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The billiards game of bottle pool requires a lot of skill,  some imagination,  and an empty shaker bottle or beverage container. The bottle,  either a plastic or leather container is more or less an obstacle in the middle of this billiards course, which is meant to be a game of extreme skill.

The cue ball is set up on the far right of the billiards table slightly overbalanced to one side. The bottle is placed in the middle and the only two balls used are the 1 and 2 balls set up against the far wall at opposite ends. Read more . . .

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Billiards is a varied competition that can be played in so many ways,  including seven ball.

The game of seven ball is a fast-paced billiards match that requires a lot of skill and, like most games, a little bit of luck.  There are only seven balls on the table, so the game is fast and finished in a relatively short period of time.  Adding to the speediness of this game is the fact that six of the seven balls can be sunk into any available pocket. Read more . . .

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When someone steps inside a local pool hall to begin a game of billiards, either friendly or not so friendly, the player does not expect to use mathematics to try and win the game.

On the other hand, the best billiards players are experts on what is known as the corner five or the diamond system. It takes advantage of the way that the majority of billiard tables are made by using the designed marks on the table to create a system for how to make a shot. Read more . . .

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Using billiards equipments is very crucial for anybody who loves to play billiards. However, are there tips that you should follow? Just like anybody who loves to play billiards, if you want to become one of the top players then you should be aware of the techniques being used by the experts.

You should know how to use the game to your advantage, for example using the cue so that it would give you the desired results, using a bridge for a shot, and even learning and mastering a specific system for shooting a ball in the pocket.  Read more . . .