Delta / Metal Racks damaging balls ?

bbb said:
it seems the real problem
is you guys are trying to be "real" pool players in a banger environment
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Are you talking to me? If so reported. Fined...the break and ball for lunch.😂
 
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Could be their intention to create an equal playing environment for everybody on the league. Sounds a bit picky to me but, that may be their aim.
 
bbb said:
no

to be on topic
the room owner can do what they want
its dubious at best to me that the delta rack is causing chipping of the pool balls
regardless
if your friend wants to replicate his home room results let him invite the league to his house
dont you see he wants to play on his terms
even tho using the delta rack is better than most racks than what is used in the room
the other players are used to the house racks
shouldn't they be allowed to replicate what they play with too?
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LOL its my topic !!
You dont get to tell me what im trying to ask haha
Your other points are nonsense !!
If they are so used to the house racks, then they have no contest and by all means they can keep using them like they always have !!
(they have the offer to take or leave using the metals and we actually encourage it and they are more than welcome)(and again a perfect rack benefits ALL players, cause im pretty sure if you're like me and the opponent racks himself a sloppy rack , breaks dry and leaves a messy clustered spread it frustrating).
This is NOT what this is about as not one of the 100+ members of the league have complained and they/we have been using the metals for well over a year now at league... !!! This is a new thing as of tonight....
 
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DaveyAye said:
Hey guys,
Just a question if the brains trust can help.

I have a friend with a Delta who brings it with him to league nights to replicate the experience he gets from his home table racks,
and now the people who run our local league have banned the triangles as they are claiming they chip and scratch the comp ball sets for league nights.

We absolutely can not see that this is the case and its certainly not noticeable from a home perspective and are more inclined to think this is being done politically and also to disadvantage our side.

Can the fellow owners of metal triangles shed some light on this if you can please ?
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The room owner does not mind what is being used? The LO is the one complaining? The balls come in from the outside? The league operators are guilty of nit picking and bring stress to where there is none. However it's their league their rules. Do you care..does it matter to you? Does it effect your/teams game. To repeat.. a rack does not damage balls when properly used.
 
garczar said:
A. NO, they don't AND B. WHERE do people hear this shit??? they work perfectly but they are LOUD if you dont put in some silencer material.
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I'm not sure how people who think the Delta's are so loud rack but if if you don't rack like a maniac they really are not that loud. Maybe its because I don't roll the racked balls back and forth over the rack area a dozen times slamming the balls back and forth in the rack. From my vantage point the actual break is orders of magnitude louder than racking. Just sayin. ;) The nice thing about the Delta compared to those small flimsy triangles you often see in bar Valley's is that there is enough room to leave the 8 on top of the stack and casually flip in with your thumb before you rip the rack apart and send the cue ball flying 25 feet away.
 
DaveyAye said:
as above, the supplied ones in the tables are some 6-8 years old going by how long the league has been operating and are the same ones since day dot.
When not a league night, the room is a general pool corner available for all punters in an alcohol infused environment so you can image the treatment of the stock equipment over the years and again the Diamond triangles are not being replaced or maintained.
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Do you not understand what I mean? ...buy your own plastic diamond and use that. I don't care if the ones there are hot shit on a platter. Buy one for $30 and scratch your name in it so there's no question.

You are in a league that for whatever nitty reason won't let you use a metal one. It does no good to argue. Start your own league or suck it up and don't use metal. Once again, buy a plastic diamond billiards brand rack and use that. It will produce perfect racks.

I don't give a rats ass about the condition of the equipment there. I'm the guy that tells you an easy solution. Take it or leave it, I'm done with this asinine thread.
 
DaveyAye said:
Hey guys,
Just a question if the brains trust can help.

I have a friend with a Delta who brings it with him to league nights to replicate the experience he gets from his home table racks,
and now the people who run our local league have banned the triangles as they are claiming they chip and scratch the comp ball sets for league nights.

We absolutely can not see that this is the case and its certainly not noticeable from a home perspective and are more inclined to think this is being done politically and also to disadvantage our side.

Can the fellow owners of metal triangles shed some light on this if you can please ?
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If someone took a ball and smashed it against the edge of the rack at full force, maybe it can damage it. Aside from that, no, they are just being silly.
 
boogieman said:
Do you not understand what I mean? ...buy your own plastic diamond and use that. I don't care if the ones there are hot shit on a platter. Buy one for $30 and scratch your name in it so there's no question.

You are in a league that for whatever nitty reason won't let you use a metal one. It does no good to argue. Start your own league or suck it up and don't use metal. Once again, buy a plastic diamond billiards brand rack and use that. It will produce perfect racks.

I don't give a rats ass about the condition of the equipment there. I'm the guy that tells you an easy solution. Take it or leave it, I'm done with this asinine thread.
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You paying ? Or ?
Your "easy" solution is to pay an EXTRA $30 to buy a triangle that apparently racks just as good as the 5x as dear one we already have :D :D :D
Dont make me use syllables, all i asked is if the people who own delta etc have had ever noticed any damage to their ball sets !! Thats it !!
You have carried on with the rest :)
Hoo Roo !!
 
The balls coming in from the outside might be chipped from someone's home table. Maybe they came in that way. All of a sudden the owner sees it and freaks...and it's the leagues fault.

Delta 13 racks I have 2. I'm more concerned it will get dropped onto the table and nick the cloth. Other wise it a well designed triangle.
 
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GoldCrown said:
The balls coming in from the outside might be chipped from someone's home table. Maybe they came in that way. All of a sudden the owner sees it and freaks...and it's the leagues fault.

Delta 13 racks I have 2. I'm more concerned it will get dropped onto the table and nick the cloth. Other wise it a well designed triangle.
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The balls are 4 sets that only come out for league and 30mins prior warm up. They are cleaned (spin machine) each night before comp too.
And as before, the metals have been being used at league for a year now. They arent new.
 
boogieman said:
Do you not understand what I mean? ...buy your own plastic diamond and use that. I don't care if the ones there are hot shit on a platter. Buy one for $30 and scratch your name in it so there's no question.

You are in a league that for whatever nitty reason won't let you use a metal one. It does no good to argue. Start your own league or suck it up and don't use metal. Once again, buy a plastic diamond billiards brand rack and use that. It will produce perfect racks.

I don't give a rats ass about the condition of the equipment there. I'm the guy that tells you an easy solution. Take it or leave it, I'm done with this asinine thread.
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Ohh and just an FYI, we all dont have the luxury of living in the states, so your $30 easy solution ? Costs me this including taxes, imports and shipping ;)
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Wow, the diamond rack is now $30? I could have sworn it was $45 when it came out a couple years ago. Does anyone remember?
 
DaveyAye said:
Ohh and just an FYI, we all dont have the luxury of living in the states, so your $30 easy solution ? Costs me this including taxes, imports and shipping ;) View attachment 770287
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You got your answer multiple times... let me bold it and make it large so maybe you will get it. Read this slowly. Come back in 5 minutes and read it again:

A DELTA RACK DOES NOT DAMAGE BALLS IN ANY WAY.

You will not find anyone on this forum or any other who thinks a Delta 13 rack can damage balls. The league operator makes the rules, you nor your friends make the rules. Find a different rack and suck it up buttercup.

Now bitching when someone offers you a solution? Pathetic. You come in saying you have a $150 triangle already... how would any sane person deduce that you can't afford a $30 triangle? How do I know where you are from? Do I control international shipping?

I'd suggest quit being a nit yourself and figure it out. If I was the league operator I'd ban you from the premise just on your attitude alone. Why don't you just sell the metal rack and use the money you get from the sale to buy your mom a new flea collar?
 
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