Recent content by chickenman

Check the balls I think someone should check the air pressure in the balls. Some people may be playing with soft balls.

Lagging The winner of the lag determines who shoots first so it is always advantageous to win the lag. If you purposely lose the lag, your opponent could choose to break the balls. From the WPA rules: 1.2 Lagging to Determine Order of Play The lag is the first shot of the match and...

That's a TAR PPV announcement that's on the AZB streaming guide.

Because I agree with DrOnePocket

Tony, The next time you need someone to just ride along with you for $80 an hour let me know. I'm available.

The rates at the Red Roof Inn in North Fort Myers, if you book through the link on the Azbilliards home page, are $43.99-$51.99.

Poorly written rule That's why I said that the rule is poorly written. It should say that the two object balls and the cue ball must contact a rail or rails after the cue ball contacts an object ball. To be more specific, contacting the bottom rail with the cue ball, hitting the rack from...

Poorly written rule. The World Standardized rule (4.3) concerning opening break shot requirements is poorly written. It does not specifically state that pocketing a called ball satisfies the opening break requirements nor does it state that the cue ball must contact an object ball before at...

Breaking Fouls Response 2 is partially correct. The offending player loses 2 points because it is considered a breaking foul. However, the player is not on any fouls as only standard fouls are counted towards the 3 foul rule (rule 4.11).

I'm in for $100. Where do I send it? Bill

The "old" guy Give the "old" man some slack. I may look 75 but I'm "only" 69. By the way.. I left Florida Mon. noon with my 5th wheel and I'm now in Arizona (Wed. evening).

Option of Giving the shot back to your opponent Steve, You also have the option of giving the shot back to your opponent if he calls safety and pockets the legal object ball. (Rule 9.6) As strange as this is, it actually happened in a match where my opponent tried to play safe and pocketed...