doesnt matter how nice a person is. if not suitable for the tournament that person needs to correct things or not be able to play.

if one can do, all can do it. a ref. cannot selectively enforce rules called upon him to make.

and if you dont stand up for yourself then you get what you deserve.

robbie had a few beeper moments. he could do with better shot clock management

kanzzo said:

Yeah, jumping balls off the table is obviously a foul, ...

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When I started playing one pocket, and until about 1980, it was not a foul.

july9x said:

Robbie threw the US Open title away literally by playing this shoot, I mean what in the hell was he thinking, he was up 12-10 (race to 13) and got all the momentums, there are 20,169 other better ways to play this shoot, shake my head, his girl friend could have played a better shot than this, my goodness me!!!

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He wasn't thinkn' hundred percent, clock beep came into play, I've missed caroms of thee alike and never liked it.

GideonF said:

... I did just do some googling and found this from 20 years ago:

“The reason why players have been adopting the mushroom tip is because in theory that the bigger surface area on contact means there is less chance of miscueing and putting unnecessary side on the cueball. ....”

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Strange theory. I suspect no one ever tested it.

dr_dave said:

There are many interpretations of “tips of English” out there (not just two). See:

“Tips” of English resource page​

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Exactly.

I've been asked by a few to add an option to the DigiBall app to show "tips" of English based on the width of the users tip. I've been against doing so and I am using this thread to show that not only does "tips from center" carry two variables with the definition, but that people don't even agree on how to reference it.

The DigiBall reports the tip contact point (where the actual force happens) as a percentage of ball radius from center (acronym PFC). The range is 0% to about 55%. It is independent of tip diameter, tip curvature and ball diameter. This way there will be no more subjectiveness to the measurement and people can have conversations without the fog.

All of the cues in my case have matching specs so switching cues is much easier since the cues play similarly.

When I open my case, I often choose a different cue than the last time I played pool. If one of my friends stops
by the pool hall on the way home from work or while running around doing errands, they know they can pick any
cue in my case to play with. But the main reason is if I carried a 2x4 or 3x6 case, I really don’t know which 2 or 3
cues I’d choose to carry. By the time I got to the pool room, I’d be thinking I should have taken both my Owen cues
or included my Scruggs. I have some great cues to play with and so I want them with me when I play pool.

Unless I am playing a match, I probably will play with 3 cues in the course of 3-4 hours. I play 8 ball, 9 ball and 10 ball
and 14.1 matches at the pool room. I often will change cues when playing match with a different format. Heck, the sole reason for having multiple cues is you get to play with them or else thin your collection since cues really aren’t art. A pool
was meant to be played with otherwise just go buy some posters of pool cues if you don’t intend to play with your cues.

I have tried it and found that I need to stand facing the cue ball. If I don't my shoulder seems to distort on the follow thru. I normally stand somewhat facing toward the pool cue. But maybe I just need give it more of a chance.

july9x said:

The Racks, the felt, the slate, the balls eventually will get dirty and get bad, but the most important thing is getting rid of that damn sticker on the spot. For God’s sake, please don’t put it on the table! Use a Sharpie or something and just mark a dot or a cross on it. Jesus Cry!!!

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To me the problem are cheap spots. The old Master spots were pretty good. The best I’ve seen are the Simonis spots. Super thin woven material. Although I see from their website that they may not work on Teflon coated cloth.

epoxypop said:

Needless to say this person shot a ball off of the table

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Yeah, jumping balls off the table is obviously a foul, but it’s used a lot in One Pocket and can still be advantageous to the player committing the foul, since it gets the winning ball hanging in the jaws of the opponent’s pocket out of play. But it’s a foul, so he also has to spot one of his own balls.

Except Chua, rest of them are fillers anyway, American pool or Chinese pool, so what's the difference?

Mensabum said:

Let me add something to this.
Idk if this is what they were looking for when they developed these shafts, but it played more like a wooden shaft than any other CF I've tried. Perhaps due to the density of the foam.
Y'all know I'm not partial to CF shafts, so if I say it plays well, nuff said.

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Have you tried Alex’s Pristine shaft?

Obviously a good idea to discuss rules before the game. If nothing special was agreed on, then most people agree on the rules from OnePocket.org.


And the way One Pocket is normally played (here your opponent is correct): cue ball fouls only. (But it's up to you to play whatever way you like.)

A different point, but why do so many pool halls have no line running from the spot toward the foot rail? Would help getting the rack straight (and make the people who intentionally tilt the rack more obvious).

8intheside said:

No Justin Bergman?

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Nope.. he doesn’t travel internationally so it’s hard to get qualified. I can’t say I blame him. The cast is crazy