Three cushion billiards refers to a billiards game that is played at a five by ten foot table. The object is to have the cueball contact three rails, before it contacts the second object. Each successful carom awards one point. If the shooter does not pocket any object balls, the opponent will not be awarded a point. The frame is won by the player with the most objects.
To play three games of cushion billiards, you will need a larger table than the normal pool table. The cue ball and the red ball are placed at one end of each table. Players use silver dots on the table to line up the shot. This requires accurate calculations of angles and distances. The object ball is then pocketed after the shot has been completed.
Three cushion pool is an evolved version straight rail billiards. It is believed to have originated in the 1870s. However, Wayman Crow Mccreery made it popular. McCreery worked as an Internal Revenue Collector in Port Saint Louis. He first played the game for fun and later patented it. Three-cushion billiards became a favourite of many players during the 1950s.
If a shot is taken in three cushion pool billiards, it is the objective of the player to make the object balls contact the rails three times before they touch the cue. This can be done in any order, but in most cases, the objective is to hit both cushions.
Before hitting an object ball, the shooter needs to call for the bank shot. This shot can be taken in one or multiple rails. However, the most common bank shot of all is the single rail shot.
Another type of bank shot is the 3-rail shot. Many different methods can be used, such as the Magic Spot. It is when the ball hits one corner of the table's rail and the cushion the other. A distant point, or a bank shot that includes multiple rails is another option.
In order to shoot a bank shot, the object must first hit the cushion. This rule is not always true. It is possible to hit the object ball after it bounces on the rail or after the cushion. Consider a single rail bank shot. As an example the object ball would bounce off of the rail before it entered the pocket.
The Standard World rules govern this game. The bank shot can be used by the shooter to take any object ball. The shooter may continue to the next inning after the object ball has been taken.
If the object is not kept in the designated spot, the inning is over. Any fouls or illegal breaks are also noted in italics. The opponent may also take their turn.
The main method for capturing objects in pool is bank shot. Bank Pool is different from nine-ball and eightball. Bank shots are used to get the ball out of the opponent's hands.