[SportsandRec] playing pool

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Joeseph and group,
My family also loves pool. Specifically, my brothers love it and ever since 
we got the pool table in the basement here, they played a lot as we grew up.
It must have been fun parties when your uncle had games. Pool can be fast 
but fun. I would just hear the balls clanging but never was  a part of a 
game. So that is why I asked how I might be in a game. Tomorrow, I'm going 
out to lunch and the group will be playing pool as well. Hard Times Café has 
a billiard too. I'm thinking I'll team up with someone to play.

I've never actually played a game. My brother Steve showed me the game 
though hand over hand and we shot some balls together. I've never actually 
played a game though where there are opponents and we kept score.

My exposure to pool was just simply trying to hit some balls. Steve showed 
me how to hold the cue stick and showed me how to use it hand over hand.
Then I think I tried it. I was able to shoot some balls into the pockets.

One alternative technique I used for finding the pockets was asking someone 
to stand near one and speak to me. They also told me where the ball was that 
I needed to hit with a clock position. For instance, saying, Ashley hit the 
ball which is  at 4:00.


Anyways, thanks for writing in. At least I know now that I have company in 
trying to figure it out.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Joseph Bundy via SportsandRec
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:01 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Cc: Joseph Bundy
Subject: Re: [SportsandRec] playing pool

I always wondered this too. My family loves pool. My uncle has a pool
table in the garage that the family plays for parties and I wish i
could join in. They also have darts. I have heard of audio darts but
don't know much about them

On 1/24/23, Ashley Bramlett via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I know this list is more for physical sports and activities. But many
> recreational activities are visual and are not so physical. So thought I’d
> ask here. My next few inquiries will be about such recreation.
>
> How can we play pool? I mean the pool with a cue stick and six pockets.
> Have you done it and what accomodations did you make if any?
>
> I have some vision; I see straight ahead so in my case I can see the balls
> on the table for the most part. My brother showed me hand over hand how to
> hold the cue stick and aim my stick.
> However, my difficulty lies in what ball to hit. The numbers are so small!
>
>
> I can memorize where the pockets are so aiming my stick toward a pocket
> was
> not too difficult.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ashley
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