Crazy Bar Banger Rules

[JABSolstice]

I was playing 8ball against a guy last night for drinks. He was pretty bad and I was ahead 7 or 8 to nothing at this point. He gets down to shoot and accidentally tapped the CB while going through his practice strokes. I got up to go shoot and he says that since the CB didn't go at least 3 inches, it's just an accident and still his shot. I obviously let him take another turn, but had never heard that one in all my years of playing in bars.

What other crazy bar banger rules have you heard?

Apologies if there is another thread on this...I am not smart enough to find it.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

Asian style where the racker spins the 8 and you must break as soon as he lifts off the table while the 8 is spinning
Or you’ll get your ass kicked

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I broke once and double kissed a ball in
Guy rushes the table saying no no no no no claiming my break invalid
We play for perfection!

 

[Sheldon]

 

[JABSolstice]

I remember that one from way back. Haven't heard it in a long time, though!

 

[JABSolstice]

I broke once and double kissed a ball in
Guy rushes the table saying no no no no no claiming my break invalid
We play for perfection!

That one's definitely new to me!

 

[Naitch]

 

[Poolhall60561]

What does this mean “8 ball must go clean”
If it hits the side rail before it goes in the corner, is that clean?

I hate these rules

 

[Lawnboy77]

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You know this garbage is just their way of keeping serious players away. Lol and it works!

 

[skip100]

What did those innocent apostrophes do to deserve such abuse?

 

[DeadStick]

#2 and #5 are WAY too subjective, omg

 

[straightline]

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00. No brains allowed. If you brought any, they must be checked at the door.

What does this mean “8 ball must go clean”
If it hits the side rail before it goes in the corner, is that clean?

I hate these rules

I've had rattling the ball called on me. Their game is clueless marksmanship.

 

[GoldCrown]

If the cue misses the object ball but hits three rails it’s a legal shot.
Of the cue-object ball are 1/4-1/2” apart the shot cannot be a straight in as it’s assumed to be a double tap

 

[JABSolstice]

What does this mean “8 ball must go clean”
If it hits the side rail before it goes in the corner, is that clean?

I hate these rules

I think it means you can't carom the 8 in off another ball.

 

[JABSolstice]

If the cue-object ball are 1/4-1/2” apart the shot cannot be a straight in as it’s assumed to be a double tap

I agree with this one.

 

[tomatoshooter]

I broke once and double kissed a ball in
Guy rushes the table saying no no no no no claiming my break invalid
We play for perfection!

On the break? That is straight up the most ridiculous shit I have ever heard.

 

[tomatoshooter]

If the ball is touching the wall, you are allowed to pick out up and put it back on the table

 

[straightline]

Banger friend of mine likes to bank. He calls the cushions walls too. lol...

 

[Sheldon]

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All the "city leagues" around here use these kind of old school rules. It's a recipe for disaster, since too many people seem to think "winning" is more important than being "honest".
That's beside the fact that the rules really don't make much sense in the first place.
Another rule is that you can't raise your cue above your shoulder.

 

[Cornerman]

I was playing 8ball against a guy last night for drinks. He was pretty bad and I was ahead 7 or 8 to nothing at this point. He gets down to shoot and accidentally tapped the CB while going through his practice strokes. I got up to go shoot and he says that since the CB didn't go at least 3 inches, it's just an accident and still his shot. I obviously let him take another turn, but had never heard that one in all my years of playing in bars.

What other crazy bar banger rules have you heard?

Apologies if there is another thread on this...I am not smart enough to find it.

https://billiards.colostate.edu/resource_files/Cornerman_Bar_Rules.pdf

Wondering if I need to put things like this and the “butt width from the cushion” rule? Probably.