Three cushion pool is a game of billiards that can be played on a 5-by-10 foot table. The object of this game is for the cue balls to touch three rails and then contact the second object ball. For each successful carom, one point is given. The opponent doesn't get a point if the shooter takes any of the object balls. The frame is won by the player with the most objects.
The table is bigger than the standard pool table to allow three players to play cushion billiards. The cue ball and the red ball are placed at one end of each table. To line up the shot, players use silver dots placed on the table. This requires exact calculation of angles. Once the shot is done, the object balls is taken out of the bag.
Three cushion pool is an evolved version straight rail billiards. It is thought to have been invented in 1870, but Wayman Crow McCreery popularized the idea. McCreery, an Internal Revenue Collector from Port Saint Louis in Missouri, was the inventor of this game. McCreery played the game to his own pleasure and eventually patent the idea. Three-cushion pool became a popular game in the 1950s.
The object of a shot in three cushion billiards is for the object ball to contact three rails before it reaches the cue ball. Although this can be done in any order you like, in most cases the objective is hitting both cushions.
The bank shot must be called before the shooter can hit the object ball. There are many options for this shot. However, the most common bank shot is the single rail shot.
A 3-rail shot is another type of bank shot. There are many ways to use the Magic Spot. This is where the ball hits both the rail and cushion in one corner of a table. Other options include a multi-rail bank shot or a distant point.
A bank shot is one in which the object ball hits the cushion first. This rule is not always true. It is possible to hit the object ball after it bounces on the rail or after the cushion. A single rail bank shot is an example of how the object ball bounces off the rail before entering the pocket.
This game is based on the Standard World Rules. 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 ball has been pocketed against the shooter's call shot, it is considered an out. Follures and illegal breaks will also be noted in italics. The same goes for the opponent.
Bank shot is the most common method to take possession of objects in pool. Bank Pool has a different objective than in nine-ball and eight-ball. The object is to outscore your opponent(s) by using bank shots to pocket the balls.