middleofnowhere said:

I remember seeing this when I was a kid. People actually believed it. The Jack Paar show showed it.

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I remember that! Gomez Adams had a deed to a tapioca mine.

Bob Jewett said:

The donuts are not nearly as bad as the spot sticker you see on most pool tables.

Also, until the OP has 2mm precision on his ball placement, any deflection due to a donut is a very minor part of his inaccuracy. "Wildly" ??? No.

And if it's really a concern, I think the clear donuts may be thinner than the white ones. They are also harder to see.

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This is my concern for him.
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The ball should have rolled straight through the pins, and not to occupy the left white pin location (white pin not shown). The left white pin can not be reset because the ball is there. The opponent can now shoot towards both ends of the table instead of being blocked completely by the new castle.

However he is playing a different game other than Italian 5-pins so this strategy may not apply.

In english please..!!!