What is the aiming trick in an 8-ball pool?
Keep your eyes on the contact point you want to hit all the way as you get down on shot. Once down on shot, you can check check which spot you want to hit the cue ball. From here you want to check the cue ball then aim at the contact point of the object ball back and forth as you stroke. Scratching on the 8-ball is not a loss of game as long as the 8-ball was not pocketed. If the first object ball contacted by the cue ball is not a numbered ball from the shooter’s established group, it is a ball in hand foul.Scratch: A scratch happens when you accidentally knock the cue ball into one of the pockets. If this happens then you must remove one of the balls that you have already sunk and place it back on the table in the center. The other player can then take a shot from wherever they want to on the table.
Can I play 8-ball pool by myself?
Ball Pool You can choose between sinking solids or stripes before the game. To play an 8-ball pool game by yourself, you must rack all 15 object balls on your pool table, using a cue ball as you normally would. Also known as: 8 Ball, Cue Ball, Magic 8 Ball, Pool, Snooker.