Geometry is CRUCIAL in becoming a good billiards player. Every single stroke of the game is connected to geometry. If you don't know Mrs. Pirog's helpful hints, you're in a lot of trouble. (Mrs. Pirog is the geometry teacher at our school) You need angles to find out where to aim to hit the ball. You need to know geometry to calculate where the ball will be after your shot is over. You need to know Geometry to successfully use the bank to pocket a ball. So we are going to explain a little bit about geometry, that way you can improve your pool game.

When aiming at a ball, the kind of shot that one needs to make is dependent on the aim. To aim with precision, more than common sense is needed. Normally, when a ball is hit head on the ball will roll in such a way that it will follow the same path taken by the cue ball. There are several things that one needs to take into effect when aiming at a ball. You must remember where the cue ball will end up to be a good player. Some factors that change this are the force that the cue ball is hit with, the spin of the cue ball, (determined by where the cue stick hits the ball) and the speed and magnitude of both balls.