Small Protractor on Cue Against Rules?

[Billy_Bob]

I've been experimenting with different aiming systems...

It seems to me that to properly use some aiming systems, you would do better if you knew the angle of the cut.

So I was wondering if it would be against any rules (BCA, APA, etc.) to engrave a small protractor on my cue stick, then use that to find the angle of some cut shots? (Just the difficult shots!)

(I know there are rules against using "devices" other than your cue stick for aiming.)

 

[drivermaker]

I've been experimenting with different aiming systems...

It seems to me that to properly use some aiming systems, you would do better if you knew the angle of the cut.

So I was wondering if it would be against any rules (BCA, APA, etc.) to engrave a small protractor on my cue stick, then use that to find the angle of some cut shots? (Just the difficult shots!)

(I know there are rules against using "devices" other than your cue stick for aiming.)

It's against the rules, you can't do that. Plus, it would be very impractical and quite inaccurate. It really isn't necessary to know the angle of shots other than 87-90 degrees to determine if it's even cutable. I've posted this before and it's the last time I'm going to do it...if you're interested in aiming systems go to www.billiardsinstruction.com and purchase Aiming on The Cutting Edge by Todd Leveck. He devised a protractor in the book that can be used in practice to determine and recognize angles from various distances.
I could care less about it, but if you think it'll help...don't be a cheap bastard and just buy the book. It's $34.95 +S&H...575 pages. It's just a very good book loaded with a wealth of information.