Unaware of mismatched ball sets in upcoming tournament.

Mensabum said:
How much are a set of dyna's now?? The suggestion was made to pick up a set and problem solved. Can a decent set of balls be had for a hundred bucks??
Guess I should check the for sale forum.
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I quit for twenty years/divorce and what seems to help me is having all the cue balls in my possession.
Why?
It's Extremely important to practice with the cue ball being used in the upcoming event I plan on attending.
Jewett taught me something that is now acceptable.... that long ago was not acceptable, and it's for the better.
 
Island Drive said:
I quit for twenty years/divorce and what seems to help me is having all the cue balls in my possession.
Why?
It's Extremely important to practice with the cue ball being used in the upcoming event I plan on attending.
Jewett taught me something that is now acceptable.... that long ago was not acceptable, and it's for the better.
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That makes a lot of sense given the equipment you'll be playing on.
I can't begin to imagine what playing on new tables and new cloth all the time is like.
Dream come true, or nightmare??
 
maha said:
in golf its called the rub of the green. you take what you get and adjust to the conditions. its fair or at least the same for the other guy as well.

and if you are the better player and smarter you can use it to increase your advantage.
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In golf you always control your own equipment, including balls. It is the course / pool table and ball layout that you face that varies in conditions and challenges plus chances for luck (good or bad).

"The rub of the green" is an idiom, often used in sports, referring to unexpected good or bad luck caused by outside influences, such as a ball taking a strange bounce or hitting a spectator. It originates from golf or bowls to describe how surface imperfections affect a ball, now meaning any fortunate or unfortunate turn of events.
 
I think it was bad form to host a tournament with poor equipment because it just says they don't care about a number of their customers. Given that it was a tournament, there is likely more than one table, so that number has a chance to be a notable part of the bottom line for the host. And to continue the pool to golf comparison, a golf course should always claim poor conditions at booking time (fairways / greens punched, temp greens because of flood or freezing conditions, etc.) and discount appropriately. The tournament host should have done the same for equipment being used in the tournament, including condition of tables and balls, if not then the should just be a banger tavern (or whatever) and not host tournaments.
 
I’ve played in some local tournaments where the rips in the cloth were covered in duct tape, there was one rack for 3 tables, the rack had 3 four balls in it and one end of the table was off the floor supported by a floor jack because the floor was so out of level. Fun times! 😀
 
Anyone ever play in one of Tommy Kennedy's tournaments? Tommy carried a bunch (10-20) of boxes of nice, clean balls every time he came to Jim Bobs to put on a tournament. As far as we were concerned, Jim Bobs balls were fine, but Tommy was eliminating one of the many bugaboos that could haunt a TD. I don't get around much so this might be a common practice, but I never saw anyone else going through such pains. Tommy always worked hard to put on good programs, and every one I attended was excellent.
 
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Biloxi Boy said:
Anyone ever play in one of Tommy Kennedy's tournaments? Tommy carried a bunch (10-20) of boxes of nice, clean balls every time he came to Jim Bobs to put on a tournament. As far as we were concerned, Jim Bobs balls were fine, but Tommy was eliminating one of the many bugaboos that could haunt a TD. I don't get around much so this might be a common practice, but I never saw anyone else going through such pains. Tommy always worked hard to put on good programs, and every one I attended was excellent.
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When Tony Robles ran his Predator Pro/Am tour, he would bring his own racks (Delta-13s) and even ball sets dependinng on the venue. Remembering when Aramith Crowns, not Super Pro or Brunswick Centennials were standard tier in NYC poolrooms.
 
sbrownn said:
I think it was bad form to host a tournament with poor equipment because it just says they don't care about a number of their customers. Given that it was a tournament, there is likely more than one table, so that number has a chance to be a notable part of the bottom line for the host. And to continue the pool to golf comparison, a golf course should always claim poor conditions at booking time (fairways / greens punched, temp greens because of flood or freezing conditions, etc.) and discount appropriately. The tournament host should have done the same for equipment being used in the tournament, including condition of tables and balls, if not then the should just be a banger tavern (or whatever) and not host tournaments.
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Thank you. That was my first thot when I posted, but I'm finding that most already knew about this and shrugged it off. I'll play with anything that's round and the table has pockets, but for a nice tournament with several hundred entry fee, I expected better. Now I know.
 
tim913 said:
I’ve played in some local tournaments where the rips in the cloth were covered in duct tape, there was one rack for 3 tables, the rack had 3 four balls in it and one end of the table was off the floor supported by a floor jack because the floor was so out of level. Fun times! 😀
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I recall gambling in places like that, but never a tournament. Too classy for a joint like that. 😂 Strawberries on pigs.
 
Mensabum said:
This was going to be held on 9 foot diamonds. Just had the cloth redone a few weeks prior.
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If they put in all that effort, it doesn't make sense unless they ran out of money.

I've seen this happen. Owner only did the front row of tables, and had the cloth flipped on the rest.
 
an owner has to weigh the risk reward factor when he puts on a tournament. and also has ideas many of the players don't care about as they have their own agenda.
 
ctyhntr said:
If they put in all that effort, it doesn't make sense unless they ran out of money.

I've seen this happen. Owner only did the front row of tables, and had the cloth flipped on the rest.
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Isad commentary about the state of pool in this country when owners are forced to resort to these types of things in order to keep their doors open.
 
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