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Since coverstock is the dominant determinant of ball motion, usually dull balls tend to be stronger balls and shiny balls tend to be weaker balls. [108] The term is sometimes described (incorrectly, according to some sources [106] [107]) in a second definition to indicate a larger overall hook potential.
Carom balls are 61.5 millimetres (2.42 in) in diameter and weigh the same, between 205–220 grams (7.2–7.8 oz). [2] Internationally standardized pool balls come in sets of 16, including two suits or groups of numbered object balls, seven solids (1–7) and seven stripes (9–15), a black 8 ball and a white cue ball. Standard pool balls are 2 ...
The USBC and World Bowling promulgate bowling ball specifications. USBC specifications include physical requirements for weight (≤16 pounds (7.3 kg)), diameter (8.500 inches (21.59 cm)—8.595 inches (21.83 cm)), surface hardness, surface roughness, hole drilling limitations (example: a single balance hole including the thumb hole for "two-handed" bowlers [3]), balance, plug limitations, and ...
A conventional roll of the bowling ball will enter the 1-3 pocket, and continue to roll from right-to-left (right-hander.) The ball only contacts four pins (1, 3, 5 and 9 pins) to achieve a strike. This type of roll/hit applies to strokers, power strokers and crankers. A conventional bowling form is the most commonly used method in 10-pin bowling.
Their most notable brand name is Columbia 300, which has produced some of the most well-known balls in the sport. Beginning in 1960 in Ephrata, Washington (near the Columbia River), Columbia Industries was the first manufacturer to successfully use polyester resin ("plastic") in bowling balls. Prior to this, nearly all bowling balls were made ...
The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.
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A sliotar (/ ˈ s l ɪ t ər, ˈ ʃ l ɪ t ər / S(H)LIT-ər, Irish: [ˈʃl̠ʲɪt̪ˠəɾˠ]) or sliothar is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball, consisting of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together. Sometimes called a "hurling ball", [1] [2] it resembles a baseball with more pronounced stitching.