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I agree that the frictional force at the base of the object ball is tiny, but I would submit, NOT insignificant. I have no scientific evidence to back this up but a wealth of empirical evidence. Specifically, when I first set up my table in my basement with completely fresh surfaces all around...

I imagine that as a California guy, you don't have much experience with your car tire sitting on a patch of ice in the winter. I believe one of Newton's Laws of Motion states something like "an object at rest tends to stay at rest..." and I think that despite modern revisions, Newton's opinions...

I very much agree with your assessment Scaramouche, especially the specific terminology that I have highlighted. My cloth is about two years old and the set of balls about five. I rarely get a kick, maybe once in 6 to 8 hours of play and, in agreement with your theory, it is most prone after...

Boy, the snooker forum has been dead for weeks so I can't help but find myself lurking in the Main Forum lately.... macguy, I have been watching your posts, I am occasionally entertained and I nearly always agree with your perspective. But I have to say, you missed it on the one quoted...

Triangle is the chalk of choice of most snooker players the world over. Has to be green though. I don't like the Masters and I haven't (and don't intend to) try the others. Triangle does exactly what I expect every time, every cube, no need to experiment. I have tried Masters as it is so readily...

Not much happening in the Snooker section so an old snooker player will chime in here. I believe that poor etiquette is an issue primarily due to ignorance. People display poor etiquette all the time but if you ask them if they know and understand proper etiquette, they will generally answer...

I remember when I was a kid, probably close to that age, I saw a cartoon...it may have been on the old Mickey Mouse Club show. Probably my very first exposure to the cue sports. Donald Duck playing three cushion billiards. I'm sure you could find better and lesser qualities of video but here is...

I don't understand what you mean about snookering behind black or pink....I assume that you mean in the case that all reds are off and snookering the yellow in a very difficult trap this way, hoping to gain the maximum possible points from a possible foul. But the irony of the foul and a miss...

Having re-read the original article because I do consider myself open minded enough to give consideration to all sides of any given topic, I did wish to at least hear all opinions, unlike, I might add, a number of posters who expect their voice to be heard all the while listening to no other. I...

Agreed (about disagreeing, and that's fine, going in circles, and purists regarding rules). And if I may add, Thank You for your perspective. But unfortunately, a portion of your post does require response. As to whether a referee is a jackass is irrelevant. He may or may not be, but explicitly...

The rule set not only defines the scope of the game but also regulates all persons involved. The responsibilities and actions of the referee are strictly governed by the rules. In particular, the referee is forbidden from advising a player as such. Even if the player were to ask a question about...

Firstly, I could not possibly disagree more. The rules have always (and in my opinion, will always) require the striker to attempt to "hit the ball on". There is not and never has been any requirement that he must attempt to pot any ball. In a frame, if you wanted, you could attempt to set...

Very well put, Bob. I was thinking of calling on the "gun to the head" scenario but your proposition makes the point clearly without all the inherent messiness of the other.

I have pounded on the desk enough in the past that I will try to make my point brief. The author of the article clearly demonstrates that he, exactly like 99 per cent of the people likely to be reading this post, do not actually understand the miss rule at all. In the article he states, "The...

This query has sat in limbo without response for some time now. This, or at least similar topics, have been visited many times in the past, but every query deserves a response. So... First off, if you really have completely read through the rule set for "international" snooker, I commend you. I...

Ahhhh, yes, now I understand and as usual, I agree with you completely. We simply had different interpretations of what the OP meant. When he stated, "... touching a colored "ball on", say the blue,..." you took that to mean such as the case that only blue, pink, black are left so blue MUST be...

With all due respect Boro Nut, I have read many of your posts and generally 100 per cent agree with your wisdom, but in this case, you must read your rule book a little more thoroughly. An exact quotation from Section 3., Rule 8.: " 8. Touching Ball (a) If at the completion of a stroke the...

I know this is an older thread, but Saturated Fats, I am wondering how your banquet turned out, what games you played, and results. You may have noticed in a recent thread of mine, I am trying to put together a small, socially oriented tournament (albeit on a full size snooker table so potting...

We are just a one table club so the tourney has to be limited to a maximum field of eight to keep the players reasonably rotating. It will just be an introductory tournament, small purse only, to try to familiarize new players. If you think you would like to try it, let me know in advance as...

Bump... A note to the other posters and anyone else that may be outside the "local" area of Crystal Lake, IL: Original purpose of this thread was to encourage local players to give full size snooker a try, they may turn into regular players, but ACES Snooker Club has actually hosted visitors...