New WPA Official Rules of Pool … Learn About All the Changes

I remember 30 years ago our local bca league had the rule nothing could touch any ball on the table or it was ball in hand. Then the girls with huge boobs were like bruh? What do you want us to do? So it was changed to you had the option to move the ball back lol

I've seen men with big "man boobs" and gigantic beer guts that present just as much (or more) of a problem.

Personally, I think players who are fit deserve the slight advantages that come with being fit, like having better endurance and being less prone to touch balls you are not supposed to touch out of carelessness with your body parts.

How to find a good Pool instructor?

I would really like some lessons on using English.

I am acquainted with a couple of instructors just from frequenting my local pool hall. I have talked to them sometimes but not inquired about lessons. When I mention BHE, FHE, Parallel, I kind of get blank stares. Maybe they are old school and these are new terms?

What is the best way to seek out an instructor? What kind of questions should one ask? Or do you just take a lesson to decide if you like the instructor or not?
@cueball2010

As others have posted, you can check for a PBIA instructor. You might be able to ask in the "Ask the Instructor" forum as well, to maybe find someone in your area.

That being said, I'm curious as to what you are looking to learn about "English"--which I am quoting, but assuming you mean *side* spin? Your showing as an APA 5/8 and 6/9, so I would think you already have skills with spin, but what are you trying to improve? [Side note: I may use some BHE, but mostly emply FHE. I really don't know of anyone that uses Parallel, but I haven't really studied it, or taken a poll!]

Rhino 'Time' and 'Time Crystal' tips

Many plastics are not glue friendly. The concept is called low 'surface energy'. That's why it pays to know what the plastic is, on tip pads and ferrules. Almost nothing sticks to Delrin, for instance, because it has super low 'surface energy' - think 'teflon'. In almost every case, abrasion of a plastic surface gives it more 'tooth', to help add a mechanical component to any adhesive bond between to materials. Rhino's plastic pads could be acrylic (plexiglas) or could be polycarbonate. They should say. Clear one piece plastic break tips are polycarbonate. 'Super glues' (cyanoacrylates or CA) typically work very well on acrylics and sometimes need some extra help on polycarbonates. In either case, it never hurts to lightly abrade any plastic surface (keeping it 'flat') and wiping off any dust, before applying an adhesive. 150-180 grit sandpaper is good. You get more 'tooth' for grip and it can also help increase surface area for the bond, AND to hold some moisture. A tiny amount of moisture can accelerate a cyanoacrylate cure. That's why super glue has an almost instant bond on your skin. That doesn't mean you want wet surfaces, however. Too much moisture inhibits super glue bonding. The moisture in your breath can often be enough to start an instant chain reaction in a CA glue. Commercial CA 'accelerators' often use acetone for rapid moisture evaporation. For worst case hard to glue materials, abrasion and use of a fast set epoxy can help. If you're using a 'super glue' and it's more than a year old, throw it away and buy new, write the date on it, then keep it in the fridge'. Lastly, look at the fine print on your adhesive. Almost every CA adhesive and two-part epoxies say they will bond 'instantly' or 'in X minutes', but then they also say that ultimate bond strength is not reached until 24 hours.

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