Are phenolic tips legal for break cues in the APA?
- Thread starter JAlan
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FIVE people on my team alone use phenolic tips on their break cue and I MYSELF use a G10 ferrule/tip combo on my break cue, only 1 person on my team uses a regular leather tip and half the time she is picking up one of our break cues to use.
Not 100% sure if it is legal but I will check into the rule book and see what it says when I get caught up here at work.
I'm thinking a LOT of people in my league area use them too.
In particular, I used a Mezz Power Break II last night (one of the shorties) and I got a few questioning looks. I believe the Mezz actually has a Sonic tip, some type of resin and carbon fiber mix, so it may not even be in the same class as phenolic.
In particular, I used a Mezz Power Break II last night (one of the shorties) and I got a few questioning looks. I believe the Mezz actually has a Sonic tip, some type of resin and carbon fiber mix, so it may not even be in the same class as phenolic.
APA OFFICIAL TEAM MANUAL
Page 44 General Rules
33. EQUIPMENT
In general, any piece of equipment designed specifically for pocket
billiards, with the exception of laser devices, is acceptable in APA League
play. Special equipment, such as bridges and cue extenders, are legal.
Cues with moveable parts will generally NOT be allowed.
Massé and jump shots are legal, when executed properly (see MASSÉ
SHOTS and JUMP SHOTS described in Definitions), but such shots
must be attempted using a regular shooting cue (see REGULAR
SHOOTING CUE described in Definitions). Players are not allowed to
break down their cues or switch to specialty cues (such as cues designed
for jumping and/or breaking) to attempt massé or jump shots.
Any piece of equipment not covered by this rule and in question will
be ruled upon by APA.
Definitions
REGULAR SHOOTING CUE: Any standard pool cue designed to shoot themajority of shots in a game of pool
Yes phenolic tips are allowed.
Page 44 General Rules
33. EQUIPMENT
In general, any piece of equipment designed specifically for pocket
billiards, with the exception of laser devices, is acceptable in APA League
play. Special equipment, such as bridges and cue extenders, are legal.
Cues with moveable parts will generally NOT be allowed.
Massé and jump shots are legal, when executed properly (see MASSÉ
SHOTS and JUMP SHOTS described in Definitions), but such shots
must be attempted using a regular shooting cue (see REGULAR
SHOOTING CUE described in Definitions). Players are not allowed to
break down their cues or switch to specialty cues (such as cues designed
for jumping and/or breaking) to attempt massé or jump shots.
Any piece of equipment not covered by this rule and in question will
be ruled upon by APA.
Definitions
REGULAR SHOOTING CUE: Any standard pool cue designed to shoot themajority of shots in a game of pool
Yes phenolic tips are allowed.
Yep, looks to me like they are, they don't say you CAN'T use them!
Thanks for the help guys!
conflicting answers? Don't you love it when people try to make up their own rules. Just start marking your 8 ball pocket with chalk and see what happens