Pool Balls -
All balls must be
composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2¼ (+.005) inches [5.715
cm (+ .127 mm)] in diameter and weigh 5½ to 6oz [156 to 170 grams]. Balls
should be unpolished, and should also not be waxed. Balls should be cleaned
with a towel or cloth free of dirt and dust, and may also be washed with
soap and water. Balls contaminated with any slippery substance - treated
with a polishing or rubbing compound and/or waxed - must be cleansed and
dew axed with a clean cloth moistened with diluted alcohol before play.
A complete set of pool balls consists of one white cue ball and fifteen
color-coded, numbered object balls. The object balls are clearly and highly
visibly numbered 1 through 15. Each object ball has its number printed
twice, opposite each other, one of the two numbers upside down, black on a
white round background. The object balls numbered 1 through 8 have solid
colors as follows:
1=yellow,
2=blue,
3=red,
4=purple,
5=orange,
6=green,
7=maroon
and
8=black.
The object balls numbered 9 through 15 are white with
a centered band of color as follows:
9=yellow,
10=blue,
11=red,
12=purple,
13=orange,
14=green,
15=maroon.
The two
printed numbers 6 and 9 are underscored |