Snooker balls
jdub
set of balls for it so it sees very limited use (golf mainly). In looking
at eBay to see about buying a set, I saw sets with 10, 11 and 15 reds (the
coloreds were all the same). So, what is the correct number of reds? When
I look at the rule sets, it appears that the number is 15 (rows of 5, 4, 3,
2 & 1). Do the number of reds change with a smaller (5x10) table versus a
6x12?
--Jim
Roy Mason
Roy Mason
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snooker.
Donald Tees
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the coloured balls occupying the other spots on the table. I have no idea
why anybody would buy a snooker set with only 10 or eleven reds. A bit like
buying a boston set without the 11 through 15.
Donald
jdub
balls and see for yourself (although one of the smaller sets auction could
be over now). They also had a set of ivory snooker balls, starting bid was
$1499.99.
--Jim
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George
only 10 reds.
George
In article <0zAK8.2686$LR4.3...@news20.bellglobal.com>,
donal...@sympatico.ca says...
Gary Ives
>It's impractical to use 15 reds on 3' x 6' tables, hence the sets with
>only 10 reds.
>
>George
3 x 6 ....Snooker????
Gary
Donald Tees
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I've been trying to imagine playing on a table so small that four of them
will fit on top of a normal table. The mind boggles ... it would be pretty
crowded, for sure.
Donald
sonny
<donal...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>I have no idea
>why anybody would buy a snooker set with only 10 or eleven reds. A bit like
>buying a boston set without the 11 through 15.
What I have no idea about is how numbered balls for a snooker table
ever came to be called a "boston" set. I assume it's related to the
city of Boston, but what's the connection to balls?
--
sonny
rocky mount
Donald Tees
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It is probably a regional term. I was brought up to terminology that is/was
quite different from what is correct here, and now. In Ontario, Canada,
during the 60's, pool referred to both snooker and american pool. Snooker
was far more common than American pool, which was considered a kid's game.
Snooker was snooker, and 14.1 was "straight pool". The American style of
table, with the balls numbered from 1 to 15, was refered to as a boston
table, and the balls were refered to as boston balls. Pool balls would be
either boston balls or snooker balls. Most pool halls had sets of both in
both sizes ... 2 1/16 for the snooker tables, and 2 1/8 for the boston
tables. Currently, I would use the term "American pool table" rather than
"Boston table". However I still tend to use the term "Boston balls" as
opposed to "pool balls" because I normally mean 2 1/8 inch balls when I say
"pool ball". That is, either set, but the larger size.
That is me, though. I have no idea where the term cam from originally, nor
do I know if it is used much outside this area.
Donald
Robbo
use 10 reds, the tables played on range from 7x 3.5 feet to 10x5 feet, the
balls are also slightly smaller than the full size game.
The maximum break on 3/4 snooker is 107, my best is 87 in the league made a
couple of years ago, when I won the highbreak trophy
The leagues are very competitive with mostly full size snooker players and
some pool players also. there are also some minor 3/4 competitions in N/west
England for small table snooker, but many "serious" players would frown upon
the game.
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