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Speed Pool Rules

As its name suggests, Speed Pool rules indicate that one pockets all the balls on the table as quickly as possible. Speed Pool can be played using a stopwatch or a specially made speed pool timer.

• Rack all balls making sure the 8 Ball is in the middle and placed on the black spot.
• As soon as you hit the cue ball, the timer starts and it stops when the last ball is potted.
• The cue ball must not be in motion when shooting. Any other object ball, however, can still be moving.
• Any ball may be pocketed, the 8-ball can be potted at any time.

According to speed pool rules, a legal shot is any shot where the cue ball contacts an object ball.

• Breaks must be taken from within the 'D'
• Potting the white on the break - the ball must go through the table and be returned and then be played from the 'D'
• Potting the cue ball during play - the ball must go through the table and be returned and then be played from the 'D'
• If the Cue ball falls from the table this is the end of the attempt.
• No Push shots
• Object ball off the table this is end of the attempt.
• Any foul other than the white being potted is the end of the attempt.

Speed pool rules, and the accompanying game, has a few options for strategic play. For example, many speed pool players employ a stop shot in order to ensure a speedy coming-to-rest of the cue ball so that the next shot can be executed as soon as possible. Bank shots, though legal, are avoided, as they typically take twice the amount of time of a typical shot. As an alternative, players typically nudge the object ball as such that a legal shot occurs, and they are left with a good shot on the next stroke.

Winners of the Speed Pool Comp

Season 2011/12 - Tony Theakston 1m 7secs

Season 2011 - Lewis Cole 1m 5 secs

Season 2010/11 - Ian Crosbie 1m 6 secs