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Say you make 2 balls on the break - they need to be spotted. The foot spot is not free. Where do you spot the 2 balls pocketed on the break ? I'm guessing you spot as close to the foot spot as possible / as the obstructing ball allows & along the foot string. If this is the correct rule so...

Hi All, Am I reading this correctly ? 1. Line up the 7 balls as pictured. 2. Start with the cue ball as per picture 3. Make the straight in shot 1st. 4. Replace the cue ball to the original start position ? 5. Work ur way down one side (without disturbing any other balls ?) and replace the...

Good to see something billiards related getting a prime position in the Aussie media - usually doesn't happen very often at all. (Maybe N. Robertson winning a major has also gotten a spot in the past) http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8949871 S3x sells ?? Cheers.

Hi All, Lets assume we're playing 8-ball (see pic). Cueball is frozen to the 10-ball. Its stripes turn to shoot. (legal object ball is the 10-ball - the frozen ball) With respect to the BCA rules :- Is it a foul to play a stroke in the direction of "A" ? (double hit / push shot foul) Is it...

Showing NOW. :-) Fox 3 (Australia) - Snooker shootout 11am - 2pm.

A *very* small amount of side english on a pool ball seems to have a massive effect on the rebound angle off a rail on a pool table ? eg. pic 1. Is this effect more pronounced on pool tables than snooker tables ? ie. Is this shot (pic 2.) just as easy or even possible on a snooker table as it...

Yesterdays 9-ball match between Earl & Efren - looked like they were playing "call pocket" ? I saw a few racks of it on replay without sound - so not sure if the commentators spoke about the rules format ? I have never seen or heard about 9-ball being a call pocket game before ? Any...

Is everyone seeing these ? (linked to 'available') edit: I think its just me - infected with deal spy ad-ware ? scanning with malwarebytes anti-malware now...

Hi All, Just wondering if tip size / shaft thickness has any bearing on one's success in executing power draw shots ? ie. say at least 5 diamonds between OB & CB & getting say *at least* 5 or 6 diamonds of draw after contact. I'm sure there are quite a few of you who can get this level of...

Ok, I'm being pretty lazy here - have only spent 20 minutes searching on ebay without success. I'm after a replacement latch for my cue case. Something like this would be perfect but I cant find a small enough size...

Got my break/jump cue today (fathers day) - wasn't real sure it would help my inability to make jump shots... boy was I wrong. Cant believe it - after all those years of watching pros jump balls like it was childs play... and all those years of me failing to get any higher than about 1/4 ball...

Is this being broadcast in the USA at all ? How many of you pool players would even watch it if so ? I caught the Day 3 night session tonite (live broadcast Fox 3) - plus the ashes (cricket) was also live on Fox 2 - great nite of armchair sport - needless to say I didnt spend any time...

Does anyone have the long string drawn on their table ? (from the foot spot down to the foot rail) Is it's purpose just to ensure the balls will be racked 'square' to the table ? Cheers.

Hi All, Its still a bit of a rough test - any suggestions on improving the method would be great ! My Table Specs & Speed. ** 5 rails (just) @ approx 18 MPH ** 9 foot Chinese ? table 1 inch slate. Uylin Rubbers Simonis 860 cloth 3 bolts per rail Method: Using the break speed app - I...

After all these years of technological developments in pool - why isn't there a standard (non-subjective / non-variable) test for rail / cushion response ? Maybe its not really relevant / important at the end of the day ? I like the cloth speed test (Bob Jewetts ?) - 7 seconds from rail to...

Hi All, Are stretch marks normal following installation of new Simonis 860 cloth ? If so, will they disappear in time ? Its only cosmetic - but looks kinda weird. The light seems to reflect off the un-even stretch of the weave / grain of the cloth somehow... It looks like the cloth is bubbled...

Hi All, Any comments or experience with this brand of rail rubber / cushion ? Does it come in different profiles ? (K55 / K66 or other ?) I *KNOW* I have this brand cushion rubber on my table - but dont know anything else about my table except that its cheap & made somewhere in asia. (The 1"...