Is it legal to use permanent marker to mark spots on the shaft?

[Pubo]

As above, I'm wondering if it is legal in tournament to use a shaft that has been marked with black points or whatever to help train my speed control. Say I mark evenly spaced points so that if I smoothly accelerate the cue, I get desired cue ball speed at contact. Appreciate the feedback!

 

[Brookeland Bill]

I put a Bausch & Lomb scope on my shaft.

 

[maha]

bad players are always looking for some kind of gimmick or equipment to help them make up for lack of practice or ability.
and guess what it doesnt exist.

 

[straightline]

What if the mark on your ferrule was in the shape of an arrow pointing towards the tip? Aiming device?

Who are these sadists that want to sell dog shows?

 

[Pubo]

At the time of the Galveston tournaments (Sept. 2009) I was using a wood shaft and I marked the ferrule so I could have the same stick rotation on each shot. At the start of a one pocket match, my opponent looked at my cue stick, claimed the mark was an aiming device, and ran over to the TD to get me disqualified. The TD told him to go away.

I put a mark next to his name in my notebook. About a 730 FR player.

Thanks Bob! that was good to know

 

[Pubo]

bad players are always looking for some kind of gimmick or equipment to help them make up for lack of practice or ability.
and guess what it doesnt exist.

Certainly practice is the king. Are you saying that "high tech" equipment won't help you improve?

 

[jasonlaus]

As long as it's your shaft.
Would get you evicted permanently if you Mark the opponent s shaft.

Especially with a black mark....a Snail trail is completely legal

 

[Jimbojim]

I put a piece of tape on my ferrule, so that I can tell if I twisted the cue during my stroke. Is that legal during tournament play?

I don't know if it is legal of not but what I know is that it's a great idea