Unaware of mismatched ball sets in upcoming tournament.

The only real problem is that you won’t get a tight rack, but since you know that, you need to break accordingly.
If you bring your own cue ball and it’s pro level then it might be a bit heavier so need to take that into consideration as well.
 
skor said:
The only real problem is that you won’t get a tight rack, but since you know that, you need to break accordingly.
If you bring your own cue ball and it’s pro level then it might be a bit heavier so need to take that into consideration as well.
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I don't play tournaments , but I practice a ton of 14:1 and trying to get a tight rack is impossible at one of these places. Templates and straight pool don't get along well in my book.
I asked my original question bcuz I truly didn't know if this was something the pros addressed or just took in stride as I do.
 
Mensabum said:
I don't play tournaments , but I practice a ton of 14:1 and trying to get a tight rack is impossible at one of these places. Templates and straight pool don't get along well in my book.
I asked my original question bcuz I truly didn't know if this was something the pros addressed or just took in stride as I do.
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At one club that do suffer from this issue of mixed sets, I bring my own set of balls when playing with friends, I used the club sets in league and tournaments as it's too much to deal with to move the balls from table to table and gather them between matches... for those I do carry an Aramith pro red dotted cue ball. They have Aramith Black sets to rent but there is no way I'm paying for that....

At another club, they have premier sets for the regular crowd and Black sets for tournament and for the better players at no extra charge so when I go there I leave my set at home.

In your case, I would just buy a set and take it to the club, I know it's a hustle but worth it. A well maintained, clean, good quality set of balls make a lot of difference.
 
skor said:
At one club that do suffer from this issue of mixed sets, I bring my own set of balls when playing with friends, I used the club sets in league and tournaments as it's too much to deal with to move the balls from table to table and gather them between matches... for those I do carry an Aramith pro red dotted cue ball. They have Aramith Black sets to rent but there is no way I'm paying for that....

At another club, they have premier sets for the regular crowd and Black sets for tournament and for the better players at no extra charge so when I go there I leave my set at home.

In your case, I would just buy a set and take it to the club, I know it's a hustle but worth it. A well maintained, clean, good quality set of balls make a lot of difference.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
I must have had a mental block to this as I've never considered buying my own set. Problem solved!!
Skor!!👍🏻
 
lfigueroa said:
Would probably play but would not go back.

Over the years I’ve had to deal with mis-matched ball sets; being assigned a match on a GC, with the next match on a Diamond; old cloth on one table, new on the next; tight pockets on one table, buckets for the next match.

I’m told there’s a pool hall in STL that stopped using Aramith CBs because they kept getting swiped, so they replaced them with cheap, lighter knockoffs. Funny thing is some guys like them because their draw shot improved with the lighter CB, lol.

Lou Figueroa
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The day crowd.
 
maha said:
home court is a big advantage even in pool where most things are supposed to be standardized.

traveling around and playing in bars with cue balls smaller or larger and or much heavier makes one very aware of conditions.
cues with flat tips and warped. balls with chips out of them and dirty. roll off in every table, different sized pockets on the same table,
obnoxious players, but you get to leave with the money.
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I'm gonna get hate mail for this, but I kinda liked that big ol oversized mud ball!!😂
 
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