Only switching is cheating. It's not just the change-up - but the blind change-up. Frankly I prefer slick balls to say, the ones in the finals. Those dragged wide like any fresh out the box Centennials for instance.

Why would you guys question Kaci? He a professional player and has been for yrs. If he sees something not acting quite right...I would believe him. Plus people have been doing this for awhile..and yes it's cheating.

The main advantage is when one player knows the ball is doctored, the other doesn't. When both recognize the cue ball is playing differently both adapt, no advantage.

I bought a fairly early measles ball. Compared to the well worn red circle cue balls we used in tournament play it rolled long. Going around the table it would roll 12-18 inches long. Not enough for a banger to notice but if somebody was playing tight shape they would.

I prefer playing with clean and polished balls. They definitely play differently than dirty balls. One major thing, they play more consistently than dirty balls. I would like to see the balls used in big events cleaned and polished every evening. It would make for more consistent play and minimize the effect of wax or silicone added by a player. I think some are cleaned daily, it should be standard practice.

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Bavafongoul said:

I think Penn linen fishing line is a very high quality wrap for pool cues and Blue Mountain is a close 2nd.
Cortland is still #1 and searching is frustrating, plus #9 is usually all that you see and it’s kinda expensive.

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Oh yes...expensive...

These big tournaments can implement a policy to have 4 clean cue balls per table at the start of each match. If the incoming player believes something is wrong with the cue ball, they can make up to 2 requests per match to change the ball.

skor said:

I'm for the shot clock but 30 sec is too short.
Have to give enough time to be able to grab a jump cue or extension without running around the arena.
40sec - 45sec should just right.

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I'd be OK with allowing a brief stoppage of the shot clock when a player must get their jump stick or the bridge, but I do not favor lengthening the shot clock to facilitate it.

This is one of many examples for which attending to the game's best interests must take precedence over what the players want. If there were ever a player vote on the shot clock, it would disappear completely, as would some of those who watch pro pool.

Slow play is boring, and Matchroom must continue to do what it must to avoid it.

This is my second King, after I sold my first one shortly after getting it when i thought i was done with the game due to health. Anyways, it worked out, as I love this one. Al completed it a few months ago. Nice black suede body and lizard inlays. The best feature is the full-zip pockets, so im not trying to dig for chalk with my fingertips.

Corwyn_8 said:

I am imagining the probable English (watching too many snooker matches) solution to this would be to mark the last object ball, re-rack, and then replace the OB. Is there a reason that this wouldn't be a better solution (other than tradition, of course)? It would remove the variable of different auxiliary equipment from the equation.

Thank you kindly.

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I believe that is already the routine in a refereed tournament, regardless. Even if the ball is outside the line, it has to be marked & replaced if it would interfere with racking.
If a very close ball doesn’t interfere when using a template, but would be inside if a line had been drawn, then it likely couldn’t be pocketed anyway. At least the run could continue with the break ball on the headspot.

I'm for the shot clock but 30 sec is too short.
Have to give enough time to be able to grab a jump cue or extension without running around the arena.
40sec - 45sec should just right.

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