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There have been many ball color changes over the years, ostensibly to make it easier for the TV viewer to distinguish the different balls. So is this what they have come up with? Does anyone else have a hard time telling the difference between the 3, 4, and 5 balls?

Wow this is awesome news!!! Starting in 2020 the BCAPL Nationals will abandon their sizzling July dates and move to mid-March. After that the dates will fluctuate sightly between late February and early April. March is my favorite month to be in Vegas! So happy that CSI has made this change...

One of the bars in our league has 5 Valley bar tables. The owner is looking into getting the tables automated so that players can rent the tables with cash or credit card from either a kiosk or the table so that the players do not have to rent the balls from the bartender. Ideally, the...

I need help scheduling an in-house league with 15 teams and 5 tables, where each week there are three teams per table playing a mini round robin. There will be seven weeks total, so in the end each team will play the other 14 teams exactly once. Has anyone done a schedule like this? Not sure...

Mission Pool Tables & Games, Santa Barbara's only local billiards store, is for sale. John Kuhn, owner for the past 35 years, is retiring. Call John at 805-569-1444 if you are interested.

The new BCA Rule book is out. Here are two new rules.... (8/9/10 ball) Legal break only if minimum 3 balls pocketed or cross head string (or any combo) (10 ball) 10 ball legally pocketed gets spotted unless it was last ball on table (player continues to shoot) WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FARGO RATINGS PLEASE START HERE.... FargoRate.com The intent of this is to be a living document, so if you have links to Fargo videos or explanatory web pages / posts, please add them in a comment and I will update the document. LINKS TO FARGORATE VIDEOS...

My sister Wendy is vacationing in Costa Rica for her 50th birthday, and a day into the vacation she experienced uncontrolled blood pressure and seizures, requiring emergency hospitalization. The hospital is very nice but it is pay-as-you-go, and my sister does not have the $2700+/day to stay...

This California boy working back east next week and I'm looking for a M-F tourney in Prince Georges County. I'm staying in Upper Marlboro and willing to drive an hour. Thanks in advance!!

What I did was to look at the top 5 players in Fargo Rating on each of the 348 teams. I added them up and got the TOTAL FARGO column. I took the low and high ratings and got the FARGO LO and FARGO HI columns. I then counted the number of unknowns (425/525/625) and got the # UNK column. Click on...

I do this for our league members so I thought I would share.....

I'd like to add a real-time scoreboard to our league website so that our teams can input wins/losses (and maybe commentary such as "Mary had first ever break n run") as they happen and everyone can follow online. Has anyone tried this with success? Is there a decent third-part app that can do...

I've been running this league going on 15 years now and it pains me to spend good league money on plastic pieces of crap (AKA trophies). Additionally, each season our league gives to each team a small plaque with their team photo on it, and after 15 years I'm so over them as well. I'm looking...

This happened at our All-Star tourney last night. Player A breaks and sinks the 8-ball. Player B spots the 8-ball so that Player A can see how the table is and decide whether or not to re-rack. When lifting his hand after spotting the 8-ball, Player B brushes the cue ball, which was very close...

The only money they want from players in their sanctioned leagues is a $15 annual membership fee. The BCAPL (CSI) 8-ball rules are almost identical to those used by professionals. The way it should be. Call ball and pocket. Open after the break. No need for pocket markers. The BCAPL...

Has any league operator successfully introduced a shot clock into league play? If so how did you do it? We have a lot of teams averaging 16 min per game of 8-ball, when 10 is the ideal. Matches that should be over at 9:30 go past 11pm and everyone involved gets pissed. Looking for any...

I see that coaching is now allowed in scotch doubles, as long as you do it from your seat. I can't say I'm a fan of this rule change. I see the pros coach each other in the Mosconi Cup, but they are pros and they shoot fast. Coaching at the Nationals will slow play considerably. CSI mentions...

I'm working in the Fredericksburg / Dahlgren VA area next week and I'm looking for a place to shoot pool and either get a game or find a tournament. Anyone know of a place that is within an hour drive from there? Perhaps on the base?? Chris