Address
The early cue movements a player makes as he settles into the playing position and
prepares to strike the cue-ball.
See:- Cue-Action · Feather · Follow-Through (A)
Angle of Incidence
The angle from which a ball travels before it contacts another
ball or cushion.
Angle of Reflection
The angle that a ball travels after it has contacted another
ball or cushion.
When playing at a cushion, the angle of incidence equals the
angle of reflection when the stroke is played without spin and
at low to medium strength.
See:- Check Side · Running Side
Angled
The striker is said to be "angled" when the cue-ball lies so
close to, or touching, the jaw of a pocket, that the cushion
prevents a direct shot being played at the ball "on". The
option of playing from "Hand" when angled after a foul was removed from the rule
book in September 1995.
Back-Spin
Applied by striking the cue-ball below centre, causing it to revolve, or spin, in the
opposite direction to that in which it is travelling.
See:- Bottom · Drag · Screw · Stun
Ball Contacts
Although the cue-ball can strike the object-ball at any point from one outside edge
to the other, only five of these contacts - 'full ball', 'three-quarter ball', 'half ball',
'quarter ball', and 'fine ball' are commonly named.
See:- Fine Ball · Full Ball · Half Ball · Quarter Ball · Three-Quarter Ball
Baulk
The area between the baulk-line and the bottom cushion
including the "D". The baulk area has no significance in
Snooker and is only used in the game of English Billiards;
an object-ball within this area is considered to be "In-Baulk",
and cannot be played at directly if the striker is "In-Hand".
See:- Baulk-Line · 'D' · Double-Baulk · In-Hand
Baulk-Line
Shows the extent of the "Baulk" area. On a full-sized table the baulk-line is drawn 29
inches from, and parallel to, the face of the bottom cushion.
See:- Baulk · Line-Ball
Baulk Spots
The three spots on the baulk-line. The left and righthand spots are always described as if you were standing at the baulk end of the table and looking towards the top of the table.
See:- Centre Spot of the Baulk-Line
 Left-Hand Spot of the 'D' · Right-Hand Spot of the 'D' · Spots
Bed
The surface on which the cloth is laid, and the playing area inside the cushions.
The beds of full-sized tables are made from five pieces of perfectly matched slate,
with each piece weighing nearly four hundred pounds.
See:- Slate
Big Pocket
When an object-ball so close to a pocket gives the player a
much wider margin of error when playing to pot another ball
into that pocket. The diagram shows the pink close to the
pocket where the red is about to be played. Even if the red
strikes the cushion near the black cross the pot will still be
made as the red will bounce off the pink into the pocket.
See:- Pocket · Spots
Black Ball Game - Snooker
Refers to the end of a frame when only the black remains and
the players scores have less than seven points between them.
The first pot or foul on the black then ends the game.
See:- Tied Frame
Black Spot - Snooker
The spot at the top of the table on which the black is spotted.
See:- Spots · The 'Spot'
Blue Spot - Snooker
The spot in the centre of the table on which the blue is spotted.
See:- Centre Spot · Spots
Bottom
The lower half of the cue-ball.
See:- Back-spin · Drag · Screw · Stun
Bottom Cushion
The cushion at the baulk end of the table.
See:- Baulk · Top Cushion
Bottom of the Table.
The Baulk end of the table.
See:- Baulk · Top of the Table
Bottom Pockets
The two corner pockets at the Baulk end of the table.
See:- Baulk · Top Pockets · Pockets
Brown Spot - Snooker
The spot in the centre of the baulk-line on which the brown is spotted.
See:- Centre Spot of the Baulk-Line · Spots
Break
A - The opening stroke in a game of Snooker.
B - A consecutive run of scoring strokes and the points that are scored from them.
Bumps
Sometimes used to describe the part of the cushion that curves to form the pocket
opening.
See:- Cushion/s · Pocket/s
Butt
The thicker end of the cue which is normally made of ebony or another hardwood in a quality cue. On two-piece cues the butt ends at the joint.
See:- Cue · Half-Butt · Long-Butt · Shaft · Tip
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