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If the lag is a skill shot, there's a better way

lfigueroa
DynoDan said:
Just curious: When starting a match, I’ve alway hit a couple of casual practice lags to gauge cloth & cushion speeds, before we get down for the ‘official’ LAG, and no one ever objected. Do pro tournaments now typically discourage or restrict that?
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I've played in more than my share of big tournaments and my experience has been that you and your opponent generally get a rack to do whatever you want to warm up.

I usually pocket a couple of balls, hit a few banks, some kicks, and a couple of lags. I can't imagine any opponent or official getting in your shee-at for doing whatever you want during your warm up rack.

Lou Figueroa
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World Games, Chengdu China, Aug. 7-17, 2025

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kingwang said:
Plenty of sports don't have the Olympics as the pinnacle of their sport. I think that's actually the sign that a sport is healthy and financially viable.

It also makes sense to me that there would be a limited set of participants in the Olympics. This should be a showcase of the best each country has to offer, and there should be qualifiers or qualification criteria to whittle down the field BEFORE the Olympics.

For example, for the 100m sprint (probably the most popular event), only 56 runners participated. Given the number of runners in the world, this is obviously an incredibly select group of athletes, as it should be.
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The Olympics is a bunch of attention hogs trying to outdo each other. Pool is a bunch of neurotics hoping they outdo each other. Funny too that the Olympics are games and pool wants to be a sport.
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What would You do?

lfigueroa
JPB2 said:
I do play 3 cushion. Not well. As I said above, in the small tournaments I have played, most players would alert their opponent if they noticed. They might not notice. I know your accomplishments, but you should not use those accomplishments to support the logical fallacy of an appeal to authority. That is what you are doing in your post. I may be wrong. That’s why I asked. But I found, read, and cited the translation of the rule that appears on the UMB website. What you say does not seem to be what the rule says

That could mean several things. The rule could be poorly drafted and the UMB procedure and ref training is different from what the rule says. It could mean the translation from French to English is poor. It could be other rules address the situation. It could mean your experience varied from what the rule is. Or it could mean you are incorrect. Seeing an example from international play with a ref involved might help. If you know of them, tell me/ us. I’m not trying to be difficult, I ASKED. And your response is not an actual answer, it is a classic logical fallacy.
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You are not dealing with someone who has a solid grasp on the concept of logic.

Good luck.

Lou Figueroa
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Smaller Pockets Don’t Always Play Smaller … Dr. Dave Evaluates His New Rails and Pockets

dr_dave
BasementDweller said:
Nice video. I like the look of the table with the new rails. As a fan of professional pool, one thing I really don't like about the more parallel facings, is how there seems to be more balls hung up in the pocket than back when Gold Crowns were the standard. This makes the penalty for a miss even more severe. The incoming player shoots at a lot of hung balls in today's game. Is that a good thing? It keeps the game moving, but removes a bit of variety.
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Good point. I’ve noticed this also. I’ve also noticed the “tight” pro tournament pockets playing much bigger than they look with the slick conditions.

BasementDweller said:
I wonder if buying new custom rails will become more of a thing. They really are the most important part of the table. I would consider some for mine.

Am I crazy, or do I correctly recall AZ's Neil (RIP), somehow extending the slate shelves on his table? That would be an interesting project to change the TDF of a table. Interesting for someone else that is.
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I miss Neil. We had lots of good interactions over many years. RIP Neil! I remember his “bar box” having very tight pockets, but I don’t remember him extending the slate.
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What would You do?

mr3cushion
JPB2 said:
I do play 3 cushion. Not well. As I said above, in the small tournaments I have played, most players would alert their opponent if they noticed. They might not notice. I know your accomplishments, but you should not use those accomplishments to support the logical fallacy of an appeal to authority. That is what you are doing in your post. I may be wrong. That’s why I asked. But I found, read, and cited the translation of the rule that appears on the UMB website. What you say does not seem to be what the rule says

That could mean several things. The rule could be poorly drafted and the UMB procedure and ref training is different from what the rule says. It could mean the translation from French to English is poor. It could be other rules address the situation. It could mean your experience varied from what the rule is. Or it could mean you are incorrect. Seeing an example from international play with a ref involved might help. If you know of them, tell me/ us. I’m not trying to be difficult, I ASKED. And your response is not an actual answer, it is a classic logical fallacy.
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So, 'My' Actual experience in World 3C events isn't good enough for You! Ok.

The 'Interpretation' is bad!
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