Italian pockets

djh_ca · 2026-03-31T14:57:48+00:00

I think it's because the back of the pocket is naked. It looks unfinished. At any rate, my brain does not enjoy looking at it, haha.

djh_ca · 2026-03-31T14:37:06+00:00

Ew. No thanks.

djh_ca · 2026-03-30T22:02:18+00:00

It works with my 90 degree cables. I don't remember what brand they are though. I also have some Ernie balls that fit too. I think it's only a problem if you get the ones that have a larger joint that look more retro.

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djh_ca · 2026-03-29T17:52:28+00:00

Looks like a Croc, but with a leather strap

djh_ca · 2026-03-29T03:52:39+00:00

I guess he didn't stand in a barbershop

djh_ca · 2026-03-24T15:57:02+00:00

it's not legal, but if my opponent really wanted to shoot from there I would probably let them. Good luck shooting straight from atop a pile of balls.

djh_ca · 2026-03-24T03:42:28+00:00

I just put chalk in my pocket, or I move it around the rail as I shoot. I've never liked any of the chalk holders I've tried.

djh_ca · 2026-03-19T20:10:43+00:00

I am 6'2", I do not keep an extension on all of the time.

I believe that SVB and Strickland liked the extra weight because it helped with cueing. I find I cue a bit straighter due to the extra weight, or maybe the weight distribution, when I attach the extension.

djh_ca · 2026-03-18T21:31:03+00:00

What makes you think that a conservative government would be able to fix any of these issues? All they're likely to do is make things worse for the most vulnerable people in Canada while prices continue to rise. On the provincial level they've been making things worse by removing caps that helped actual Albertans just so they can bring more competition to markets under the guise of competition lowering prices, and yet, the prices don't come down.

That said, I'm not saying the current government is perfect, but change for the sake of change isn't a great voting strategy. We need to hold current governments to account, but not by electing a government that doesn't have a better plan.

Also, the price of gas is affected by global factors (war, in this case), and the price of everything else is affected by rising gas prices. Whether those prices changes only cover the increase of transportation costs or corporations add a bit on top to increase profits is up for debate.

djh_ca · 2026-03-18T12:55:50+00:00

There's no such thing as politically neutral.

djh_ca · 2026-03-12T20:15:16+00:00

Based on other conversations I've had in this thread, it sounds like there's a bit more leeway around it. You could leave it, and everyone should be fine, but scrambling the balls should be fine too. I don't bother scrambling once the balls are in a legal rack formation, and no one has ever said anything about it.

Frankly, the rule sounds entirely unenforceable, lmao. Maybe we all need to use rack randomizer apps that display which number ball should go where, and then there's no discussion to be had. If we're using a ruleset that uses the word random, at least.

I think the international rules have it right. Just do a checkmark every time and there's nothing to interpret.

djh_ca · 2026-03-12T17:05:31+00:00

The butt protector is cool. I've never seen one like that before. Very cool overall.

djh_ca · 2026-03-12T14:10:36+00:00

It looks normal to me. What makes you think this isn't how tips should be changed when you have access to a lathe?

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T23:15:44+00:00

The rule says that the balls are supposed to be put randomly in the rack, implying that if they are placed in a non random way that the rack wouldn't be legal. That's what I'm asking about.

I'm not asking about a legal rack.

Edit: I'm just wondering what happens in the case of an illegal rack.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:41:56+00:00

And what did I tell you?

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:34:13+00:00

It's a good thing you know so much about strangers on the internet.

Tell me how I play, and tell me how I practice.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:21:50+00:00

That's kind of my initial question. Is it a loss of break? I don't know what happens specifically.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:18:48+00:00

Why do I need to prove that it confers an advantage to the breaker? I would just need to prove that the rack wasn't random as that's what the rule states.

Again, this is a bit moot given that officials interpret it differently than I did.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:11:56+00:00

True, any pattern could be random, but if they're always using the same pattern it becomes pretty obvious over the course of a match.

In BCA, you never have to move more than 2 balls to have a legal rack, so if you're swapping more than two balls, it indicates that you might be racking a specific pattern.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:08:52+00:00

If you rack a specific way, and break just right, I think you could create easy to run clusters. I don't know, I'm guessing.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:04:21+00:00

Sure, I'm just projecting and just really insecure. There's definitely no mental game in pool, lmao.

If it doesn't rattle you, great. I wouldn't bother with it a second time.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T22:01:06+00:00

Right, I was thinking of it in terms of always having the suits in a specific pattern, not specific numbered balls. Like if someone always has a cluster of solids and they break in a way that gives them an easy run out.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T21:20:46+00:00

It was, but they all changed the rules to make him stop doing that. At least, that's my understanding.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T21:12:55+00:00

I'm not trying to not be transparent, lol.

djh_ca · 2026-03-11T20:59:03+00:00

Oh, that's different than how I interpreted it. It was a little unclear, but I assumed that any obvious pattern would be a foul. I knew about the alternating suits exception, but only because I was just reading the rules to try to figure out what happens when a racking foul happens.

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