Recent content by Robbiecameron

The lag/flip determines the first break in our alternating break format. As soon as the winner of the lag/flip is determined, the clock starts. There is no start of inning increment. One of the players is always on the clock. It is refreshing to see how quickly the balls are racked and broken...

We do have ball in hand for regular fouls while both players have time on their clock. Once one players' time expires, BIH is eliminated except for a scratch. The concept for the chess clock is not to make time a factor in the match. It is to reduce "air time!" Smoke breaks, texting, rest room...

As a regular tournament director for amateur pool tournaments one of my primary goals is to assist the room owner in making a profit by bringing in patrons. Without profitable room owners there will be no rooms. Two of our largest rooms in the northwest have closed in the past couple of years...