Playing by official rules.....

[tim913]

Stay out of bars and you usually won't have a problem. Bars are where the "local" rules get screwy.

Where I play there’s usually one pool hall for every 1,000 bars. Bars are full of drunk guys with big egos and pockets full of cash. I haven’t had many problems with rules

 

[Cornerman]

I know there are some threads already about the strangest rules ever seen. I don't want to dig too deep into the list of crazy rules I've seen in my near decade of pool playing, although if yall want to post some they are entertaining to learn.

I just basically wanted to ask yalls opinion about the purpose of weird, wacky rules some establishments have. Personally, I believe the "extra" rules get enforced by exclusionary crowds that want to make it more difficult for newcomers........ if they don't understand the rules, it makes it easier for the people that play at that establishment to knock them out of the tournaments. If you take 2 players of roughly the same speed, the local player has a huge advantage if they know all the extra rules (or had a hand in making them.)

I try to avoid places like that. I don't care if we play by BCA, APA, etc. But there does need to be an OFFICIAL rule book for every establishment, not just making up random BS.

The random rules exist because of ignorance and a drunken need to add one more thing that allows a terrible player to get back to the table.

If you want a set of rules to hang in your bar, you can use my set, but you’ll need to read them all first. They most likely won’t help…

Cornerman 8-ball Bar Rules

 

[easy-e]

I saw a goofy APA rule enforced the other day. Dude was going to shoot a 1-9 combo. He was lining up on the one to see where he wanted to aim, then he had a brain fart and pulled the trigger. He used the one ball as the cue ball and shot the nine straight into the hole! Apparently, in APA, that constitutes an unintentionally moved ball. The balls were all replaced in their original positions and dude got to shoot again.

I disagree with hat ruling completely, but every APA rules professor tells me they were correct.

 

[Justaneng]

I saw a goofy APA rule enforced the other day. Dude was going to shoot a 1-9 combo. He was lining up on the one to see where he wanted to aim, then he had a brain fart and pulled the trigger. He used the one ball as the cue ball and shot the nine straight into the hole! Apparently, in APA, that constitutes an unintentionally moved ball. The balls were all replaced in their original positions and dude got to shoot again.

I disagree with hat ruling completely, but every APA rules professor tells me they were correct.

I think APA should clean this one up a bit to clarify limits of what constitutes inadvertant movement of a ball. Some APA types would argue, but there have been a few of these examples where I think the intent of the rule are violated.

 

[tomatoshooter]

I think APA should clean this one up a bit to clarify limits of what constitutes inadvertant movement of a ball. Some APA types would argue, but there have been a few of these examples where I think the intent of the rule are violated.

I inadvertently moved the cue ball into the side pocket, can we reset?

 

[tomatoshooter]

I had an interesting rules question come up at league last night. The other team's player asked one of his guys if he was solid or stripes and the guy on our team wanted to call a foul. To me questions of fact do not constitute coaching, so i told him to let it go. Later, I looked through the CSI rules as they seem to be the rules we use, and the closest I could find said you can ask the opposing player and he must answer in good faith to the best of his ability. 1-41 and 1-42.3 seem to be the most relevant. Is it really coaching if it's a statement of fact and something you could ask a referee or the opposing player?

 

[Justaneng]

I had an interesting rules question come up at league last night. The other team's player asked one of his guys if he was solid or stripes and the guy on our team wanted to call a foul. To me questions of fact do not constitute coaching, so i told him to let it go. Later, I looked through the CSI rules as they seem to be the rules we use, and the closest I could find said you can ask the opposing player and he must answer in good faith to the best of his ability. 1-41 and 1-42.3 seem to be the most relevant. Is it really coaching if it's a statement of fact and something you could ask a referee or the opposing player?

That’s not a foul where I play, neither is asking about a rule.