Not in some rule sets. Just ask Fedor.
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Mike Sigel's break is a counterexample.
True, but Mike is a freak of nature!
I will not disagree with that, but in the 1980s or so it was the style for a lot of pro players to bend their break cue into the cloth during the very long follow through. A friend of mine was on the pro tour and he ground down his Meucci break ferrule enough that it had to be replaced.True, but Mike is a freak of nature!
for a tournament its all good. but for a local pool room they are crazy to let hard breaks and cloth getting ruined.
just dedicate one or more tables for hard breaks. let them have worn cloth more than the other tables.
or charge an extra 5 bucks per day per player for recover fees for 9 ball. that would easily pay for recover costs
and gamblers would be glad to pay it.
just dedicate one or more tables for hard breaks. let them have worn cloth more than the other tables.
or charge an extra 5 bucks per day per player for recover fees for 9 ball. that would easily pay for recover costs
and gamblers would be glad to pay it.
Sign in Side Pockets in Paducah, Kentucky for all the years I played there. There were also un written rules like break pad for rotation, no tapping the cue ball on the spot. No sitting or leaning on the table... I think he kicked Buddy out one time because of it...lol Dickie kept his tables real nice.. look at the Cig smoke on the ceiling...lol
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Are you referring to the 211 Club in Seattle? I used to visit Seattle once a year, and played there at every opportunity. Loved the pristine 5' x 10' table, and the way they cleaned the cloth every time a table went off the clock.
It may have been the best maintained pool room in the country, but they did have their rules.....the one I remember most was "NO WHISTLING".
Maybe most of those rules were common sense, but before the coming of the pool glove, every pool room I can think of had at least a few players who powdered their hands repeatedly and left the residues all over the table, creating an unsightly mess. AFAIC rack templates and pool gloves are the two greatest inventions the pool world has seen in my lifetime.
I don’t use the templates but I Started using a glove as soon as they hit the scene. talc is terrible for cloth and. Your cue. It just made sense lol
DeeDeeCues
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That's it, and your post is exactly why I didn't name the place or the rules.
The actual last rule was, 'Absolutely no whistling' if I remember correctly.
There was no music, no TV's, loud noises weren't allowed. I was in the once during the day while the Mariners were on their 116 win season, there was only one other guy there, an elderly man. I was there for about five minutes when he walked over to me to ask if it was okay that he had the game playing on his little radio. He was playing in the opposite corner, I had to concentrate to even hear the radio. They were serious about the rules, but they always made people feel welcomed. I was 23 and young looking when I went there, I only got carded once because they remembered me. I didn't go very often, but the place was outstanding.
It's an example of the same level of expectation with a completely different attitude.
Any attempt I ever saw where the management tried to segregate certain tables for whatever reasons, those tables usually ended up trashed pretty quickly, we lower echelon people don't take kindly to people gettin uppity.
One room I frequent has very nice equipment, its all as nice as my home table is. I have suggested he charge $5 every time someone knocks the cue ball off of the table. When you start to pay attention its always the same people sending the cue ball flying all around the room.
Pocket Change
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Since I'm a 'retuning' player, stopped league play circa1988, and then sold my home w/game room 1999. I've always used powder, kept my tables vacuumed, and I understand the cleanlessness of not using powder. Our house cleaner never liked to dust the game room.
What I'm not clear on is why is "Talc terrible for the cloth", &/or other equipment, etc.? My apologies if this is a 'beat to death' topic but please humor a relatively new 'senior' to the forums with some substantive answers; however, felicitous sarcasm is usually well appreciated.
Also, I now have a number of gloves I'm trying out, seems I like the cut off finger ones since my bridge hand stays more stable with the extra friction.BTW: I've never seen a template until last year and wasn't really 'sold' on them. After a few loose racks of 9-Ball (loser racks and well...who knows). Tapping was the way to go but on a commercial table that creates a lot of other issues. I welcome seeing the templates on the tables at the rooms I go to. I do not like them on the table any longer than absolutely necessary after the break.
Edit: Correct spell-check misinterpertation.
Thats a nice word isn't it? echelon , sounds sophisticated but with a dash of je ne sais quoi!i think its the lower echelon people ruining your tables because you dont run your business like they want you to.
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it's about demand i guess. if your pool hall is located right i guess you can setup rules that will potentially scare away the bangers / casual players and still have the place go round. i get annoyed too by loud bangers and drunk slot machine junkies in my local pool room but between them and us serious players there's no question who brings in the money
Looks appropriate, except for the GTFO statement.
Fact is, too many people pay zero attention to proper poolroom etiquette anymore, either due to lack of knowledge or simply lack of respect. If I had a local room, I'd post the same rules, but change the wording to something other than GTFO.
Placing the chalk upside-down on the rail is a bad habit I see all the time. What the hell is so complicated with placing it face-up so you don't get chalk all over the table?
Another bad habit is placing a drink on the rail, the playing surface, or in a pocket, or just standing next the to table with a big draft beer that could easily be bumped or knocked out of your hand. There's nothing more ugly than a beer stain on the cloth.
If the offending players had to fork out the $300 to $500 it costs to cover a table, they'd have a better understanding and respect for some of these rules.
Another bad habit is placing a drink on the rail, the playing surface, or in a pocket, or just standing next the to table with a big draft beer that could easily be bumped or knocked out of your hand. There's nothing more ugly than a beer stain on the cloth.
If the offending players had to fork out the $300 to $500 it costs to cover a table, they'd have a better understanding and respect for some of these rules.
A few years back, the pool room in Harrisburg, PA where I play had a female player who always used powder when she came in to play and left the table looking like something out of Scarface.