mikemosconi said:

Tips pop off if not installed correctly as per the tip and ferrule combination .

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I know how to install tips
Originally it was installed by Seyberts who also know how to install tips…
After it popped off 2-3 times, I gave up and went with the Samsara.

It did look good though, I had Seyberts install a brown phenolic ferrule with the white diamond tip, cool looking combo, I’ll look for a picture that I have somewhere.

Pool is an extremely simple game. You are rewarded for putting balls in holes. If a person wants to be paid for flash they need to take up artistic pool.

Hu

TheRooster said:

I gave the onepocket.org rules a re-read, and read the WPA rules. Here are some interesting differences I noticed:

1. No mention of re-rack option for balls pocketed on the break. Some form of this is pretty much always used these days in my experience matching up. Pretty sure DCC uses it, too.
2. I didn't see any mention of jump cues, which are generally not allowed in one pocket. That could seriously change the strategy of "doubling up" an opponent on the head rail.
3. It seems that the WPA rules don't allow the possibility of pocketing an opponents ball while jumping the cue ball off the table for the pocketed ball to be re-spotted. This is sometimes attempted when following the ball in is more difficult. Are there any reasons in particular for this difference? I personally like having this option.
4. Seems like "base of the ball" rules are in effect instead of "full ball" rules for ball in hand behind the head string. This applies to all games, but it's not clear to me what the WPA rules are for behind the line play. I'd like for "on or below the head string" in 6.10 and "crosses the head string" in 6.11 to be defined more clearly. I assume the base of the cue ball is the relevant point in both cases.

Speaking of..

Maybe "the lowest point of the cue ball" is a more precise way to phrase this. "Center" is pretty good, but it has an overloaded use for tip placement, which might get confusing. Downside of "lowest" is we have to agree which way up is.

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for me the whole ball is extremely easier to determine instead of some darkened area of the base of the ball which is an area where the ball contacts the table not an edge
@TheRooster nice job pointing out the jump cue rule not mentioned in these rules
and your other comparisons with the onepocket.org rules
too bad onepocket.org doesnt get more acknowledgement for their rules which have been the most often set of rules used for at least 20 years