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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

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westcoast said:
why don't they use racking templates? Seems like most players are having trouble making balls on the break- is that what they want? It would also save time as it takes the refs quite a while to rack the balls
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Carlo Biado broke and ran 8 times in a row! If the format were any more offense heavy, it would be even less interesting IMO.
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Automatic Shot Clock

nataddrho
InsertCleverNameHere said:
Pretty sweet idea. Like someone else mentioned, what if I hit a stop shot 3 railer? That would be an issue. What about breaking 8 ball or 10 ball and you stop the cueball dead but the other balls take a good while to come to a stop. And how bout between games when the cueball is just sitting there while the balls are being racked? Idk the answers but just stuff that comes to mind. Anyway, really cool implementation/concept!
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Yes this is indeed a limitation. More so in pool, less so in carom. I am thinking that maybe having an automatic shot clock / ref makes up for this flaw.
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Automatic Shot Clock

nataddrho
garczar said:
another answer in search of a question. NO way this gadget would ever accurately keep track of time. a ref with a stopwatch is ideal.
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It is a home/club setting novelty, and doesn't solve the problem of moving object balls while the cue ball has come to rest first. You might lose a few seconds in that case.

However it may be more accurate at keeping track of time since the shot trigger is consistent and fast (tenth's of seconds), no human error.

Also, thanks for being so negative all of the time. I am sure none of us have had enough of it.
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