description 47.2 balkline Overview
47.2 balkline is a discipline of carom billiards played on a pocketless table marked with lines drawn 47.2 centimeters from each rail, creating zones that restrict consecutive scoring. The balklines prevent players from using 'nurse' techniques that allow unlimited scoring from a single position, requiring balls to move between zones after a set number of points. Developed in the late 19th century to counter the monotony of unrestricted carom play, 47.2 balkline became a major championship discipline in international billiards competition.
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What is 47.2 balkline in billiards?
47.2 balkline is a carom-billiards discipline played on a pocketless table. Lines drawn 47.2 centimeters from each rail create restricted zones called balks.
How do the balklines change the way 47.2 balkline is played?
The lines limit how long the cue ball and object ball can remain together in the same restricted zone. This reduces unlimited nurse shots, which would otherwise let a skilled player score repeatedly from nearly the same position.
Does 47.2 balkline use pockets?
No. Like other carom-billiards games, it uses a pocketless table and scoring comes from making the cue ball contact the required object balls rather than pocketing them.
How is 47.2 balkline different from ordinary carom billiards?
The key difference is its 47.2-centimeter balkline layout and the resulting zone restrictions. These rules make position play and moving the balls out of repetitive scoring patterns central to the discipline.
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