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2 here...in I-O-A There are two recognized State Championship Tournaments here in Iowa. One is put on by the Iowa Operators of Music & Amusements (IOMA) and is associated with the VNEA. The other is the Iowa State Poolplayers Association State Championship (ISPA) and is completely independent...

satman, that sound workable (in a BIH game), but as you mentioned, no BIH ina ring game. That gives me another option to consider if I can work something like that into a ring game. Black-Balled...sometimes that teaming up thing is hard to prove and, as in all things involving money, you...

Normally, it is highly frowned upon to play a safe in a ring game (you might be executed if you fall safe too many times in most ring games). If you foul and leave a guy safe, he has the option to give the shot back to you right? Could you activate the old Roll Out Anytime rule in a ring...

It would be nice to meet some of you guys (and gals...Karla) at the tournament. I'll be there for the 9-ball and the team event. I'm wearing the ORANGE fleece jacket...you can't miss me. Say 'hey' when you can. See you there...Ken

practice, practice and more practice! Don't be impatient grasshopper...time will tell. Just keep plugging away and you'll get better. Those 'jitters' that you get will go away and eventually you won't care who you play (but sometimes those thoughts never leave the back of your mind)...

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Thanks Thanks guys...that is kinda what I was thinking. I might consider cans only, both beer and soda. I think good food is a real plus. cueandcushion, I was thinking of having both 7' and 9' tables. 9 footers for the 1P, 14.1 and bank and the 7 footers for leagues. I think it will...

My question to you is...how important do you all feel it would be to serve alcoholic beverages in a pool room? I would like to reserve the beverages to non alcoholic drinks but I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. I am not opposed to serving alcohol, but I'd just asoon not. I want a POOL...

Sounds like a start If I did the math right, the payout for each of the six events would be $20800. First place wouldn't be quite the $15000 that the WPA paid, but if you upped the ante to the values that johnnyT outlined, you'd have a bigger prize fund. I like the idea of prepaying for...

Pure Trickshot Artistry That was great. What kind of felt was on that table? Sure had some good action. I've seen 'real' tables that wouldn't react that well. I think it would be a gas to see Massey or Rossman pull that table out of a bag at one of those major Trickshot Tournaments. That...

Ok, I lost the rule for OB frozen to the rail. I know the rule...(WPA) frozen object ball needs to be declared, if it is the first ball hit, the OB must hit another rail, a different OB must hit any rail or the CB must hit any rail...problem is, I couldn't find "the rule" in the rule book...

Agreed I agree with all of the above. Here is the rule as outlined by the WPA: 20. Cue ball fouls only If there is no referee presiding over a match, it may be played using cue ball fouls only. That is, touching or moving any ball other than the cue ball would not be a foul unless it changes...

Agreed I agree with all of the above. Here is the rule as outlined by the WPA: 20. Cue ball fouls only If there is no referee presiding over a match, it may be played using cue ball fouls only. That is, touching or moving any ball other than the cue ball would not be a foul unless it changes...

I was watching a friend shooting one time. He was attempting to use extreme high english...when he struck the cue ball, the cue followed through but the cue ball basically got caught under the shart. My friend just held the shot for a few seconds with the cueball trapped about 8" up the shaft...

I like this idea in 8ball and 9ball. I actually suggested it to some of the 'rule writters' a couple of years ago with absolutely no response...not even a "bad idea" comment. In order for someone to call the break shot a skill shot, imho, they need to call which ball is going in which...

Good post and good advice. To walk around the table can be a huge advantage. The view from one spot can be completely different from another. One tip I'd like to add...when you are considering where you want the cue ball to end up, place your hand on the table at that spot. It gives you a...

'right' english I noticed you only show 'left' english. I have been practicing BHE for a while and find it very difficult to use 'right' english. I find I need to shift my stance to the left to get the cue to clear my body...otherwise I hit my side when I stroke. Sometimes this change in my...

senor...I agree, I probably won't have any 4's show up. I'll only assign that handicap to someone who can't run 4 balls on an open table. Most of the players interested in this game will be solid players and I'll probably have mostly 6-7-8 handicaps, but I won't turn anyone away just because...

Thanks for all the good advice. I have something to sort through now and I think I have a better idea now than before...that's the way it's suppose to work. Mosconiac...I think in my case, a tournament is the place to start as I am not sure how much interest there will be. A league might be...

Thanks for the reply Samiel, I'll keep that in mind. I forgot to mention that I was going to handicap this tournament. I thought I might use 8 as a standard and go up and down from there but I think I might use 8 as a high and grade everyone down from there. We have one professional player...