I think from the strength of his statement that your assumption is not correct.
Stop with the cue pointing!!!!!!!
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Why stop at chalk placement then? Maybe he'll clarify, but it'd be kinda silly to think he implied that he'd play outside of the rules, don't you think?
True, but after Neil's challenge of me taking up some 7' pool, I certainly learned how incredibly nit-picky bar players can be. If the rule is ambiguous, and I wasn't capable of putting chalk on a tip without painting the walls (as another thread alluded to) then merely the, "cast-off", from a hard break could be considered, "marking the table."
As an aside, I do detest when every little thing has to be spelled out, but I've found sometimes it's a necessity.
At one time I developed the habit of leaving my chalk on the rail on my position line for the next shot. I knew it could be considered marking but had never been called on it. I mean I was just leaving the chalk where I would be needing it next.
I did get called on it by a pro. He knew what I was doing. So when I did it against him, he just picked the chalk up and handed it to me saying, "you can't do that." I have kept my chalk in my pocket ever since.
As to the title of the thread: I thought it was regarding someone pointing their cue at me. That did happen and I did tell him that he better back way the F up.
