming the head in the right direction. This will help you keep the focus and more directly get the ball where you want it.

Moving on to consistency, this term is vital in many aspects of life, but specifically when it comes to your stance. Whatever you feel most comfortable with, and whatever you find to suit your body size and height the best, be sure to continue this same stance and routine each time you hit.

The next technique that Kamagra Gold you should master is your grip. Grip the cue stick at its balance point, and be sure not to grip too tightly.

The bridge is the hand that arches around the small end of the cue stick. Although there are various types of bridges, the main thing you should focus on is having a stable hand.

When it comes to your aim, this of course, has a lot to do with the previous techniques of stance, grip, and bridge, but there is more than that. One thing you want to focus on is the placement and aim of your chin and head, which will help get the ball where you want it.

The last technique you should really focus on is the stroke. You want your stroke to hit the cue ball with a solid, flowing movement in order to increase the quality of your game.

Now that you have Cialis Professional learned the rules and basic techniques, it is all up to you. Now you can become the master of pool you have always wanted to be!

Author Bio: Jack R. Landry has played professional billiards for the last 19 years and written hundreds of articles about billiards and pool table.

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