User:SMcCandlish/Gallery
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[edit] Welcome to my gallery page
Images I have created (or significantly modified) and uploaded to commons.
[edit] Cue sports
[edit] Game setups and racking patterns
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Racking up a game of cribbage pool, with the 15 ball in the middle, no two corner balls adding up to 15, and the apex ball on the foot spot. (Closeup.) |
Racking up a game of cribbage pool, with the 15 ball in the middle, no two corner balls adding up to 15, and the apex ball on the foot spot. (Wide version.) |
Racking up a game of cribbage pool, with the 15 ball in the middle, no two corner balls adding up to 15, and the apex ball on the foot spot. (Cropped version.) |
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Racking up a game of seven-ball using a special hexagonal seven-ball rack, and incidentally also using a special 7 ball that borrows the black color and stripe, respectively, of the "money balls" in the games of eight-ball and nine-ball, to make it stand out more. The 1 ball is on the foot spot. (Closeup.) |
Racking up a game of seven-ball using a special hexagonal seven-ball rack, and incidentally also using a special 7 ball that borrows the black color and stripe, respectively, of the "money balls" in the games of eight-ball and nine-ball, to make it stand out more. The 1 ball is on the foot spot. (Expansive-view version.) |
Racking up a game of seven-ball using a special hexagonal seven-ball rack, and incidentally also using a special 7 ball that borrows the black color and stripe, respectively, of the "money balls" in the games of eight-ball and nine-ball, to make it stand out more. The 1 ball is on the foot spot. (Cropped-view version.) |
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Racking up a game of three-ball, in triangle formation, using the standard large triangle rack more commonly used for eight-ball and straight pool. In this example, the 2 ball is on the foot spot. (Expansive-view version.) |
Racking up a game of three-ball, in triangle formation, using the standard large triangle rack more commonly used for eight-ball and straight pool. In this example, the 2 ball is on the foot spot (Cropped version.) |
Racking up a game of three-ball, in triangle formation, using a miniature triangle rack specifically for three-ball. In this side-view example, the 8 ball is on the foot spot, and this is a practice-game rack — the 8 and 9 are used because they are the intimidating "money balls" in two popular games, while the 6 is used because it is the hardest to see on the green baize. |
Racking up a game of three-ball, in straight line formation, using the diamond rack more commonly used for nine-ball, but at an angle so that its side perfectly aligns the balls with the center diamonds on the head rail and foot rail. In this example, the 2 ball is on the foot spot. (Expansive-view version.) |
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Racking up a game of three-ball, in straight line formation, using the diamond rack more commonly used for nine-ball, but at an angle so that side is perfectly aligns the balls with the center diamonds on the head rail and foot rail. In this example, the 2 ball is on the foot spot. (Cropped version.) |
The initial set up of bottle pool. (Expansive-view version.) |
The initial set up of bottle pool. (Cropped-view version.) |
Montage showing in bottle pool how the shake bottle is righted (upside down) where it falls (as judged by the mouth of the bottle) after being knocked over. |
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One of many valid racks in the pocket billiards (pool) game of nine-ball; the 1 ball is at the apex of the rack and is on the foot spot, and the 9 ball is in the middle, with all other balls placed randomly, and all balls touching. |
One of many valid racks in the pocket billiards (pool) game of kelly pool; the 1 ball is at the apex of the rack and is on the foot spot, the 2 is in the corner to the racker's right, and the 3 ball in the left corner, with all other balls placed randomly, and all balls touching. |
[edit] Individual balls
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Cue balls from (left to right): Russian pool (68 mm [211⁄16 in]), carom (61.5 mm [27⁄16 in]), American-style pool (57 mm [21⁄4 in]), British-style pool (56 mm [23⁄16 in]), snooker (54 mm [21⁄8 in]), and scaled-down American style pool (51 mm [2 in]) for children's smaller tables. Not shown: half-scale children's miniature pool (approximately 28 mm [11⁄8 in]). |
A standard set of carom billiards balls (61.5 mm [27⁄16 in] diameter), including a red object ball, a plain white cue ball, and a dotted cue ball for the opponent. Some games use an additional object ball. |
A "measel ball", the relatively new, spotted cue ball used in televised tournaments in pool, and now also in snooker and carom billiards as well. The spots help demonstrate the ball-spin effects of "english". Many actual players, not just audience members, favor these balls for the same reason, and they are especially good for practice, to ensure that one has a straight stroke. (Expansive-view version.) |
A "measel ball", the relatively new, spotted cue ball used in televised tournaments in pool, and now also in snooker and carom billiards as well. The spots help demonstrate the ball-spin effects of "english". Many actual players, not just audience members, favor these balls for the same reason, and they are especially good for practice, to ensure that one has a straight stroke. (Cropped closeup.) |
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A striped 8 ball, to make the "money ball" in the game of eight-ball stand out better. While originally intended for use with novelty sports team logo ball sets (this 8 ball is intended to be reminiscent of referee uniforms), it is actually ideal for color-blind players, and arguably should be used in televised eight-ball tournaments, since it better distinguishes the 8 ball from the usually very dark 4, 7 and 6 balls. |
A special cue ball for practicing, devised by pro player James Rempe. It features "targets" (one simple, one [shown] complex) for aim-training for "english", "draw" and other forms of cue ball control. |
Comparison of 68 mm (211⁄16 in) Russian and 57 mm (21⁄4 in) American-style billiard balls for pool. |
The 5 balls from various unusual, decorative sets of pocket billiards (pool) balls. |
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Various novelty pocket billiards balls. Clockwise from the top: Red and white balls and markers from a novelty game called Starball; an Elvis Presley commemorative cue ball from Graceland; a leopard-patterned 9 ball; colorful balls from a poker-themed set; regular balls and the small "jack" from a miniature bocce set used on a table instead of a lawn or court. |
[edit] Pockets, cues, other equipment, and misc.
