Patrick Johnson said:

... Maybe we need a Pool Dictionary. ..

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Like this?


Shamos gives a definition for "pocket speed" and cites Koehler as his source.

You can get a copy including shipping for under $15,

CeaseLess said:

Thanks for the input. I only ask so much because you guys do amazing work and I don't have the knowledge to know the extent of the possibilities. Im just asking to see what is possible. I feel like the specs are pretty normal. When it boils down to it, I just want two shafts, one stiff and one whippy, with soft ferrules. Just wondering what specific characteristics in wood lead to those two different hits.

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Your specs aren't normal.
I wouldn't make those if you paid $1000 each.
12.4mm and you want 17" or 14" " pro "? Meaning almost straight for those lengths.
Any maker can tell.wood stiffness by simple bemding test.
But, those specs will result in warped shafts.

A little history....

The game we know as eight ball was created by Brunswick (Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.) around 1908. It used reds and yellows and a black ball. The start of the rules are below, from the 1914 rule book.

Around 1980, the BCA ran the first national eight ball championships, aimed mostly at leagues. The rules specified the red-and-yellow sets of balls. I played in some events with those sets. That lasted a few years.

I think both times people saw they could just use a standard set of balls and not buy a set that was useless for any other game, but if you only play eight ball, they are really the best set to use. If you play call shot, there's a little problem.

Here is the start of the original rules for eight ball. The full rule book is available under the sfbilliards.com misc files.

Patrick Johnson said:

Given all the reasonable-sounding alternatives, there’s apparently no “official” meaning. Sounds like a question to ask your opponent (like asking whether they breathe in or out during their shot stroke).

Maybe we need a Pool Dictionary.

pj
chgo

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It should be pocketing speed or drop speed.

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Badpenguin said:

Begs the question, how much do you spend to attend the Mosconi Cup, vs any other event?

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It's only money.

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There is something very relaxing about watching a solid object ball with no markings rolling along the table. It is like it is floating.

iusedtoberich said:

It looks like the One Pocket is DCC format, from the digitalpool link. Is that correct?

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Yes.

Lou Figueroa

Last offer. $3000 plus shipping or going back in the closet.

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