I've had a few people clean it between every game. I always thought it was a bit excessive, but it doesn't bother me. I've tried to skid proof my game as much as possible.
Etiquette Question
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I've had a few people clean it between every game. I always thought it was a bit excessive, but it doesn't bother me. I've tried to skid proof my game as much as possible.
Pretty sure you crossed the line into waaayy too much detail! It did remind me of the old days of working in the power plant or petro-chem. We used to take the glue off of a box flap to make a nice big artificial booger. Twist that into your mustache and walk around with it. Most will stare at it when talking to you but won't say anything! Used to be cheap entertainment right up there with pouring coffee on somebody from up high. When they look up all they see is somebody apparently tucking things away. When I was pushing some of those jobs I had green helpers come to me wanting to go home and change clothes.
This may all seem juvenile just because it is but just remember these are the same guys making sure the local nuke doesn't melt down! Gotta have a little fun sometimes.
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Finally, Chernobyl explained! And portions of The Simpsons are actually documentaries.
Or maybe they all are.
Or....enjoy a slow day at the job.
I remember watching Oliver Ortmann play in the US Open on the stream a few years back. He brought his own towel and cleaned the entire set of balls before racking. He did this every single time.
In some tournaments the tables are vacuumed after every match and each match starts with a freshly cleaned set of balls.
I agree. I do it allot too mostly just out of habit at this point. No one has ever asked me not to. I don't play in tournaments, so I'm not sure how most would react under those circumstances. Unless you've been a victim of frequent cheating by people, seems a safe practice.
There was this guy I used to play that had skin like the inside of a Vaseline jar.
We'd play alternating breaks, and he'd always wipe his forehead with his palm before grabbing the cue ball.
I would go grab a bar towel and the bottle of Windex and clean the ball on my turn.
There was this guy I used to play that had skin like the inside of a Vaseline jar.
We'd play alternating breaks, and he'd always wipe his forehead with his palm before grabbing the cue ball.
I would go grab a bar towel and the bottle of Windex and clean the ball on my turn.
For a pro tournament, that should be the case for every tournament, every match, from opening round until the finals, without exception! Pro level players should play their tournament matches on absolute pristine conditions, just like they do in every other indoor and outdoor sport, weather permitting!
The official act of ‘cleaning’ the CB is one thing, but If I’m breaking nine-ball, nobody is going to tell me I can’t wipe it on my shirt first! But along with that, my opponent also has every right to then examine my shirt if he wants to.
In a thread about etiquette, I prefer to use my own sort. :thumbup: