WPBA Fine of $2,000

So, the WPBA has a rule that elite members cannot play in unsanctioned -- and presumably lower level -- women's open events. That seems to me like a reasonable restriction. I guess the UP people could have gotten the women's event sanctioned, but it might have cost a lot.
I guess it depends on how you define reasonable and how you define elite.

To me it is incredibly unreasonable to fine players for playing in alternative events when they are barely breaking even playing in your sanctioned events. How can you be both "elite" and broke?

Push Foul Explanation

I am trying to picture the OP's original post. I understand a stun/spin shot, but how close is the cue ball to the object ball referenced in the first post?
The original post was about a "push", which might have been a double-hit foul, or something else. You're following the tangent, of which I am guilty of wading into, which is about the stun, spin shot.

WPBA Fine of $2,000

So, the WPBA has a rule that elite members cannot play in unsanctioned -- and presumably lower level -- women's open events. That seems to me like a reasonable restriction. I guess the UP people could have gotten the women's event sanctioned, but it might have cost a lot.
I can partially see it for another competitor "tour", IF they actually had enough of their own well paying events.

But what about stand alone women's only opens? Another post out there...
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Push Foul Explanation

It's a stun, spin shot. You don't have to hit way outside to do it if you hit harder; the case in point.
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PJ uses a 10mm tip so this close to the centerline may not have enough juice. IDK
I am trying to picture the OP's original post. I understand a stun/spin shot, but how close is the cue ball to the object ball referenced in the first post?

Blasphemy

More than once I’ve had to tell players, who were new to the hall and having trouble making balls, that they were on a snooker table.
That's nothin'. I've seen 'em rack on a carom table.

A real 12x6 (they say the numbers backwards, being British) forces you to fix your fundamentals or you won't make a ball. And carom forces you to learn things about how the balls work that you only learn slowly at pool.

Is Your Cue Right For You? Does Professional Instruction Pay Off? How Would You Know?

I am an avid golfer and pool player with 60+ years of experience in each sport. Here is my opinion: golf club fitting is somewhat important for some people. Pool cue fitting is important for no one. Some cues may feel better to a particular person and some cues may feel not good, but that player can practice with either and have very similar results.

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