That one makes sense.
Is this legal
- Thread starter robertod
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No. Just a weekly local tournament. And my opponent is not a new to pool. Plays a strong game of 1 pocket ($150 @ game)
This is exactly what he said. "As long as the chalk is not touching the cloth, it's not a foul."
That line in APA looks like just a way to dodge arguments rather chalk positioning was deliberate or not. I wouldn't try to get anyone to play by APA rules anywhere but in the APA. Most would laugh, I don't think anyone would agree to play by their rules.
I think they still mark the pocket the money ball is going in. Can you see somebody marking a pocket in a money match?(grin) I did usually casually point with my stick but when things were super obvious I didn't do that. Somebody ask what pocket I called, "the one it fell in." I did sometimes play by the rule that no banks or caroms were obvious, no matter how obvious you had to call them. A bar room rule after a few too many shit shots fell and people swore up and down that was what they planned. That bar had some strange rules too. You could call the eight while shooting your last ball. Make both and you won but the last object ball had to go in first!
A few more interesting rules at that bar. A man from Texas whined, "That isn't how we play in Houston!" I didn't bat an eye, "You aren't in Houston."
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wacokid9ball
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I just go pick the chalk up and start chalking my cue.
Sometimes I let fouls ride. It can be for me a matter of having evaluated my opponents abilities. Often they are going to miss the shot no matter what they do!
Ask the tournament director. Maybe the tournament director uses a written set of rules. I've played in tournaments where the TD just made up random rules as he went along, but he did show up every week.
In nearly all written rule sets, you are not permitted to place a visible mark or marker to help with a shot.
It does make sense in light of the alternative being scrubs guessing at angles n shit.
This has been illegal for EONS. Just because some uber-lame league says its ok doesn't mean jack-shit.
I think picking on chalk placement is infantile. Away from the cloth is fine with me.
I use a black Sharpie.
Disallowing chalk on the rails entirely, seems like the next step.
bdaumueller
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No!
yea, if you cant beat a guy doing that you are the one that needs more practice. of course its wrong and against the rules. but being the nit picker on rules just puts the hate me sign on yourself.
if its in tournaments go ahead and call it, as tournaments are a game of rules and nothing wrong with calling any infraction .
best in any case just to tell him he cant do that.
if its in tournaments go ahead and call it, as tournaments are a game of rules and nothing wrong with calling any infraction .
best in any case just to tell him he cant do that.
I could see where it might be useful though. When lining up complex combo shots, the diamonds don’t help since you can’t see them when well down on a shot. You shouldn’t need a rail marker for simple bank shots, but calculating the tangent angles for multiple balls (for me) requires eventually memorizing an aiming landmark somewhere around the room. Placing the chalk would certainly be much simpler.