Three cushion billiards is a billiard game played on a five by ten foot table. The object is to make the cueball touch three rails before it touches the second object. Each successful carom awards one point. The shooter can pocket any of the objects balls. However, an opponent cannot receive a points. The player who gets the most objects wins.
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 exact calculation of angles. Once the shot is completed, the object ball is pocketed.
Three cushion billiards can be described as an evolved form straight rail billiards. Its origin is traced back to the 1870s, but it was popularized by Wayman Crow McCreery. McCreery, an Internal Revenue Collector from Port Saint Louis in Missouri, was the inventor of this game. He invented the game and enjoyed the game. Three cushion billiards were a popular choice for many players in 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 the object ball, the shooter must 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.
A 3-rail shot, another type bank shot, is also possible. Several different ways can be employed, such as the Magic Spot, which is when the ball hits the rail in one corner of the table and the cushion on the opposite side. You can also use a distant point or a bank shot with multiple rails.
When shooting bank shots, the object ball must contact the cushion first. This rule is not always true. You can hit the object ball either before or after it bounces off the rail. A single rail bank shot is an example of how the object ball bounces off the rail before entering the pocket.
The Standard World rules apply to this game. However, the player may use the bank shot to pocket any object ball. After the object balls are taken, the shooter is free to continue on to the next inning.
The inning ends if the object ball is not pocketed in accordance with the shooter's shot. Any fouls or illegal breaks are also noted in italics. The opponent may also take their turn.
Bank shot is the most common method to take possession of objects in pool. Bank Pool is different from nine-ball and eightball. Bank shots are used to get the ball out of the opponent's hands.