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Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

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T411 said:
I’m with you… I haven’t heard about it. This is my question… what’s the difference between polishing, waxing, and slicking the cue ball? Where is the line drawn? What products will be allowed and which ones banned? When I was a child my father used to have me clean the balls with toothpast - living in the dark ages!

Also I wonder now if the players are going to be sorry that they ever bought it to light? It’s like my son said “don’t cry when everyone is making pasta.”
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The best answer to your question is in WPA Equipment specification:
16. BALLS AND BALL RACK
"..............balls should be unpolished, and should also not be waxed. Balls should be cleaned with a towel or cloth free of dirt and dust, and may also be washed with soap and water. Balls contaminated with any slippery substance – treated with a polishing or rubbing compound and/or waxed must be cleansed and dewaxed with a clean cloth moistened with diluted alcohol before play."

So the line is drawn quite visibly ;)
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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

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Raph Cleary said:
If this is the bench mark, in rotation, for the modern era (WPA Worlds-8,9,10, U.S Open, China Open, All Japan)-
Earl- 8
Shane- 7 *
Filler- 6 *
Pin-yi- 6 *
Wu- 5 *
Efren - 5
Biado- 4 *
Thorsten- 4 *
Immonen- 4 *
Souquet- 4 *
Darren- 4
Okumura- 4
Chang- 4

*Currently Active
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I remember hearing about an 8 pack 10 ball Kaci moment before his injury.
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so i’ve decided to make cues

soyale
WARNING

This image is sure to trigger the grumpy ones

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took a FILE and “turned down” 10” from the tip to 13.x. Gonna use the caliper and sandpaper until it feels about right. Then im gonna dick around with the taper…..

….. BY HAND 🤯

stoked to see what comes out. This is the leftover shorty from cutting the house cues. Gonna try to make something for my nephew. He doesnt need a southwest, anyway. He’s 9.





i dont think i need a lathe for this lol. sure is fun.
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2025 AZB Ghost Challenge - Official Thread

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soyale said:
i play a version of the ghost where the ghost cannot kick or jump. If you get the hook you get ball in hand and keep shooting.

sure it doesnt “count” but its good motivation to practice safe
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So basically just "safety so there is no direct contact CB-OB" on the ghost turn and you keep shooting ? Sounds like a good ghost game that allows "defensive strategy" to develope
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Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

T411
JAM said:
Wow! And the first time I heard of waxing was at the 2025 WPC. How come nobody has brought this forth previously if waxing was a known thing in pool tournaments?
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I’m with you… I haven’t heard about it. This is my question… what’s the difference between polishing, waxing, and slicking the cue ball? Where is the line drawn? What products will be allowed and which ones banned? When I was a child my father used to have me clean the balls with toothpast - living in the dark ages!

Also I wonder now if the players are going to be sorry that they ever bought it to light? It’s like my son said “don’t cry when everyone is making pasta.”
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so i’ve decided to make cues

soyale
DeeDeeCues said:
Well, not to sound too harsh, but it might not be the worst idea. If you watch CL and FB Market place you can at least buy a wood lathe with 36-40" between centers, generally for under $300. At least then you have something made to turn spindles instead of futzing around with drills and drill presses with no plan to hold the rest of the shaft. At best those will make it easy to damage cues, at worst they can be dangerous.

If you get even a wood lathe, you can look for 4-jaw chucks (good quality available for ~$100) and figure out how to mount a riser to a pillowblock and hold a shaft with a collar supported near the tip...then you are getting somewhere. As I said earlier, I made cues for less.

BTW, it's an immature look to cry about money while posting photos of your weed stash. Here's a tip...stop smoking weed and you'll have more money. Use your high time for productive endeavors and you might even make more money.
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im just dicking around with wood pal. relax. my medication is legal and affordable in colorado. the bong just happened to be in the background of the pic that i took for a friend and posted here later. someone gave me shit about it so i posted a better picture.

“crying about money” and saying i cant afford a lathe YET are two different things. you need to check yourself and get off your high horse and out of my thread.
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Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

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sjm said:
This has been going on for over twenty years, and I was aware of it, but the prevailing opinion among the pros was that so few were doing it that it didn't much matter.

It all came to a head this year because, in the crazy humid conditions of Jeddah, doctoring the cue ball appears to have been a more widespread practice.

Pool didn't really get caught snoozing here, but now that two of the Matchroom majors (World 9ball and Philippines Open) are going to be contested in super-humid conditions, managing this situation has greater immediacy than ever.

Again, it serves no great purpose to look back, but the heightened awareness of this issue gives pool an opportunity to better itself through modification of its practices and rules.
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I'm not saying you are, SJM, but using conditions as an excuse for poor performance or as a justification for modifying equipment is so tired. If pool players had their druthers, the equipment, conditions (including temperature & humidity), break rules, etc. would all be identical at every event. I kind of hope that over time the various major events Matchroom is promoting start to have their own identities – similar to what we see in golf for example.

Want to win the World 9 Ball? You better be able to play on a wet table in conditions you absolutely detest.
Want to win the US Open? You better be able to string racks together.
Want to win the UK Open with its tiny corner pockets? You better shoot straight and stay in line because you will rattle that 7 trying to force shape on a tough 8 ball if you’re out of line.
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