Chipped 3 ball?

[jaime_lion]

Two tables?

Is this really that difficult to find a solution?

2 drunk people were playing the table beside me. I did play 2 games for free against them.

 

[jaime_lion]

With the cheap sets of balls often found in a bar, the chipping issue is real, but many a bar owner will feel that a slightly chipped ball will not cost them any business. The moment they decide otherwise, they will take action to replace either the chipped ball or the entire set, so your best bet is to complain to the owner.

Are you being serious? I did not know different balls were harder or such.

 

[Bob Jewett]

In my experience the 4 ball is the one that is usually chipped, probably because is is surrounded by two primes. They tend to be harder.

The 12, which is also purple (in some sets) and between two primes often has the same issues. Pairs of primes are killers. I don't know why, but the 6 seems to be immune from the problem -- perhaps because it is a perfect number.

 

[maha]

all pool balls deserve to be treated the same.

 

[sjm]

Are you being serious? I did not know different balls were harder or such.

Yes, I'm being serious. The better brands like Centennial or Aramith are much less likely to chip, but in a bar, the odds are you'll find a lower quality type of pool balls. Another difference found in a bar is that the balls tend to be older and more worn, so chipping becomes more likely. A third issue in a bar is that they often have hard, even concrete floors, so when balls fly off the table (which happens even in carpeted pool rooms) the danger of structural damage to the balls is greater than in a pool room. Again, your best defense against damaged equipment such as chipped pool balls is to tell the owner of the bar.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... your best defense against damaged equipment such as chipped pool balls is to tell the owner of the bar.

Or bring your own. I play where they take pretty good care of the equipment but the balls are all worn down. New balls tend to play more consistently. If I bring my own, I don't have that excuse.

 

[jimmyco]

Or bring your own. I play where they take pretty good care of the equipment but the balls are all worn down. New balls tend to play more consistently. If I bring my own, I don't have that excuse.

Just be aware of the pocket liners. Some have protruding hardware that can ruin a nice ball set.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Just be aware of the pocket liners. Some have protruding hardware that can ruin a nice ball set.

Yup. I had a student who was very proud of his new home table. The installer had left tacks exposed in the pockets as evidenced by the gouges in the nearly new balls. The pool room I mentioned doesn't have that problem. I believe Ernesto does the tables.