I think that for all pool tables they should put little pieces of cloth to cover the rubber lips of the pockets so you can bridge over them easier. I hate getting that black rubber mark on my shaft from bridging over a pocket. They should just put little strips of cloth on the very tops of the pocket rims and this would solve the bridging problem completely for all tables.
All Pool Tables Should Have This
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BiG_JoN said:
Just don't leave your cue-ball at the lip of the pocket and you'll have nothing to complain about.
LastTwo said:
Ok seriously, I think it has more to do with cigarette burns then anything else. It would be nice if pocket covers were suede (or something of that nature) for the serious player but they're asthetically pleasing, especially long-term.
I'm curious if BCA rules would allow a player to drape a cloth over a pocket in these scenarios.
I keep a hand towel with me that I lay over the plastic / rubber.
Never have had anyone question the practice.
Dave
Never have had anyone question the practice.
Dave
Anyone know the legality of this practice in various formats, leagues, etc?Mr. Wilson said:
I like to break from the end rail, bridging on the table, but frequently the bumper is mounted too low to allow this without damaging the cue. I usually just change my breaking method if this is the case, primarily to avoid the possibility of an argument, but if I "knew" draping a cloth was legal...
I lay my Q Cloth over the steel pockets on a bar box. I do this to keep the cue from getting scratched or gouged. I have only had one player say anything aobut that. He said that they don't allow that in the tournaments in Vegas. I looked at him and said that we are not playing in Vegas and continued to shoot. No game is worth damaging my cue.
A cloth for the break area is useful too
Another useful addition that I've never seen in the USA but which is common in UK bar/pub tables is a section of cloth fixed to the foot rail. You pull this up and lay it on the table in the area rear of the spot as you pull the balls out for a new rack. This area behind the spot gets the most wear on the table so anything you can use to protect it is useful.
Another useful addition that I've never seen in the USA but which is common in UK bar/pub tables is a section of cloth fixed to the foot rail. You pull this up and lay it on the table in the area rear of the spot as you pull the balls out for a new rack. This area behind the spot gets the most wear on the table so anything you can use to protect it is useful.
Takeshi Okamura, while playing Earl Strickland in the final of the 2000 US Open, placed a cloth over the pockets while he was shooting. Even though Earl bitched about it, Scott Smith did not call a foul. Okamura wasn't placing the cloth on the table to cover the rubber of the pockets, though, he was placing the cloth over the chrome areas on the rails (Brunswicks were still being used in 2000) so he wasn't blinded on certain shots by the reflection of the TV lights in the chrome. Earl was probably just pissed because he didn't think of it first....Qnut said:
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JLW said:
When he installed the new cloth on my table,
the Olhausen mechanic cut me a piece of the cloth
(Simonis 860) about 3" square as a "launch pad"
as he called it, to be used for breaking,
to eliminate the burn marks that are created
when breaking from the side rails.