Three cushion pool is a game of billiards that can be played on a 5-by-10 foot table. The object is to make the cueball touch three rails before it touches the second object. For each successful carom, one point is given. A shooter who catches all of the object balls does not earn a point. The frame is won by the player with the most objects.
To play three cushions billiards, the table must be larger than the pool table. On one side of the table, a cue ball is placed and a red ball on the other. To line up a shot, players use the silver dots found 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. Its origins can be traced back as far as the 1870s. But, Wayman Crow McCreery was responsible for popularizing it. McCreery was an Internal Revenue Collector from Port Saint Louis, Missouri. McCreery played the game to his own pleasure and eventually patent the idea. Three-cushion pool became a popular game in the 1950s.
When a shot is made in three cushion billiards, the object of the player is to make the object ball contact three rails before contacting the cue ball. This can be done in any order, but in most cases, the objective is to hit both cushions.
Before hitting the object balls, the shooter must call out for the bank shot. There are several options available for this shot. The single rail shot is the most common.
Another type of bank shot is the 3-rail shot. 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. Other options include a multi-rail bank shot or a distant point.
In order to shoot a bank shot, the object must first hit the cushion. However, there are exceptions to the rule. You can also hit the object ball before bouncing 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 rules of this game are based on the Standard World rules. The bank shot can be used by the shooter to take any object ball. Once the object ball is taken, the shooter can move on to the next innings.
The inning ends if the object ball is not pocketed in accordance with the shooter's shot. In italics, any illegal breaks or fouls are also noted. In the same way, opponents can take their turn.
Bank shot is the most common method to take possession of objects in pool. Bank Pool is not like nine-ball.