bring your own cueball???

[sygfrid]

can someone tell me why a player would want to use his own cueball? it is mentioned in the beard's book and i played a guy today and didnt realize until 3 racks in that it wasnt the usual cueball at the pool hall. we were just playing to play, no money but i'm curious what advantage that is? thanks

Instead of bringing a cue ball, I bring my ENTIRE SET of balls! This way, I have consistent ball reactions throughout the set since they are definitely of the same size & density.

I think it's useless that you bring a cb & use it on a different set, which may have been used for quite a long time, and even quite frequently, therefore has reduced in size & even in density. You might as well play with the cue ball that the house's set came with in the first place. I believe that accuracy is being sacrificed if you use a cue ball of a different size as the rest of the set. :wink:

@mosconiac: I believe the reason behind why the lower balls such as #1 become "lighter" over time than the upper balls is that the lower balls are used more often (hence wear out faster) than the upper balls. I believe this has something to do with the popularity of the game of 9-ball and even 10-ball. Therefore, if you have complete set of balls, it's best to use all the balls once in a while for a more even wear.