Nice video on the Dos and Don'ts in a Pool room

AuntyDan

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Seems a shame because a few years after making this video the Michigan Student Union Pool room was apparently shut down, but this video is quite good for teaching newbies (and not-so-newbies with bad habits):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXvEMqk02A

One odd thing - Has anyone else heard that Cyclop balls are not supposed to be polished with anything at all except a dry cloth?
 
AuntyDan said:
Seems a shame because a few years after making this video the Michigan Student Union Pool room was apparently shut down, but this video is quite good for teaching newbies (and not-so-newbies with bad habits):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXvEMqk02A

One odd thing - Has anyone else heard that Cyclop balls are not supposed to be polished with anything at all except a dry cloth?
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Strange video. Lots of good info but there is an underlying "authoritarian" tone that takes me back to the days when the dean of boys had this really stupid idea ( that he must have come up with when he was drunk ) that he could tell me what to do. Yeah... how'd that work out for you, Mr. Hyde? :thumbup:
 
Michael Andros said:
Strange video. Lots of good info but there is an underlying "authoritarian" tone that takes me back to the days when the dean of boys had this really stupid idea ( that he must have come up with when he was drunk ) that he could tell me what to do. Yeah... how'd that work out for you, Mr. Hyde? :thumbup:
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Did you go to Ridgemont High?;)
 
AuntyDan said:
Seems a shame because a few years after making this video the Michigan Student Union Pool room was apparently shut down, but this video is quite good for teaching newbies (and not-so-newbies with bad habits):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXvEMqk02A

One odd thing - Has anyone else heard that Cyclop balls are not supposed to be polished with anything at all except a dry cloth?
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I find it hilarious they require different rules for players choosing to play on the Diamond tables versus all the other tables in the room - like most of their student recreational players really care? Also quite funny they still provide white cone chalk in the room to be used freely, which is easily one of the quickest ways to dirty up a table, particularly when used by recreational players, despite all these other very strict rules they are trying to get players to adhere to. And FYI, breaking track lines are not avoided by using a break pad for breaking.
 
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I polished the Cyclops with a Ballstar cleaner and solution. Nothing negative occurred. I have not read not to clean them but will look into it.
 
Love all those old Brunswicks.

And speaking of FTARH, is it coincidence this vid ends at 4:20?
 
They cut out the scene where they tell you to exhaul away from the table, as to not get any moisture on the cloth.
 
Nice to see the reminder to not dump the balls on the table. It has to be one of my biggest pet peeves. Not just because it's obnoxious but it's also idiotic. They dump the balls on the table then run around to collect them in the rack as they roll around the table. If only they came in a carrying device or tray of sorts.

I imagine these people buying a bag of chips and dumping the whole bag on the counter before transferring them to a bowl.
 
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Um...yeah...feel free to abuse those beautiful Brunswicks I guess...
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Yeah, yeah, I know... most big tournaments use Diamonds these days. I would rather have one Gold Crown than 3 Diamond Professionals or Pro-Ams. Color me stupid, I guess.
 
AuntyDan said:
Seems a shame because a few years after making this video the Michigan Student Union Pool room was apparently shut down, but this video is quite good for teaching newbies (and not-so-newbies with bad habits):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXvEMqk02A

One odd thing - Has anyone else heard that Cyclop balls are not supposed to be polished with anything at all except a dry cloth?
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I'm guessing the stricter rules didn't go over too well with whatever few student / staff players they still had left that supported this awesome historical room. Did they honestly think the new Diamond tables were going to make any difference? With the roughly 20G's they wasted on these new tables, maybe they could have afforded to keep the poolroom open another year or so?
 
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I think requiring a break clothe is major OCD. If you have a home table you want to keep pristine, sure. But tables are meant to be used reasonably and you should just expect it will show signs of that use. If you operate a room, you should expect to replace the clothe at a regular cadence.


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So this room is no longer open? I wonder what ever happened to those cool custom lamp shades? Those would be great for alumni.
 
MattPoland said:
I think requiring a break clothe is major OCD. If you have a home table you want to keep pristine, sure. But tables are meant to be used reasonably and you should just expect it will show signs of that use. If you operate a room, you should expect to replace the clothe at a regular cadence.


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To re-cloth a single diamond bar box will cost you $175 plus tax and shipping in felt alone. Then add in the 2 hours of labor. Oh, are you re-felting the rails too = ) $$$? Then multiply that by the 10+ tables the pool room has; then multiply that by 2 (assuming you'll replace the felt 2 times in a year).

That's a lot of dough to just expect a pool room to shell out. Personally, I've never shot in a pool room that required a break cloth. But if so, I wouldn't have any problem with it.

Seeing as though I re-felt and repair tables on the side; I have a greater understanding and appreciation in the work, time and money that goes in to it versus the typical banger.
 
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