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What is a good (best?) scale for weighing cues? I had borrowed a friend's kitchen scale, but had to lightly hold the cue(s) upright and got variances. Also, that scale got destroyed in the house fire, so looking to get one better suited for cues (if possible).

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What are the differences in the PBIA instructor ranks: Recognized, Certified, Advanced, and Master?

If we assume that beginner/lower-skilled players usually need to work on physical aspects ("fundamentals") of the game, and then progress to-and-through tactics/strategy for mid-tier play, what is it that you would say high-skilled, or even professionals need to improve? I would guess "mental...

I often try to teach newer players to recognize the 1/2-ball hit, so that they are able to gauge how much more, or less, cut might be needed to make a shot (and with practice, this can be used to overlay, and maybe even transition from using Ghost Ball aiming, to using "sight pictures" for...

Only did a little rules searching online, before deciding to post this, and found fouls resulting in Ball-In-Hand, but not regarding fouls and 'dead' balls. Also, some league guys consulted ChatGPT, but I've seen enough AI stuff to not really trust it for this kind of thing. APA 9-Ball, a ball...

A couple of questions: 1) Is there a shortage in decent one-piece (house) cues--and what are the current "name" manufacturers? I know that Dufferin still has their Commercial and Hi-Run lines, but I've seen Koda "X-cel" cues and Nick Varner cues in a few different locations...

I know that the current, professional rules for 10-ball specify that the 10 is always the last ball potted for the win, but when I learned the game an early *called* 10-ball counted. I checked a few sites online, but have not found one that supports an early 10-ball win. Can anyone confirm...

There are several different head types for mechanical bridges, but they all attach to a long handle--essentially a cue with the head on the end. I've also seen shorty versions of these, such as one with about a foot-long handle, used by a player with only one arm. Within the last decade, I've...

Instructors--When you work with a student that has a high stance, with their head like a foot or more(!) over their cue, and due to body size/shape simply getting lower is not an option, do you alter any of your teaching of fundamentals to accommodate--what are your considerations?

Playing at the local restaurant/bar, first in warmup game, and second in match--8-ball, Race to 1, 7-ft table, "call shot" rules. I lost the games via ridiculously low-probability shot results. This one--I don't remember the previous shot, but I think it was one that left me without limited...

I was watching a kid who had posted some practice videos of himself, and he had some elbow movement in his stroke--oddly, it was up/forward. The overall action is similar to a pendulum stroke, where the movement of the cue is limited by the closing of the arm. However, instead of his hand...

In APA 8-ball, I believe that there is a rule that if a player shoots the wrong suit (obviously, closed table), and pockets a 2nd ball of the same suit before anyone notices the foul, then they get to claim that suit--or are now assigned that suit. I have never heard of a similar rule in...

No spoilers, in case anyone is going to watch it on YouTube. I wound up watching the 2024 APA 9-Ball League Final live, and was probably more interested because one of the team was out of where I played for years (until 2018), but I was more entertained that when I watch pros. The most detail...

This came up in league last night.... One of my teammates grew up in London (IIRC), and I remarked on a player missing has "overcut". He said it was an "undercut'. We briefly discussed how we were describing the same thing, but for some reason from the opposite directions. I consider a...

Okay, please ignore any impulses to post, "That's why I don't play bar rules" replies. Also, I have apparently let this bother me, because my brain won't let it go. Also, I'm sure there's a thread somewhere on this, probably from the Bronze Age, but I could not find one.... I was recently...

Something that pops into my head every so often, is how jump cues are allowed now, but aluminum jump "rods" were banned in the past. I suppose it is simply that jumping itself became more prevalent, but is that the case, or were rods really that much easier to use? I also recall seeing a...

I was on a Discord server, and someone mentioned Jacoby making cues for Predator. I commented about Jacoby pre-dating Predator by about a decade, but that Predator successfully marketed low deflection shafts, and have managed to overshadow older cuemakers due to that (and other factors)...

Quick question for the room: What is your dominant "learning type", Visual or Aural? Also, please include any current league skill level, and rough number of years playing. I am currently an APA-6, but perhaps a 6.5 or 6.6, to provide an extra level of understanding. I've been playing in...

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