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g0ds gReeN said:

Robocop. Starts talking about it ~5m20s.

Initially I was chalking all this up to perhaps referees unintentionally introducing foreign substances (they didn't know how to rack initially) but The King of Money Games has chimed in some on the topic of wax use (didn't name anyone.)

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Notes from listening to Robocop's Facebook video 5:20 to end:
He recalls incident in about year 2000 where a tournament had balls cleaned and the polishing included waxing the balls.
Europeans many years ago dominated pool and used wax a lot. Asian and especially Phillipino players did not but have catched up to the Europeans. Now he heard that everyone uses waxes. Players put it on their gloves or hand or palm.
He made it sound like balls are being waxed and it will continue unless tournament organizers set rules to stop it such as player can hold ball-in-hand only with three fingers. Referee touches balls at other times and not players.
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Thats a monster player with that material plus great resell value.

I have never given it any thought but cleaning on shirts or in pockets leads me to wonder could there be some accidental tampering? Softener sheets definitely leave a residue behind as do some soaps. I don't know about all the other things that might be used in regular laundry or a cleaners when somebody is on the road and drops off laundry somewhere.

I don't like cleaning a ball on the cushion just because anything that comes off the ball goes on the table. Never gave it any thought but even the ref cleaning balls might be inadvertently doctoring the cue ball. Probably need to go to a special cloth or paper towel that has been selected to not affect play.

No question there is the occasional cheater but my gut feeling is that there isn't widespread and deliberate cheating. Typically if a person turns a pants pocket inside out there will be a collection of lint. I wonder what all stays in that lint which builds up over multiple washings?

Just some speculations. Some people use hair care products that might affect play inadvertently from hands on the hair like Efren's head scratch/rub. Some people get very dry skin and use a lotion of some kind too.

Just some random thoughts. I think accidental tampering with the cue ball is more likely than deliberate tampering. Many a pitcher has deliberately doctored a baseball with a hair care product. No reason to think it couldn't happen accidentally too.

Just some thoughts. I think accidentally doctoring the cue ball is more likely than deliberate tampering.

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Poolmanis said:

you got it heated ? how it plays? What cloth did you get?
Looks good!

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I am not going to heat it. I will just clean it regularly to keep it somewhat fast. I have a humidifier for the garage. 9’ table, Siminos 300, brand new Klematch rails. It was extremely humid Friday (75% outside) and the balls didn’t jump, so I’m satisfied for a garage table. It gets slow after an hour and a half because of dirty balls, and after two days with Masters chalk. Vacuuming and cleaning balls restores it back to normal. Switching to Taom.

It’s challenging enough for me at this point in time so this should last me quite a while. I already have a good stroke so I think I will learn quickly.

Shouldn't be an issue if it's a quality shaft. I've been playing with an Adam cue with a LD wood (original OB-1 ... on my third) for over 15 years. Works perfect for me, but obviously I'm super used to it.

billiardshot said:

What New Dress Code for US 3C Tournaments... I been gone too long??? But will 3C Org. reply???
Still #1 USBA Non Member!!! Dieckman spirit talking to the RatF@@ker!!! Let see the PDF file which describe the dress code!!

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Not sure dress code for Dieckamon, but 3c usa has a dress code of black pants, black shoes and a collared shirt when they play in the casinos. Not all adhere, but they won't be streamed most cases.

Are you going to Boston for this tourney? My wife and I will be in Boston until the 6th because of a wedding, maybe I'll see you if you're coming a little early.

Bob Jewett said:

I'm confused. Did the teams with fewer wins finish ahead of you by playing fewer games? If so, the scheduling is broken.

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It’s because winner stays on. So if you have a real fast player they can play 4 games whilst another player has just done 1. If he loses his 4th and they lose the 1st then they are both 1 life lost but one guy has 3 wins, the other none

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