Immutable Laws of Pool

[risky biz]

Are there primary, general immutable laws of pool- laws which have no exceptions or variations? How many are there?

As a starter I nominate the following:

1. Inanimate objects are incapable of error.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Pockets move. I've seen it happen.

 

[Donny Lutz]

There's one shot in pool, that if mastered, makes you un-beatable. What shot is this?
Your next shot.

 

[Neil]

..................

 

[androd]

If you dog the 9 ball, your opponent will win the next game before you get a shot.
Rod.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... 1. Inanimate objects are incapable of error.

Well, maybe, but they are certainly capable of unexpected variation. I've seen lop-sided cue balls and seriously out-of-round object balls. And then there are skids. Not all misses can be fairly attributed to mistakes by the player.

 

[rayjay]

If somebody wants to bet they can do something, don't bet.

 

[OUSooner]

Never curse a rolling ball. I agree with the race to 3 9 ball thing. Brutal.

 

[scrappy]

when you are left with a difficult shot and decide to go balls out offense, you make the shot then get out of line and have another difficult shot aka one good shot deserves another

 

[RackemBilliards]

Laws

Celebrating too early is a mistake:smile:

 

[bobroberts]

Never play a match with scared money.

 

[dom_poppa]

Sharking is ok....do it till you get caught.

 

[book collector]

90% of the time your opponent won't have 50 dollars to their name. The other half of the time they don't have 20.
{Stolen from Yogi Berra}

 

[jason]

90% of the time your opponent won't have 50 dollars to their name. The other half of the time they don't have 20.
{Stolen from Yogi Berra}

When you come to a fork on the table, use it. You're a starving pool player for God's sake! --Yogi Mosconi

 

[Mitchxout]

If you dog the 9 ball, your opponent will win the next game before you get a shot.
Rod.

Usually on the break.

 

[Mitchxout]

Another law is: the harder you try, the worse you do.

 

[Scaramouche]

If you aren't sure whether to pocket the ball in the end or the side, you will hit the rail between the two alternatives.

If you concentrate really hard on hitting the object ball, you won't notice the interferring ball that you will actually hit.

 

[mikefingers]

LISTEN to what the TABLE is telling you!!!!!
THE TABLE IS NEVER WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spider1]

Don't ever gamble with a guy nicknamed "weasel".

And one specifically for myself: if you accidentally touch a ball and your opponent says "just go ahead and move it back" you WILL miss your next shot. Every friggin time!

 

[jalapus logan]

Well, maybe, but they are certainly capable of unexpected variation. I've seen lop-sided cue balls and seriously out-of-round object balls. And then there are skids. Not all misses can be fairly attributed to mistakes by the player.

Put differently, pool players don't make mistakes. It is always equipment failure that is to blame.