This is a list of some telltale signs I’ve come up with, running a family oriented pool room for 27+ years. I’m sure others and myself will come up with additions to this list, but this is a good start - Feel free to add!
1) Racking the balls at the wrong end of the table, even though the rack hook is located at the correct end of the table, even though there is no foot spot at the head end of the table to know where to rack the balls at.
2) Never removing the chalk from the ball tray to place on the rails of the table and/or failure to ever use the chalk on the cue tip or to know how to use the chalk on the cue tip.
3) Application of the miniature golf rule - using the butt end of the cue to move the cue ball one butt width off the cushion when the cue ball ends up on the cushion.
4) Attempting to rack the balls with one hand on the rack and/or attempting to rack the balls standing on the side of the table rather than the end of the table.
5) Scooping under the cue ball in an attempt to jump the cue ball over an impeding ball.
6) Applying the BIH behind the headstring rule strictly at all times, even if the player with BIH has to kick down the table and back to try to hit the one of their balls or the 8-ball.
7) Returning the set of balls to the counter with the ball tray turned upside down where the balls can easily fall out.
8) When customers return the balls to the counter, they tell you how many games they’ve played, even though they are charged for the time they played and not for the number of games played.
9) 2 or more players getting bored enough that they invent this game of banging around moving balls at the same time.
10) Players that jack their cue up 45° or more when attempting to hit a cue ball that is frozen or close to frozen on the cushion.
11) Returning the ball rack to the counter with the ball tray, even though the ball racks are kept on a hook on the foot end of the table.
12) Players that request whether we supply any hand chalk / talc.
13) Players that continually accidentally bang their cue in to the table light grids 4’ above the table surface, on their follow-through.
1) Racking the balls at the wrong end of the table, even though the rack hook is located at the correct end of the table, even though there is no foot spot at the head end of the table to know where to rack the balls at.
2) Never removing the chalk from the ball tray to place on the rails of the table and/or failure to ever use the chalk on the cue tip or to know how to use the chalk on the cue tip.
3) Application of the miniature golf rule - using the butt end of the cue to move the cue ball one butt width off the cushion when the cue ball ends up on the cushion.
4) Attempting to rack the balls with one hand on the rack and/or attempting to rack the balls standing on the side of the table rather than the end of the table.
5) Scooping under the cue ball in an attempt to jump the cue ball over an impeding ball.
6) Applying the BIH behind the headstring rule strictly at all times, even if the player with BIH has to kick down the table and back to try to hit the one of their balls or the 8-ball.
7) Returning the set of balls to the counter with the ball tray turned upside down where the balls can easily fall out.
8) When customers return the balls to the counter, they tell you how many games they’ve played, even though they are charged for the time they played and not for the number of games played.
9) 2 or more players getting bored enough that they invent this game of banging around moving balls at the same time.
10) Players that jack their cue up 45° or more when attempting to hit a cue ball that is frozen or close to frozen on the cushion.
11) Returning the ball rack to the counter with the ball tray, even though the ball racks are kept on a hook on the foot end of the table.
12) Players that request whether we supply any hand chalk / talc.
13) Players that continually accidentally bang their cue in to the table light grids 4’ above the table surface, on their follow-through.
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