Billiards

Where are these points found and what do I look for to find out if my cue stick has these?

they are for show– but most if not all manufacturers use this as a way to judge value– the points on a stick the money its worth

in billiards a cue ball is rolling @ a velocity 0f 10 m/s towards the ball w/c is @ rest. after the cue ball ,hit the 9 ball, the former has decreased velocity to 2 m/s. find the velocity of the 9 ball after the collision if : mcue=m9ball=m find v2f..

m1v1 = m1v1 + m2v2

Masses all cancel so 10 m/s = 2m/s + v2 m/s

v2 = 8 m/s

I can’t believe archery and shooting are olympic events, but pool/billiards isn’t.

I read a few years ago that seeing cue sports added to the olympic games is becoming possible, but I haven’t heard anything about it ever since.

Part of me thinks that a reason we’ll never see pool in the olympic games,is because the lifespan of a pool player ranges from very young to very old. I know that sounds like weird reasoning, but if you look at it realistically, you could have the same few players battling in the medal games for quite possibly decades. There isn’t really a "prime" period for pool players (debatable). You see someone like Efren Reyes who’s pushing Mid-50’s still have a place in the top of the sport for 2 decades now.

Dara Torres is a one in a million type of thing, where you’ll see a 40 year old olympian competing at the highest level(doubtful, but i hope her body can make a run for gold in London).

Part of me wants to see billiards added to the olympics just because I want to see my country of nationality (Philippines) actually gain some international recognition for something other than Manny Pacquiao punching some brains out. I was born and raised right here in the USA, but I would like to see the Philippines get a chance to showcase a game that they have helped transcend on an international stage. We have 16, Top 100, players, and it seems like new guys are making their mark every year.
YBF, both of my parents are immigrants from the philippines, and since my blood is 100%, i am Filipino-American.

Remind me again, how physically demanding archery and shooting is.

hey KABABAYAN..i know its BS that pool/billiards is not included in the olympics but if it will be our country might have won its first ever gold medal..maybe even silver or bronze at the same time(i know thats me hoping for more medal)..but definitely our country will have a huge chance coz of the no. of great players we had here..from efren to django,pagulayan,orcullo,alcano..and those players arent just good they are former world champs as well..and if u put up the honor for flag and country those players will gave it all in the olympics..

Whenever my friends and I are at the local pool hall, sometimes we have tricky shots where we have to jump the cue ball over the other balls. Whenever one of the employees see this they always scream "No jumping the cue balls on the table."

I was wondering if this is allowed for "real pool" and if this is just the rules of the establishment?

Most pool halls have a sign somewhere that says,"No jump shots or masse shots." This is because the average player has no idea how to execute them correctly and could do damage to the table, or make the balls fly off the table and hurt someone. I’ve never played in any league or tournament that actually banned jump shots, it’s just a house policy almost everywhere.

There are a few different ways.

1. Size/weight: The cue ball can either be heavier/lighter or larger/smaller than the other balls. The ball return system can be set up so the different ball takes a different track.

2. Magnets: The cue ball will have a magnetic core, so when it comes down the return, a magnet will pull the cue ball out from where the other balls go to.

3. Lasers: The new Diamond Smart Table has lasers that measure the optical density of the ball (basically how ‘white’ the ball is) all the way around, so you can use a regular cue ball.