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So SeniorTom posted a question the other day about what constituted a foul. I was recently in a similar situation: An object ball was frozen to a rail. I lightly hit the object ball with the cue ball causing the object ball to roll a few inches out onto the table without contacting another rail...

So I’m getting ready to jump into straight pool and just wanted to make sure I am correct on the standard table markings. It’s a bit harder to find a diagram on Google than I thought. Anyway, these are the markings I’m aware of: - Outline of the triangle, on the outside of the rack; - Straight...

The issue of whether pool is a sport pops up on AZB from time to time and everyone seems to have an opinion but, with some exceptions discussed later, there is seldom any analysis beyond, “Yeah, of course it’s a sport” and “Oh no, it’s not.” I wanted to re-open that discussion with what is...

I had a major house fire about 18 months ago and we recently got moved back into the house and my table is now set up again. I have a Ballstar ball polisher which I have always been happy with. My polisher itself is fine but the bottle of cleaning liquid that comes with it was lost in the fire...

So I saw this video on YouTube and thought it was an interesting take on frozen rail shots. The guys says it was taught to him by Earl Strickland. Basically, he says that with a ball frozen to the rail, you can make it by hitting the object ball full in the face and loading up with lots of high...

I’ve been taught that on regular shots, your eye pattern should fall on the object ball last but that on a break shot, you should be looking at the cue ball at the point you contact it with the cue. Looking at the cue last on break shots has been my practice for several years and I’ll admit, my...

Does anyone here have any experience with this light: https://www.perimeterbilliardlights.com/products/9-ft-perimeter-led-billiard-light I think the maker posted something on AZB some time back but I wanted to get some user feedback on it. It looks like a knockoff of the Predator version...

So this is getting down to the level of pool trivia but I’ve been reading a lot of American West history lately. It’s widely known that Morgan Earp was playing pool in the early 1880’s in Tombstone, Arizona when an assassin fired a shot through the window and killed him. I’ve read a good deal...

I have a friend who is looking for a used table in the Miami area. He’s not trying to score a Diamond or Gold Crown. He’s probably looking for a furniture-grade 8-footer but 7 foot like a used Valley bar box would be fine. It’s for his teenage son who is just getting interested in pool. They are...

I have a friend in Miami who is looking and will shortly be buying a used table in the Miami area. I am trying to get him hooked up with a reputable mechanic in that area who could break down, move and set up a table at a fair price. Any help? You can answer here or DM me. He’s still looking for...

Except for placement of particular balls (for 8 ball, 8 in the middle, etc.) many rule sets don’t address placement of the remaining balls. Those rules that do address the issue usually state that all other balls are to be racked randomly but none that I’m aware of define exactly what they mean...

I’ve played pool for years but just started watching snooker on YouTube. I think I could get hooked but I need to find a public table near Louisville, Kentucky. Bank Shot Billiards in Louisville used to have one but it closed a couple of years ago. Does anyone know of a table within maybe a...

I've been giving more attention to pattern play lately. An issue with pattern play is that, with every rack depending on the particular layout of the table, you are limited to learning general concepts and, hopefully, applying them correctly in a given instance. I thought I'd list what I...

Generalizations On Pattern Play *double post - ignore* ...........

The "how would you shoot this" type questions are among those I enjoy the most on this forum. They provide a lot of good suggestions and ideas and (largely) avoid a lot of the "personality clash" kind of issues often found elsewhere. I know that a dedicated sub-forum for "how would you shoot...

I just finished a lesson with Scott Lee over the weekend. This is not my first lesson with Scott but I keep coming back to him because his knowledge of pool is amazing. He has a gift for being able to express various concepts and principles in a way that is easy to understand and he is...

I recently starting playing in a local APA Masters league. Under their format, up to thirteen games are played (8 in nine ball, 5 in eight ball), in a race to seven. Winner of the lag/coin flip can choose to start the match in his format of choice (8 or 9) with opponent getting the first break...

I tried to post this earlier but it got lost somewhere in cyberspace. If I end up with a double post, forgive me. Anyway, last night I was in a situation where my object ball and the cue ball were in a straight line to a pocket which was blocked by an opponent ball sitting in the jaws of the...

I'm trying to figure out how to use the diamonds on the end rail to calculate kicking to a certain point on the long rail (most likely to a ball frozen to the long rail). Kicking a ball sitting in the jaws of a corner pocket such that it goes to the far end rail and back to the other corner...

I was laying awake the other night pondering many things: Barbecue, the zombie apocalypse, Kentucky basketball, etc. and about 2:00 a.m. I started thinking about the physics of stop shots, so this maybe ought to be addressed to Dr. Dave or someone of his ilk. Here is my question: Obviously...