SFBA Miscellaneous Files

Back to SFBA Home Page

  1. Articles that appeared in Billiards Digest by Bob Jewett (See below for multi-article compilations of these articles.)
  2. The RSB/ASP Frequently Asked Questions (with answers) List
  3. 14.1 (Straight Pool) Handicapping charts.
  4. Some Progressive Practice drills.
  5. Handout for the SFBA Basics Clinic
  6. A PDF with drawings of a pool table.
  7. A test for throw.
  8. A legal combination to make the 8 ball.
  9. Ron Shepard's paper on billiard physics
  10. Ron Shepard's paper on squirt or see a summary version of it.
  11. info on the 2003 World Pool Championship
  12. Information about the method used by the NPL for handicapping nine ball matches.
  13. The Argonne Pool League Handicap System An eight-ball league system.
  14. Paul Moyland's pool jargon list.
  15. A drawing from Kentfield's "Billiards," published in 1839, showing squirt and a pivot point.
  16. An article about how to shoot shots when the cue ball is very close to the object ball.
  17. Diagram 1 and Diagram 2 illustrating fractional ball aiming made by Pat Johnson based on his understanding of one aiming system. A GRAPH of fractional ball aiming as a PDF.
  18. Ball outlines to allow you to make precise paper targets. Print out the PDF file and cut out the outlines.
  19. Entry Form for the 2004 US Snooker Championships including info on elegibility requirements and dates.
  20. A bank test shot to see if speed alone can shorten a bank.
  21. The BCA 1980 rules for Last Pocket Eight Ball which were also in the 1982 rulebook but were gone in the 1985 edition.
  22. A flyer For clinics on August 11-12, 2007 in Mountain View, CA
  23. Results from the 11th Crystal Kelly 3-Cushion Tournament held in Monaco, June 14-20, 2004
  24. The affidavit attesting to Willie Mosconi's high run of 526 in 1954.
  25. A plot showing how collision-induced throw varies with cut angle for a stun shot.
  26. An article (PDF, 800kB) on how the pro players aim from the July 1995 issue of Pool & Billiard Magazine posted with permission.
  27. A copy of the BBC Rules of 1914 (PDF, 400kB) including some games you've never heard of. For a higher-resolution version, contact Bob Jewett for a CD-ROM for $6 including shipping. If you have PayPal, just make a payment to jewett@sfbilliards.com along with a note about the reason for the payment.
  28. A drawing of cuts near 30 degrees showing fullness of aim for three cuts.
  29. A drawing of paths of the cue ball with various speeds and full follow.
  30. A graph of the follow angle of the cue ball for various fullnesses of hit.
  31. A list of billiard books available to trade. Contact Bob Jewett to discuss which items are wanted in exchange.
  32. Three articles from Billiards Digest about the Jacksonville Project (530kB PDF) that taped ultra-high-speed videos of various stick/ball/rail interactions.
  33. An amazing video clip done by a group in Austria. It's a Windows Media 9 version file. It includes ultra-high-speed color clips and fast infrared shots that actually show how the spinning cue ball heats the table.
  34. An article on Joe Tucker's Aiming by the Numbers system.
  35. A preliminary revision of the WPA Rules of Pocket Billiards on which comments were sought. These rules led to the current World Standardized Rules which have a link below.
  36. An article on Preshot Routine and focus techniques.
  37. Articles from Billiards Digest 1992-2000 as a 17MB PDF. See the top of this page for a link to individual articles if your system chokes on large transfers.
  38. Articles from Billiards Digest 2001-2005 as a 17MB PDF.
  39. Seven articles from Billiards Digest by Dr. George Onoda (1.5MB PDF) that appeared in 1989 to 1992 on the topics of break speed, "perfect" draw, half-ball caroms, an analysis of where balls go on nine ball breaks, sighting kiss shots, safety play, maximum spin, skid/cling, and the geometry of stun shots.
  40. A listing of spots at one pocket that allows you to calculate relative ratings of players.
  41. The cover of an Accu-Stats magazine covering Efren Reyes (Caesar Morales) in his first recorced US appearance.
  42. The instructions for the heater of a Gabriels carom table as a PDF.
  43. Racking templates as a PDF for various sizes of balls as mentioned in the July 2001 issue of Billiards Digest.
  44. A scoresheet for straight pool (14.1) with explanation.
  45. A 14.1 practice log sheet for straight pool (14.1) with explanation.
  46. The pool game Colors invented by Carl Sandstrom. Here is a Q and A for the game.
  47. A diagram of fractional aiming From Colonel C. M. Western's book. Note that he uses "cuttness" rather than fullness, so a full ball for Western is a cut of 0.
  48. A scoresheet for Pool Golf which is a game like golf played on a pool table with 18 different ball patterns.
  49. The first issue of the Accu-Stats Newsletter which provided amazingly detailed statistics of nine ball matches in the 1980s.