


Pocket: The baskets along the rim of the pool table.The "object balls" are the balls that you are trying to knock into the pockets. Object balls: The striped and solid balls numbered 1-15.If you aren't sure what something means, ask a veteran pool player to clarify. Reference the terms as you learn to play. Pool is rich with unique terminology that can be difficult for new players to understand. Place a stripe ball in one back corner of the rack, and a solid ball in the other corner. Put the 1-ball at the point of the triangle, facing the break. Set the 8-ball in the center of the triangle.The "food spot" is located at the exact midpoint of the foot string line.

If the "head string" marks the 1/4 point from the head of the table to the foot, then the "foot string" is an imaginary line that marks the distance 3/4 of the way from the head to the foot.
