I wish they'd use the weather stripping on super tight pool tables.
Chinese 8-ball (Heyball) explained
- Thread starter Bob Jewett
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There was one old room I learned to play at and practiced at for years. It had super eights, tables that were neither eight or nine feet, I believe a little closer to nines than eights, maybe not it has been a long time. Anyway, got bored on the super eights and tried my hand on the snooker table for the first time.
There were actually two old tables, set up for golf. Tight pockets with deep deep shelves. I started banking sometimes just to get better angles into the pockets. Then I started banking on the snooker tables whenever possible. Young eyes it was possible. 20-10 vision. My high run was six balls, banks, in regulation play. More or less regulation. I had a hard enough time getting people to play without playing by full snooker rules. I moved away and no more snooker tables. I sure missed them!
Hu
There were actually two old tables, set up for golf. Tight pockets with deep deep shelves. I started banking sometimes just to get better angles into the pockets. Then I started banking on the snooker tables whenever possible. Young eyes it was possible. 20-10 vision. My high run was six balls, banks, in regulation play. More or less regulation. I had a hard enough time getting people to play without playing by full snooker rules. I moved away and no more snooker tables. I sure missed them!
Hu
in relation to the balls it's tighter than snooker anyway. i can enjoy the occasional match, melling is always fun, but for the most part it's pretty boring. no doubt the top c8b boys are extremely talented cueists.
agree, great players but the overall vibe is about as exciting as sitting in a doctors waiting room. precision play doesn't automatically mean enjoyable to watch. i can usually get through 4-5games and i'm either gone or asleep.