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- PROPOSED COURSE -
Survey of Cue Sports

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Contents

1. Course Outline.
2. Material on Reserve in the Tech Library.

This course takes a look at various cue sports. It reviews games played on the three major table types: American pocket, Snooker, and Carom.

While a little time will be spent on basic mechanics this course is more about playing the games than on learning to shoot. Class time will be spent on learning rules and strategies for the various games. To do this effectively attendance is required (more than five absences will normally result in a failing grade).

1.   Introduction to course material and requirements. This will be followed by a review of Accepted / Preferred techniques: Hand bridge, stance, grip, mechanical bridge, stroke, other useful bridges.
2.   Review various shot aiming techniques. (Cuts, combinations, caroms, and banks.)
3.   Review follow, draw, and english.
4.   Practice break shots.
5.   General Rules of Pocket Billiards and the general rules of carom billiards.
6.   Games of the day:
   • Basic Pocket Billiards.
   • Straight Rail carom.
   • American Snooker.
7.   Games of the day:
   • Bottle Pocket.
   • Cowboys Billiards.
8.   Practice.
9.   Games of the day:
   • Spot.
   • Two per pocket, one per spot.
   • Golf (snooker table).
   • Four ball billiards.
10.   Practice.
11.   Safety play.
12.   Seven-Ball.
13.   Games of the day:
    • Eight-Ball.
    • 1,15 Eight-Ball.
    • Cannonball Pool.
14.   Practice.
15.   Nine-Ball.
16.   - First written test.
17.   Practice.
18.   Tournament Rules and Regulations.
19.   Games of the day:
    • Cribbage.
    • 18.2 Balkline.
    • English billiards. (snooker table).
20.   Practice.
21.   Line-up.
22.   Bowlliards.
23.   One Pocket.
24.   Practice.
25.   Games of the day:
    • 14.1 Continuous.
    • One rail carom.
26.   Practice.
27.   Games of the day:
    • Kelly pool.
    • Forty-one.
    • Any eight.
28.   Whammy.
29.   Practice.
30.   - Second written test.
31.   - Student selected topics.
32.   - Closing discussion.

Either: Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, or Capelle's Play Your Best Pool can be used as a recommended text.

There is a $10.00 lab fee for this course.

The following books will be on reserve in the Tech library.

1. How to Play Pool by Minnesota Fats.
2. Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards by Willie Mosconi.
3. Play Your Best Pool by Phil Capelle.
4. Standard Book of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne.
5. Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne.
6. The Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack Koehler.
7. Mastering Pool by George Fels.
8. Please of Small Motions by Dr. Bob Francher.

These video tapes are also on reserve in the Tech Library.

1. Rack 'Em Up by Robert Byrne.
2. How to Play Pool by Minnesota Fats.
3. How to Play Pool Right by Jerry Briesath.
4. Standard Video of Pool and Billiards (Vol 1) by Robert Byrne
5. Power Pool Workout (Vol 5) by Robert Byrne
6. The Best of 3-Cushion Billiards (Vol 1) hosted by Robert Byrne.
7. Sands Regency Open 15,   9-Ball,   Buddy Hall vs. Grady Mathews with player review.