Roll Up - Billiard Term Definition

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Definition of Roll Up

Roll Up is a billiards term that is a part of Game Rule Terminology.

Roll up is a light or gentle cue ball tap that is executed with the intention of getting it in as tight as possible behind another ball so as to create a snooker situation for the incoming player. The roll up is most commonly seen in the game of snooker, and is actually not a legal safety move in many billiard and pool games, where each shot must either yield a pocketed ball, or a ball driven to a cushion after contacting the object ball.

See: snooker for more on the meaning of "Roll Up".

Roll Up - Usage

It is snooker we're playing mate, why don't you roll up on the brown and snooker your opponent, since you have no other shot.

Billiards - Roll Up

• Billiard Rules Glossary of Terms
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• Title: Roll Up
• Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
• Published: 1/13/2008 6:45:42 PM

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