Helping English - Billiard Term Definition
Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Helping English as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary
Definition of Helping English
Helping English is a billiards term that is a part of Billiard Technique Terminology.
Helping english is english that transfers to the object ball from the cue ball as running english.
The helping english effect tends to open up, or lengthen, a banking angle.
Helping english is the opposite of hold up english.
Helping English may also refer to the minute side spin (approximately a millimeter or 3/64") applied to the cue ball to assist the object ball off the jaws of the intended pocket.
See: english, body english, hold up english, inside english, natural english, outside english, reverse english, running english, side english, transferred english, unintentional english, left, right, side, side spin, sidespin, deflection, siding for more on the meaning of "Helping English".
Helping English - Usage
Jim applied some helping english to the object ball. Nice shot.
Billiards - Helping English
- Title: Helping English
- Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
- Published: 4/16/2006
- Last Updated: 10/7/2019 12:43:42 PM
- Last Updated By: billiardsforum
Helping English Comments
Larry Milliron from Spartanburg, SC on 9/14/2019 2:08:31 PM
Helping English is a minute side spin (approximately a millimeter or 3/64") applied to the cue ball to assist the object ball off the jaws of the intended pocket.
billiardsforum from Halifax, NS on 10/7/2019 12:51:56 PMThanks for the update!
I've added your notes to the definition of Helping English.
Submit New Billiard Term or Suggest a Correction
You can suggest a new billiard term and it's definition here. If you are suggesting a correction for an existing term, enter the entire definition as with your corrections incorporated.
