[SportsandRec] playing pool

[Ashley Bramlett]

Tom,
You say you played pool as a kid a lot
Did you have more vision then? What is your vision like now?
In a game without many rules, you are right that not seeing the numbers is 
fine. As you said, differentiating between
solid colors versus stripes is enough.

Are you able to see the cue ball versus other balls? Some balls are light 
colored such as yellow and I cannot tell them apart.
When I'm involved, someone points out the cue ball which is white to me and 
then I can align it with the pool stick.


I'm thinking that perhaps a small label such as a round sticker would help 
in differentiating the cue ball from others.

Well, sorry to hear you have little use in your left arm.  Why did you need 
surgeries, might I ask?

You can play pool with one hand though so if you wanted, you could still 
play.

Happy Recreation everyone!

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Evans via SportsandRec
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 1:39 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Cc: Tom Evans
Subject: Re: [SportsandRec] playing pool

Ashley, I think you’re asking an outstanding question. I used to play a lot 
of pool as a kid and not so much later just because of time or some thing. I 
have low vision and very limited movement on my left arm from a few 
surgeries so I was actually thinking of the same thing. I don’t think you 
need to see the small numbers… I would think the solid colors and the 
stripes is enough. They have stores that sell only expensive pool tables. I 
would think they would maybe have some insight. Tom

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> On Jan 24, 2023, at 5:03 PM, Joseph Bundy via SportsandRec 
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 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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