Here is section 16 of the WPA's Equipment Spec. Does the new 9 ball not meet the criteria?

BALLS AND BALL RACK
All balls must be composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2 ¼ (+.005) inches [5.715cm (+ .127mm)] in diameter and weigh 5½ to 6 oz [156 to 170 gms]. 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.

A complete set of pool balls consists of one white cue ball and fifteen colour-coded, numbered object balls. The object balls are clearly and highly visibly numbered 1 through 15. Each object ball has its number printed twice, opposite each other, one of the two numbers upside down, black on a white round background.

The object balls numbered 1 through 8 have solid colors as follows:
1=yellow, 2=blue, 3=red, 4=purple, 5=orange, 6=green, 7=maroon and 8=black.

The object balls numbered 9 through 15 are white with a centered band of color as follows:
9=yellow, 10=blue, 11=red, 12=purple, 13=orange, 14=green and 15=maroon. The two printed numbers 6 and 9 are underscored.

Respect to Johnny for coming through.

Kris_b1104 said:

Yeah I'm not clicking that buddy.

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Yeah it comes from a security newsletter. You should search it though. Shit's escalating and it's not friendly.

Unless you like dangerous.

fastone371 said:

Excuse my ignorance but why are Southwests so sought after???

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People say they play good.

I can run out with a Muccci.

And decomplificate the title.

Updated pictures of this old cue

elkmaster

The only explanation for the low participation I can come up with is something Malcolm Gladwell wrote about.

There was a famous case in New York where a crime happened, dozens of people witnessed it, and nobody called for help. The explanation wasn't that city people were less caring. It was that everybody assumed somebody else would surely do it.

This challenge feels a little similar.

If you offered it at a local club, half a dozen players would probably give it a shot immediately. Free entry, free money, and useful practice.

But when the challenge is presented to a worldwide audience of 330,000 YouTube subscribers, most people probably look at their draw game, assume everybody else is better, and conclude they have no chance.

And draw shots have a special reputation. Even Efren Reyes — arguably the greatest player of all time — was relatively weak at his draw shots compared to the rest of his game. Whether the story is fully true or not, many players seem to believe their draw game is one of the weaker parts of their skill set.

So people assume that somewhere out there are dozens of stronger players who will post great scores, and they don't want to publicly post a mediocre one.

Ironically, if enough people think that way, a challenge that should attract hundreds of entries ends up with only a handful of participants.

Kris_b1104 said:

He has a ChatGPT premium membership for sure

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Actually not but here's a thought:

Received some Palko carom balls today. Nice box, but the balls look like cheap Polyresin from China.



I only found them in Australian webshops. Are they from there? Got them from France, and if so, they have quite a journey behind them

Bob Jewett said:

I believe Rasson started making pool tables around 2016 -- they are a large slate producer -- and one of the first tournaments they sponsored was the 14.1 tournament at Steinway in NYC in September, 2016. At that tournament, the TV table was changed from Brunswick to Rasson in the middle of the tournament. See the stats from @AtLarge for some details.

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bonus ball used a rasson table. unsure of year but defo before 2016. maybe 2013?

epoxypop said:

So are we saying the pin has a .308 minor yet in phenolic we need .312 to make the phenolic accept the .308 minor ?

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PROCEDURE FOR RADIAL® PIN SHAFT INSTALLATION
1. CENTER DRILL TO A 5/16 DIAMETER
2. DRILL .312 DIAMETER 2.300
3. TAP WITH RADIAL® TAP 2.00 DEEP

Mike is not incorrect to use a reamer.

Cornerman said:

It’s a conundrum because beginners will remain beginners until they start using side spin. How could they possibly know when they’re past the beginner stage if they don’t use side spin?

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I know beginners who think they need sidespin on every shot (even though they don't know what the spin does or how to apply it correctly), and much stronger players who only use it as needed.

Plus there's the whole debate of using sidespin for non-shape reasons.

Couple of K&N filters will just about silence the side ports and Suzuki Yellow fits great
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