I used the leftover cloth when my table was covered.
Why do some pool halls enforce the use of break pads?
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I believe @dr_dave used a thermal camera to demonstrate the "burn" marks. If my memory still works... It might not
I have the thermal image video (from a group in Austria) showing hot spots here:
Awesome, thank you Doc. It's good to know my memory isn't completely gone!
We keep them on our tables in our pockets for the reasons clearly explained here, as we like to keep our tables / cloth looking nice for as long as we can.
We do require them for our tournaments and for our higher level players. Those are the players it is needed for the most - as they break very hard and often break from the exact same spot.
We do not require them for our recreational level play, as they rarely break hard enough to cause a burn mark.
It was my experience that these were the most likely to embrace the use of a break pad.
Requir all to use it might boost their ego too.
Exactly. I use them at home for that reason. It’s not that big a deal.
I’ve seen it taken a step farther . They cut out a triangle and staple it to the back of the rack For people that put the rack at the back rail when they are loading the balls in then roll it forward and leave the white marks. hard to explain but you put it under the rack when you lay it down . then when you roll the rack forward into position it rolls out the back so you can lift the rack off. I never used it honestly. I sat the rack right on the spot it was supposed to be when I racked so I didn’t leave any marks.
only ever saw it at a local private club.I use the break pad that came with the Outsville template set as well. Not horrible consistent when playing 8ball, but always with both 9 and 10. I tend to experiment with the 8b break, but both the 9/10 are very dialed in locations.
I only recall being asked to use a break pad at a room once or twice. Not that it was an issue anyway but it's a tiny price to pay to have virgin cloth to play on.
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I only recall being asked to use a break pad at a room once or twice. Not that it was an issue anyway but it's a tiny price to pay to have virgin cloth to play on.
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At my place we would include a break patch with every tray of balls. Most people knew what it was for, some did not. We would explain the reason behind it. If they didn`t want to use it that was OK, although most people did. In a commercial setting, with about everybody breaking from the same few spots, the pads really extend the life of the cloth, or at least the way it looks.
I always wondered what that was about and how it worked.Exactly. I use them at home for that reason. It’s not that big a deal.
I’ve seen it taken a step farther . They cut out a triangle and staple it to the back of the rack For people that put the rack at the back rail when they are loading the balls in then roll it forward and leave the white marks. hard to explain but you put it under the rack when you lay it down . then when you roll the rack forward into position it rolls out the back so you can lift the rack off. I never used it honestly. I sat the rack right on the spot it was supposed to be when I racked so I didn’t leave any marks.
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That will only work on a Bumper Pool Table...seriously.... Are pads used in 1or 3C?
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they probably would if the narrative arouse that they should be used
We have a number of recreational players that use them in their bridge hand like a pool glove. They likely think that’s what they are meant for.
Back in the day we used to do that with a dollar bill with really shitty/sticky house sticks…
If I remember, I'll try to take a lower res picture of my home table. I don't use a break cloth. It's very obvious where cue is at on break. Also, there are 2 distinct white lines to where the 9 ball rack is. The white lines that the balls in the rack travel on, are not quite as distinct.
(The pics I have are too big to load on here, I have to figure out how to do lower res).
(The pics I have are too big to load on here, I have to figure out how to do lower res).
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I’ve heard that in many Asian poolrooms, the break pad is actually a 4+ foot long thin strip carefully laid down from the cue ball all the way to the head ball, to prevent break tracks. So by comparison, using a 3”x 3” square piece of cloth under the cue ball for breaking is no big deal.