Recent content by hang-the-9

Have not had a chance to go play while there but planning on going there when I am back after New Year when the store will be opening. I played in the other states, and while in SC I ran into a guy who was in the same tournament as me in GA LOL.

Didn't he win an 8 ball event over Efren in the finals?

That is actually a rule that is out there, not hitting the 1 on the break is a foul. BCA uses the WPA rules I am pretty sure, the only special rules for the break outside of the standard rules of play is that you have to break from behind the line, 4 balls need to hit a rail, and the new one...

That W looks almost home applied, not from a factory. It's off center and a bit clunky looking. If the pin is a 5/16 x 18 I would go with "cheaper store cue".

It's a standard Joss, serial number means it's around 2000s or older. Probably $300 used value if no issues and the buyer values USA made stuff. By "standard" I mean it's not a special limited or desirable model, so value is the same as others with the same amount of work.

Cheap copies of the "Magic Rack" can be crappy. Many models are also specific to how you orient them since the diamond cut-outs are oriented differently. Another issue may be old, cheap, worn out balls or the table has divots in areas causing the balls to try to roll off. On some tables I...

Soft Breaks may be a judgement call, and if not in the national league rules, the local TAP area may have their own rules about them.

I like this thinking, it does remind me of the DP designs. If it has a McD buttcap could be someone just stuck one on there after losing the original.

I use this as a metal image of where I want to hit on the rail, a lot of times. I think many players do that without meaning to mark the position. In my head, it also plays a bit of a psychological game with the opponent if they are not a great player, since they see me touch the rail for my...

That is semantics and a comparative skill level. If you are a 10 year old basketball player, you may be a top 10 year old "pro" basketball player because you are better than the other 10 years olds, but in the open world of everyone, that won't fly. In this case, the women "pro" players are...

It is also possible if the results show them playing at a higher level. Say a female is beating the top existing women players by a decent margin, 750 opponents, and they are winning 11-5, 9-3, 9-5, 11-6, etc... Fargo will give that woman an 800 or so rating even though she has not played any...

No, because Fargo has no idea if the player is a man or a woman, just a result of some games and matches played. It just shows that woman, for whatever reason, aren't as good on average as the men. It also doesn't matter where you're from, and for the most part what games you're talking about...

Not even about cheating, but honestly being mistaken. Close calls can be tough to call.

My main issue with all ball fouls is if there is no ref at the table. Often you can brush a ball, not feel it, the other player calls it. But they are 10 feet away, and may have been incorrect, it was close but no touch. Personally, I have had a few times where I shot a ball, and thought I...

Thanks Dave. I have learned to call places to see if they have league ahead of time LOL. Although at a few places I just started chatting with the league players even when no tables were free and got into their crowd to hang out and ended up finding people to play with for the days I am there.