Understanding billiards and physics for you. Playing billiards as a hobby can be very relaxing and a great way to relieve stress, however, many players don’t notice that billiards and the physics behind it plays a crucial role. Judging the angles of play and aligning not only the shot at hand, but planning the angles for the upcoming shots can seem to be second nature for many experienced players. There are many aspects of physics that seem to go unnoticed to many novice players of the billiards game. For instance, once the ball is initially struck by the cue, the ball does not immediately roll across the table. Depending on the force that is exerted by the cue and the velocity in which the ball is traveling the ball momentarily slides across the table. The amount of time spent in this sliding motion depends on the total velocity of the ball. This is important to know because it relates to when the ball actually starts to spin and curve in a ball that is hit with some type of spin. Since the only friction that is present by a struck ball is that from the table felt, the ball will start to take on the desired spin once the ball stops sliding and starts rolling in the desired manner. Another example of the physics in billiards has to do with the collision of objects. The whole concept of billiards is built on angles and collision of objects and how they relate to those angles. Although the result of collisions in billiards depends on technical theories such as velocity, torque, and momentum, it can be simplified in theory. Understanding that a ball in motion will move differently depending on the object that it collides with can improve your prediction of where the ball will come to rest and the force in which it will move the other balls on the table. A traveling ball that collides with another stationary ball will have some return force depending on the manner it was hit by the cue. However, a traveling ball with the same amount of exerted force from the cue will have a different return force after colliding with the rail. This bounce effect can be used to the advantage of an experienced player, or be a handicap to a novice. Although the concept of math, billiards and physics don’t seem to be a priority with most players, it should be recognized as an important underlining part of the game. And with proper knowledge and application of the basics it can be a great way to gain advantage over the competition.  

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