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As I read the WPA rules for 9 Ball, at least 4 object balls must be driven to one or more rails for the break to be legal. My question is what to do if that does not happen. I can't find anything about this in the rules There are specific penalties for break fouls in 14.1 (4.3 b) and in 8 Ball...

Lone Wolf Leagues is starting the 10th season of their straight pool league at Corner Pocket in Largo FL. It starts Monday, August 21. Singles based, not teams Everyone gets a schedule and a contact sheet with names, phone #s and emails Schedule your match whenever it's convenient for you &...

This situation came up the other day and my opponent and I disagreed (in a friendly way) about the legality of a shot I made. Neither of us have been able to substantiate our positions in the rules (WPA) so I thought I'd ask here. We were playing straight pool, though I don't think that matters...

There are many different ways to manage handicapping in league pool matches. What I'd like to know is how do you attempt to validate whether or not they are fair and are working properly? In a Straight Pool league I run, I look at all matches and compare the number of wins by the stronger...

I’ve been participating in an interesting discussion on the 14.1 thread about the best cue ball. It’s reached a point where I think we need far more input than is ever likely to be generated over there, so I’m asking a question over here. My experience is that the Aramith blue logo cue ball is...

I'm starting up a scratch (no handicap) straight pool league in the Tampa Bay area. I currently have 12 players but would love to get a few more. I'm still ironing out a detail here or there but overall it will work like this: You get a schedule and a contact sheet with everyone's email and...

I'm currently running a handicapped straight pool league and am starting another next week (non-handicapped straight pool), and was looking for some feedback from league owner/operators on what is a resonable fee to charge for administration. I'd like to keep it fair, but there can be a lot of...

The September issue of PoolSynergy went live today. The topic is Practice: What's Worked. This is our 23rd consecutive monthly issue, a testament to the wonderful support of our many great contributors. I hope you like this issue.

PoolSynergy volume 9 is now available. This month's topic is What's your story? Why do you love the game? What got you hooked? Was it the seedy ambiance of a group of old guys sitting in the corner of a dark smoky room, puffing on cigars while a stuffed deer head stared at you from the wall...

PoolSynergy volume 8 is now available. This month's topic is how to fix pool, a subject I've seen on this board more than once. ;) Come check out our thoughts and let us know where you think we've got good ideas and where we're full of it.

I participated in Ftgokie’s Cuemakers Buildoff that will be finishing up soon. It was a unique learning experience and I thank him, the (still unidentified) cuemakers who donated their work, John Barton, who donated a case to hold them while they made their way across America, and all the AZers...

PoolSynergy, a monthly virtual collection of the best writing in pool has gone live for May. PoolSynergy volume 7 is about Poolosophy: A Person’s Unique Approach to and Philosophy of pool. Check out the various articles and let us know what you think. If you have suggestions for future themes...

PoolSynergy #6 is now live. April's host is Mike McCafferty on his blog Diary of a Pool Shooter. This month's topic is "The Most Important Thing" and 11 of us made attempts at answering this tough question. Check it out and let us know what you think.

I thought you guys would be interested in this. It almost sounds too good to be true. Clearly it could have a great use in coating the butt end of cues, but maybe even on shafts, since it is supposedly breathable. Given that it'll be available in the UK soon, and cheap, I wondered if anyone...

PoolSynergy, a monthly collection of the best writing in pool, has published its second edition today. You can check it out at this month's host Samm Diep's blog The Pool Tip Jar. There are 9 personal stories of notable moments in our pool lives that helped us to become better players. Please...

Thanks for voting in our poll. We're looking to improve our offering next month and knowing which articles you liked best will help with that. Feel free to leave any and all feedback on what you liked and what you didn't. If you haven't seen the articles, they're here. You can also recommend...

Our 1st edition of PoolSynergy went live today, Nov 15th. We had a couple hiccups this morning but all is well now except that one article is only viewable in Internet Explorer (we're still working on that). PoolSynergy is a monthly collection of the best writing on pool. Each contributor, 9...

On Sunday, Nov 15th at 10:00 AM EST, PoolSynergy will go live with its first issue. This month's edition will be published on Pool Student's Blog and will feature 9 articles from 9 regular pool bloggers/writers. This month’s theme will be ‘strategy’. The link will begin to work after the...

I attended both halves of TAR-17, the Donny Mills vs Shane Van Boening race to 100. I have put up a post on my blog summarizing what I learned while I enjoyed 16 hours of great pool. This is not a news type recap of the match, nor is it another discussion of the relative merits of the soft...

I saw Beware_of_Dawg's thread on his new table and it made me realize that I hadn't mentioned that I recently put a table in my home as well. I didn't want to hijack his thread so started this one. I bought a used Robertson 9' table that used to be in commercial use at Stroker's in Palm...