The 1st UnOfficial German SNOOKER HomePage

last updated on July 04, 1996
A detailed description of both the rules of Snooker as well as the techniques used in all Cueing disciplines. The following pages are for all of those who want to know more about it and those who want to improve their standard by applying some positional shots and certain tactics, and want to enjoy the game more thoroughly.

I hope you'll enjoy it as I did writing it.

Picture 1 The Table With All Balls In There Starting Position

First of all we kick off with the starting position of the balls on the table. As we can see in Picture 1, the green, brown, yellow, blue, pink and black balls are placed on their usual spots while the 15 red balls are shaped to a triangle just below the pink spot.
In the first shot (the break off shot) the player can move the white cue ball inside of the 'D' on the upper side of the table, which is called the Baulkside while the opposite is called the Top side. The line at the 'D' is called the Baulkline. The pockets are addressed as either Baulk-, Middle- or Toppockets.

Click here if you want to find out more about the following topics :

  • - The Basics Of Any Cuing Sports -
  • - The Basic Rules Of The Game -
  • -The Plain Ball Shot -
  • - Positional Play -
  • - The Break Off Shot -
  • - The Follow Through Shot -
  • - The Screw Shot -
  • The Stune Shot
  • The Side Spin
  • - Glossary -