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Bank Pool

Bank pool is a pool-billiards variant in which object balls are called and played off one or more cushions into pockets. Angles, speed, call, safety play and rack format decide under the rules.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Pool-billiards game in which balls are legally banked off cushions into called pockets.

Geeignet für Suitable for pool players who like angles, calls, speed and safety play.

Cost A pool hall or club is enough; personal equipment is not necessary at first. Table time, cue, chalk, possible membership, tournament entry and practice. Pool hall, pool club, league night or tournament using bank-pool rules. Frame as a pool-billiards variant, not a generic target game.

First progress Simple banks after a few sessions; tactical rack play takes much longer.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

pool table
ball set
cue
chalk
rack
bank-pool rules

First steps

practise one-rail banks
call shots clearly
train speed over power
play short racks
study safety options

Pool hall, billiards club, experienced pool group or WPA/Pro Billiard rules context.

Normal billiards safety: control the cue, keep spacing and follow table rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags precision, cue, table, bank-pool, precision-sport, pool-billiards-variant, prazisionssport, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score the required number of legal bank shots before the opponent.

Teilnehmer

players individually.

Teamgröße

singles; team forms by house rule.

Spielfeld

pool table.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

number of legal bank shots/racks.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

pool table
cue
balls
rack

Wichtige Regelpunkte

scratch
uncalled bank
no valid bank shot
pool-rules foul

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Pool Association
World Pool Association (WPA)

WPA Bank Pool rules WPA / Pro Billiard Series · official-rulebook · high
World Pool Rules World Pool Association · official-rules-index · high
Complete Bank Pool Rules OnePocket.org · community-rule-guide · medium