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Four-ball billiards. Four-ball billiards or four-ball carom (often abbreviated to simply four-ball, and sometimes spelled 4-ball or fourball) is a carom billiards game, played on a pocketless table with four billiard balls, usually two red and two white, one of the latter with a spot to distinguish it (in some sets, one of the white balls is yellow instead of spotted).
Nalukataq serves two purposes. First, it is a celebration of thanksgiving for success. Second, it is the first of several times during the year when quaq (frozen whale meat) [6] and muktuk (whale blubber and skin) are distributed to the community.
Arctic sports was a demonstration sport, however, as was it in the following edition in 1972. At the 1974 Arctic Winter Games Arctic sports were officially added to the sports program, with a total of six disciplines: kneel jump, two foot high kick, one foot high kick, one hand reach, back bend and rope gymnastics. Since 1974 Arctic sports has ...
The two-foot high kick (akratcheak) is a traditional Inuit jumping event that occurs at many Arctic sports competitions. In the two-foot high kick, athletes must jump using two feet, touch a hanging target with both feet, and land on both feet, maintaining balance. [3] The event is often considered the most demanding Arctic sport. [4]
Historically, the second cue ball was white with red or black spots to differentiate it; both types of ball sets are permitted in tournament play. [8] The balls are significantly larger and heavier than their pool or snooker counterparts, with a diameter of 61 to 61.5 millimetres (2.40 to 2.42 in), and a weight ranging between 205 and 220 grams ...
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (or WEIO) is an annual USA national multi-sport event held over a four-day period beginning the 3rd Wednesday each July, designed to preserve cultural practices and traditional (survival) skills essential to life in circumpolar areas of the world.
4 ball, the pool (pocket billiards) ball numbered "4" 4 ball, the brown snooker ball, worth 4 points, normally referred to as "the brown" Four-ball billiards, a carom billiards game played in variations around the world; Cowboy pool, sometimes referred to as American four-ball pool or four-ball for short; Four-ball golf (a.k.a. best ball, or ...
2. By ALL MEANS, the games (danggu/yotsudama versus four-ball) are different enough to warrant a separate note on wikipedia. Four-ball players always allow the shooter to contact the opponent's cue to score points, whereas to do so in danggu/yotsudama it is a penalty. 3. Check out [] for "danggu" in use. Mrpaulus 21:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)