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Predator Pro Billiard Series St Johann Pongau 2026 Shaw????

fastone371
Rocket354 said:
Playing all the time with an extension was a fad for a couple years, no clue why. A decent number of pros did it, so lots of league players suddenly did, even ones who played only on 7ft tables. Then the pros stopped, and I don't see any more league players doing it.
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I am not a pro but I use an extension. I continue to use it to this day because I did not grow shorter over time and my wingspan has not changed. Without an extension my rear hand always ends with 2 fingers curled behind the bumper. I had a custom 2 1/2" extension made for my cue, my hand still ends up behind the wrap but that doesn't bother me. I also play a lot on 7' tables. I have seen guys at league that had cues taller than they were. Your height should dictate cue length, not the fact that you saw your favorite pro using one.
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8 ball break

Philthepockets
Is this ruling correct?

If you break in 8‑ball and all seven balls of one group (all solids or all stripes) drop on the break, the ruling is actually very simple — and it’s the same across all major rule sets.


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Pocketing balls on the break does not give you ball‑in‑hand or any special continuation. The break is always considered its own turn. Once the balls stop moving, your inning ends unless you pocketed the 8‑ball (which is a separate rule).

So even if you made all seven solids (or all seven stripes):

  • You do not continue shooting
  • Your opponent comes to the table
  • Your opponent is automatically assigned the other group
  • Your opponent must shoot at the remaining seven balls of their group
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Cue Smart Vision by Arizona Snooker Academy

fastone371
iusedtoberich said:
I was just in a 10 ball tournament last night with 2 640-650 that took 2:15 hrs for a race to 7, that finished 7-2. I wanted to strangle them both, as I was waiting for the winner. Does this setup have automatic shot clock capabilities? I think that's where the value is, for me anyway!
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Wow!!! 15 minutes per game. Maybe they were playing 1 pocket.
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DigiBall Progress on new website

nataddrho
The project is in the business plan and allocation stage (which means it is out of my hands). All design work is complete except for maybe the box artwork, and the foam design for fitting the AC adapters. The sensor manufacturers are trained and ready. I am not going to post release dates at all because I just don't know when that will be. I will only post when they are available for sale. Sorry to keep you anxious but we just have to wait.
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Red Circle Aramith Cue Balls

C
As a 30 year room owner, just a suggestion to other room owners, the Aramith red circle cue ball stays cleaner and is easier to clean than any other cue ball we have ever used. Amazingly, even miscue marks rarely show up on a red circle Cue ball, and chalk marks, regardless of the kind of chalk used never show up on the ball.

We still use the Aramith black dot measle ball for our weekly tournaments, but neither the black dot or red dot measle balls stay nearly as clean as the red circle Cue ball. Just a suggestion to room owners. As a player, no one likes to play with a marked up ball - miscue marks or chalk marks.
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Dynasphere Challenger Ball Set

fastone371
iusedtoberich said:
I had a whole thread on that and had a few made, laser cut. I let the idea die though, that was 3-4 years ago. The new ball sets are almost all universally excellent (when brand new), whether made by Aramith or Dynaspheres. I don't think there are any other manufacturers of legit phenolic resin balls?

The main differences, IMO, are how clean they stay, and the aesthetic design/colors.
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I think the best chance of getting mismatched ball sizes is when a ball is replaced from a different set because one got lost. A small ball is real easy to see in an 8 ball rack when using a Diamond wood rack or a Delta rack, when you push the balls forward you will see one in the middle somewhere that wiggles around. I don't know how much smaller it needs to be for this to happen, I never had a caliper (veneer) with me to measure.
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I think it was called Iron Willie and it might have belonged to Meucci

Bob Jewett
Brother Ron said:
... A cue shaft that flexes in the middle and then springs back through impact creating more speed while maintaining contact will have an affect on the end result.
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High speed video has shown that the springing back takes much longer than the tip-to-ball contact, so it has no significant effect on the energy transfer.
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