Why do players spin the cue ball against the rail a few times prior to breaking.
- Thread starter PoolBoy1
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Yeah. Off of the cue ball and right back on the rail so it can get on the cue ball again. Doesn't make any sense at all, but nowadays not a lot does make sense.
Ron Swanson
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Because one person did and other's have copied it, pointlessly.
Someone should do a controlled experiment to test whether most of the chalk that is transfered to the cueball during play is from tip to cueball contact or the cueball contacting the headrail and picking up remnant chalk from it.
It harkens back to ancient times. It's supposed to rub the evil spirits from off the surface of the ball.
In modern times it's suppose to wipe the crud off the surface of the ball which is pretty much the same thing.
In modern times it's suppose to wipe the crud off the surface of the ball which is pretty much the same thing.
Me too, except I use my opponent's shirt.
I use my underwear, if they don't quit right there, they are too weirded out to focus on the game and you can beat them easily.
I've seen people put the ball in their pocket and roll it around in there to clean it.