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?

kanzzo said:

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.

Official One Pocket Rules

www.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.)

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you beat me to it
i was typing as you were posting

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?

per onepocket.org rules
it is a separate foul and nothing to do with cue ball only or all ball fouls
6.5 Ball off the table: Driving either the cue ball or an object ball off the table is a foul, whenever either comes to rest off the playing surface, or comes in contact with anything other than the table itself while airborne.
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here is a link to onepocket,org official rules

epoxypop said:

Is there any such thing as 2 sets of rule
! being cue ball only fouls
2. Is playing all ball foul rules

Needless to say this person shot a ball off of the table and argued it wasn't a foul, because he said we we were playin cue ball only fouls Maybe, he should have discussed his rules prior to playing

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yes you can play all ball fouls and cue ball only fouls
6.1 Cue ball fouls only: When a referee is not presiding over the match, One Pocket may be played whereby disturbing a single object ball is not a foul, as long as there is no effect on the shot. For clarification, it is always a foul to disturb the cue ball, and it is also a foul if a disturbed ball has any effect on the shot; meaning if the disturbed ball has contact with any ball in motion, or if any ball passes through where the disturbed ball originated. It is always a foul when two or more balls are disturbed. When multiple (3 or more) balls are disturbed it is considered a serious foul. ref: 6.6.2 Serious fouls

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

Black-Balled said:

Dont blindly dismiss a material...the Diamond plastic triangle is excellent.

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You know which ones I’m talking about…
There were great racks made of ABS.

I have the metallic Delta-13 rack, loves the loud noise it makes when racking… also have a wooden triangle that a carpenter made for a pool hall (that closed) and it works just as good. Wood wears with time, metal doesn’t.
But really who uses racks these days? I’ve been on the Magic Rack wagon since day one and never looked back.
The guy that invented it out of Hong Kong used to be a regular on this forum, I met him in Hong Kong when the magic rack was still in prototype state and been using them since they got into production.

Bavafongoul said:

Gil Castillo made this case for me over a decade ago and it has just been a wonderful and still handsome cue case.

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1) why would you carry that many cues all the time 2)do you have shoulders like the Incredible Hulk. lol

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!!!

I like the Diamond racks but I have a pet peeve. There is a Diamond on the front of the rack for a reason. Seems like most people don’t notice the center mark on the back of the rack. I think I noticed one without the mark, but most have it. If the table has the line from the spot to the rail you can align the rack better. It now drives me nuts to see the diamond on a corner instead of the apex or the rack used upside down.

Patrick Johnson said:

My logic:

My logic is there's no practical difference, so play with what you like best. Your "logic" seems to be "all cues" = "one style cue".


What you like best.

pj
chgo

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What's Your 'Criteria' for Best?

Why do You 'Play' with a 9-10mm tip instead of 11.5-12mm!

There must be a 'Reason' for You!

I like Very simple!

I already gave 'My' specs!

mr3cushion said:

It seems according to 'Your Logic', there should Only be one style cue to 'Play' with!

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My logic:

...hitting the CB on the same spot will produce the same spin-to-speed ratio for all cues at all speeds.

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My logic is there's no practical difference, so play with what you like best. Your "logic" seems to be "all cues" = "one style cue".

mr3cushion said:

What would the 'Perfect' cue be, Specs?

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What you like best.

pj
chgo

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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