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And what if the resting points of two balls that are jammed are on the surface of play? I can envision this happening where perhaps they can't be pocketed at all (not that this was the case for my friend).

Interesting that the video does not directly address what Fore Rail mentions above, which make sense because direct downward force won't pocket a ball that is still on the playing surface. I can imagine a scenario where the pockets were wide enough for two balls to be jammed together while still...

Out at our local last night and one of our group crushes a break almost popping the 8 in a side pocket, but that's not what got everyone's attention, it was the two stripes that had jammed themselves into the other side pocket. Several minutes pass while we're all laughing and taking photos and...

I can imagine just the sheer unwieldyness of wearing a giant hat at the plate throwing your whole swing out of whack as being the source of this term. You gotta hand it to baseball players for coming up with some pretty descriptive metaphors for various types of gaffes, including a "sword" (a...

Knowing baseball players that is entirely possible.:ROFLMAO:

It's pretty rare I think, so the casual fan probably doesn't get exposed to the term very often.

In baseball a Golden Sombrero is when a batter strikes out four times in a game. Last night I achieved(?) something similar during a game of eight ball for the first time since the '90s (and come to think of it that may have been just a hat trick; see the link to the baseball definition). It...

Amen and it seems that perhaps some of the mentally tougher players have been influenced by this.

'Specially for me because my two handed break sucks!

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Interesting set of rules for sure! Fouls include: (j) Shoot with only one hand; (k) Place auxiliary equipment such as external cue extenders or bridges to shoot the ball on the table; (l) Mobile devices such as mobile phones make a noise, and the first time will be considered as a foul, and...

Now I have to go look up heyball... sounds like something played on NYC public school basketball courts.

That and anything that features Europe vs 'Murca has surefire attraction going back to 1776.

I never in my wildest dreams expected to see the word "ennui" associated with pool... for those who don't know what it means this is the closest emoji I could find... 🫥 Thanks Bob!

Well... I was looking for something a little more official that perhaps equates a "ram shot" to the length of time that the cue stayed in contact with the cue ball, i.e. a "push shot", or that states that some part of the player's body (or cue) must be making contact with the table when the cue...

Do explain.

If you get a good run at it and smack it with one hand you can get 30-35mph out of just about any cue.

I'll have to try that. I made this shot the other night with the CB coming into the OB at about a 40° angle and the OB exiting the rail at maybe 70°. It seems I used low outside to make sure the CB got out of the way quickly. The one thing the definition doesn't mention is the pace you hit it...

Let's say your object ball is across the table against the long rail a few inches to the right of the side pocket. The cue ball has a clear path to the OB, but you can't use natural angle or you'll double kiss, so you cut it a little to keep the cue ball out of the path, and you punch it pretty...

Look into DMSO as a way to prevent the big C from coming back. Glad you made it through this test!