TheRooster said:

I gave the onepocket.org rules a re-read, and read the WPA rules. Here are some interesting differences I noticed:

1. No mention of re-rack option for balls pocketed on the break. Some form of this is pretty much always used these days in my experience matching up. Pretty sure DCC uses it, too.
2. I didn't see any mention of jump cues, which are generally not allowed in one pocket. That could seriously change the strategy of "doubling up" an opponent on the head rail.
3. It seems that the WPA rules don't allow the possibility of pocketing an opponents ball while jumping the cue ball off the table for the pocketed ball to be re-spotted. This is sometimes attempted when following the ball in is more difficult. Are there any reasons in particular for this difference? I personally like having this option.
4. Seems like "base of the ball" rules are in effect instead of "full ball" rules for ball in hand behind the head string. This applies to all games, but it's not clear to me what the WPA rules are for behind the line play. I'd like for "on or below the head string" in 6.10 and "crosses the head string" in 6.11 to be defined more clearly. I assume the base of the cue ball is the relevant point in both cases.

Speaking of..

Maybe "the lowest point of the cue ball" is a more precise way to phrase this. "Center" is pretty good, but it has an overloaded use for tip placement, which might get confusing. Downside of "lowest" is we have to agree which way up is.

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for me the whole ball is extremely easier to determine instead of some darkened area of the base of the ball which is an area where the ball contacts the table not an edge
@TheRooster nice job pointing out the jump cue rule not mentioned in these rules
and your other comparisons with the onepocket.org rules
too bad onepocket.org doesnt get more acknowledgement for their rules which have been the most often set of rules used for at least 20 years

I’ve been using the Gator tips from Andy Gilbert for a very long time.

FAST_N_LOOSE said:

A super rare veneered 8 point that I sold.....View attachment 814948

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Fatboy said:

I know this cue

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I’ve hit balls with a cue exactly like this Gus. I’m curious if there was more than one like it. The lore I heard was that there were only three 8P4V Gus cues.

I assume that the infamous “ Olhausen pocket rattle” has been corrected. They sold tables with incorrect pocket angles for 40 years! Amazing how they just refused to correct that flaw and got away with it in the basically home table business.

PracticeChampion said:

Really be bad if a high dollar cue was spinning while it happened

Mine are bolted down and the not very wide tables screwed to the wall. I had a visual of a cue spinning and things falling over, no way of grabbing it unless you want twisted up LoL

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I have a set up at another location that is bolted. This set up is new… just putting it together. The motor shifted.. had to tighten the belt. Hopefully the damage is minor. I’ll spin it later. As for a high dollar cue that’ll never happen. I have no idea what a high dollar cue looks like. But better that it happened before I begin turning. Anyway $79 for the part. No bad.

skor said:

I had a white diamond tip on one of my break cues. It’s really nice but kept popping off. I replaced it with a Samsara over 15 years ago, it still there and breaking very well. I ordered two Samsara tips back then, one is still in the package unused…
I thinking about installing it on my Carbon break shaft

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Tips pop off if not installed correctly as per the tip and ferrule combination .

Soberlife said:

The white diamond tips come in 14mm but my shaft is a 13mm. Can the tip be shaved down to fit my cue?

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Yes

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