bringing your own set of pool balls
- Thread starter simco
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Definitely one of the reasons I play with myself at home.
My balls are better.
My balls are better.
I always bring a set for league straight pool matches.
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Bigbaby987
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I play with my own set unless I’m playing a tournament.
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But that's kind of a disservice to yourself.
You own balls play differently from the room's balls, no?
I keep a rack in the trunk of my car, depending on where I’m playing.
As a poolroom proprietor / owner, I wouldn't have a problem if any customers choose to bring their own set of balls in and use them. Exceptions would be if it is in a tournament or league match, in which case they need to use the same balls everyone else uses, which we provide.
I'll admit and everyone here knows that anytime I play, whether it's practicing by myself or playing with another customer, I will always pull a set of freshly polished and nearly new balls out of my office to use, and I'll put them through the polishing machine as soon as I finish the session, before I return them to my office, so they are ready to go for next time.
Luckily most of my regular pool halls have balls that are in good shape, the only one that does not has a set of Armith Pros behind the counter for regulars that ask for them.
One time I borrowed a set of Centennials from a friend to take to a place I knew had really bad balls, dinged up, dirty, old. I played a few racks and noticed that a few of the Centennials had dings in them. The pocket leather was cut open and the balls where hitting the sharp metal insides, dinging them. That was the last time I brought a set of balls with me.
One time I borrowed a set of Centennials from a friend to take to a place I knew had really bad balls, dinged up, dirty, old. I played a few racks and noticed that a few of the Centennials had dings in them. The pocket leather was cut open and the balls where hitting the sharp metal insides, dinging them. That was the last time I brought a set of balls with me.
I try to take my balls to the pool hall when I go, if I can get them out of my wife's purse.
Occasionally when we are out my wife will pat her purse...like when I am speaking to another woman...and I know exactly what she means...:embarrassed2:
Not every place has a ball polisher. If was planning on a serious game and the house balls were filthy, bringing a set of freshly polished/high quality balls would make sense.
Otherwise, if an opponent were to bring his, I would be leery since people have been known to wax the odd #s/solids & oil the even #s/stripes (or vice versa). They look the same, but play quite differently.
Otherwise, if an opponent were to bring his, I would be leery since people have been known to wax the odd #s/solids & oil the even #s/stripes (or vice versa). They look the same, but play quite differently.
Bigbaby987
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To a degree you’re right. I play on mud rocks just fine but it’s much nicer to have great playing set when in practice or playing for fun.
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A guy tried that crap on me lately. It cost a couple games in first set.
When I realized what was happening, I didn't let him know that I knew. Lol....i then robbed him. That's not the first time I've known of someone doing that.
Your right, they play very differently. I should have known something was up when he wanted to hire an onlooker to do all the racking.
One banks berry long and the other, depending......can bank wayyy short.
In my case, the solids banks so short it was crazy and the stripes banks equally off but long.
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