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An oblique view of a corner pocket of a pool table. (See "billiard table" for other table types.) |
An downward view of a corner pocket of a pool table, showing the leather lattice that forms the pocket. (See "billiard table" for other table types.) |
A view of one of the two side pockets of a pool table, showing the leather lattice that forms the pocket. (See "billiard table" for other table types.) This is the broader, right-hand version of the image. |
A view of one of the two side pockets of a pool table, showing the leather lattice that forms the pocket. (See "billiard table" for other table types.) A cropped, left-hand version of the image. |
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A leather shake bottle and plastic pills or peas as used in Kelly pool. |
A leather shake bottle as used in Kelly pool and bottle pool. |
A wall-mounted scoreboard for straight pool and other billiard games played to a point count. The first player uses the top sliders, and the second player the bottom ones. Scoring with this model is done in 20s. |
A typical wall-mounted rack for the storing of pool cues, billiard balls, game racks (a different sense of the term "rack"), and other pool equipment. |
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A pool cue with all of its major parts labeled. |
A closeup of the weave of the worsted wool type of baize (billiard table cloth). This particular sample is Simonis 720, a high-end pocket billiards (pool) cloth; it is napless, unlike snooker cloth, and smooth and non-fuzzy, unlike typical bar pool cloth. |
A somewhat-closeup view of baize, the type of fabric used to cover billiard tables, showing its weave clearly, and with an American-sized pool ball for scale. This particular sample is Simonis 720, a very high-end pocket billiards cloth; it is napless, unlike snooker cloth, and smooth and non-fuzzy, unlike typical bar pool cloth. |
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A manufacturer's sample board showing various styles of diamond inlays for billiard tables. |
A manufacturer's sample board showing various styles of diamond inlays for billiard tables. (Sideways version.) |
Stacks of plywood-backed billiard table bed slates. The cheaper, darker ones on top are noticeably thinner than the higher-quality light grey ones. |
Stacks of plywood-backed billiard table bed slates. The cheaper, darker ones on top are noticeably thinner than the higher-quality light grey ones. (Alternate view.) |
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Stacked pool table frames showing the support struts for the table bed slates. |
A variety of pool cues. |
A variety of pool cue cases. |
Illustration of a training template for billiard balls (for the game of nine-ball in this case).[1] |
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An example of the kinds of marks that shooting massé shots can leave on the billiard table's baize. Oh, and there's a cue ball, of course. |
[edit] Billiards biography images
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1888 cigarette card featuring American carom billiards world champion Maurice Daly. The 1.5 by 2.75 inch lithographed card was part of a nine-card billiards set, from a larger series of sports cards, "The World's Champions", that were included in packs of cigarettes produced by Allen & Ginter's Tobacco Company, of Richmond Virginia. |
[edit] Other topics
[edit] Wikipedia-internal
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The point of a barnstar; can be used as a Wikipedia award for something not quite worthy of the Minor Barnstar but still worthy of note. Works best on very pale backgrounds, such as #E6F7F7 or paler, or plain white. Was (slightly) anti-aliased for white. See example usage. |
Double-redirect arrows, for use in Wikipedia (etc.) anywhere an icon might be wanted to indicate a "redirect ⇒ [...] redirect ⇒ actual article" relationship, or something about such a relationship, such as a WikiProject for fixing double-redirects. |
A sport in Canada icon for use with WikiProject banners, stub templates, etc. |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Based on a similar illustration in Jewett, Bob (February 2008). "Killing Me Softly?: The Outbreak of the Soft Break Threatens the Game of 9-ball". Billiards Digest 30 (3): pp. 34–35. Chicago, Illinois: Luby Publishing. ISSN 0164-761X.

