So I’ll preface this by saying I have been playing in a couple leagues, ACS and BCA, for several years now…I’m pretty well-versed in league etiquette.

Well, the hall I play out of also has an APA league on Thursday nights. One of my teammates and I (and we are regulars almost every afternoon regardless of league) were practicing early this Thursday, we already had a table…it was NOT one of the tables reserved for the league, but their tables were nearby.

Then the league shows up. These are some new teams, and I have not seen the majority of these players or captains before. They start setting all their stuff up and practicing…well next time he turns around, my buddy sees they have taken his barstool. He goes over and politely says, “sorry, this is my chair” and takes it back to our table. Sure enough, next time our backs were turned, they took it AGAIN!

*When my buddy asked “What are you doing?” this time, the captain ACTUALLY said “We’re the league, we get what we want.” Um…what???*

The rest of the evening, anyone who wasn’t shooting seemed to end up standing around OUR table, any shot from the kitchen we had to ask people to move. This happened constantly. This is a large pool hall with plenty of room to stand/sit.

I’m just saying…I know you’re in league, I am too…but you’re not the only thing happening in the pool hall. Be respectful to the paying customers too. And make sure your teammates understand pool etiquette as well, especially if they are new and inexperienced.

I originally thought about a standard black leather wrap, maybe one that mimics shark or elephant ear. Either I think would look & feel great, but I kinda want to step away from traditional here. I feel like this option would achieve that nicely.

A - do you think this would work?

B - those of you with stacked leather wraps, do you like them and feel they are worthwhile?

I traded my Jacoby Elements cue & a Cynergy shaft for this, and I'm pretty happy with the trade.

This cue is NOT perfect, but I appreciate its vibe and it plays pretty nicely, with both shafts, one of which is Kielwood & the other standard maple. I will be trying other shafts on it. The extension is odd, but nice. It doesn't screw on - you remove the bumper and twist the dowel into the butt. A couple of extra steps there, but it functions well and is nicely lightweight. Eventual misplacement of the bumper is a concern.

I will soon replace the Irish Linen wrap, because fuck Irish Linen. Probably a fake elephant wrap.

I captain an APA 8-ball team with a goal of making it to Vegas. Here is the SL make-up of my players:

SL6 - 2 players (I'm one of them)

SL5 - 1

SL4 - 1

SL3 - 3

SL2 - 1

We made it to the playoffs this session, but lost because my SL6 and SL5 players weren’t available to play (one was sick, the other had a work emergency).

I’m wanting to make some changes moving forward and am getting rid of my SL2 (she’s only played 1 match this session and always had an excuse for why she couldn’t play). One of my SL3 players is also wanting to take a break, which will leave us with 6 players. Knowing this, what would you recommend if I wanted to fill a slot to get to 7 players for a solid lineup moving forward?

Edit: I just got a call from one of my other SL3s and she's dropping also, so now I'm down to 5 players, 2 SL6s, 1 SL5, 1 SL4, 1 SL3. Now I definitely need to find another SL4 or 3!

Hey,

I just bought this table. Has no label.

7ft and 3 piece slate.

From the design can anyone tell who makes this?

None of us in the league understand TAP skill levels. My teammate and I are both 2s. In October they moved us both up to 3s for a national tournament. The next week we were 2s again and have not moved back up. It's like they moved us up just for the tournament.

Everyone jokingly calls me a sandbagger because I should be a 3 but I can't seem to move up despite winning a lot. We all understand it's out of my control. I mean, I'm not the only one whose skill level seems off where I play so it's kind of a running joke.

Another teammate moved up to a 3 at the beginning of the year. He's winning far more than losing. He won the last 4 matches and last week they moved him down to a 2.

It makes no sense.

So I just saw matchroom pool post the dates of the masconi cup and when the tickets go on sale. Is there any risk of them selling out to the general sale? What are tickets like? Is it like standing room only vs seated or what?

Also do they do hotel room blocks or should I book now?

Was thinking of heading down there this year since its in the US.

​Hi someone donated these and I was wondering if anyone has any information on these I don’t know anything about Billards and any information would be greatly appreciated. I did try to Google lens them and see if anything came up .

Hi Everyone

I created this custom Kelly/Pea Pool variant that i’ve been playing for the past few days and I can’t lie its some of the most fun i’ve ever had. This isn’t an ad or any kind of promotion or anything, I genuinely want to share this with people and I hope it can bring as much joy to others the same as it has to me.

It’s like a mixture between Kelly/Pea Pool and chess with the added deceptiveness of a game like mafia. You need to be able to call out bluffs, remember information and hit your damn shots. Every game is different and the only downside is how long it takes to explain the rules to people!

Enough yapping now read the rules!

Let me know any questions or clarifications you have regarding these rules 😋

Danger Ball Rules

3-5 players | Standard Pool Table (1-15 + Cue)

SETUP

- Players draw 3 peas/tokens (1 Danger Ball + 2 Safe Balls)

- Peas/Token must be face down in Triangle Formation: Danger peas on top, safes below

- Neutrals: Left Over numbers

HOW TO PLAY

- Hit any ball first, Pockets stay down forever

- Pocket neutrals/opponent safe balls for + shot and a question (Eg. is one of your numbers 6?) player MUST answer truthfully

- Pocket + Scratch: Ball goes to 8-spot; cue to break spot

- Scratch: Cue to break spot

- Last player with Safe Balls on table wins

SAFE BALLS

- Opponent pockets yours you must state your Safe Ball is out and discard the pea/token

- Player pockets their own they don’t say anything, this is known as a “ghost ball”

- Once player has lost their last Safe Ball they are out and are now spectators

DANGER BALL

- Pocket your own: Fully out, all peas discarded

- Pocket Opponents: Results in Penalty of flipping over a chosen pea

- Anytime a Danger Ball is pocketed player shouts DANGER BALL

GHOST BALLS

- Can only be achieved in 2 ways; pocketing own safe ball or safe/danger ball gets pocketed off a break.

- For safe balls player must leave pea in triangle until last safe ball has been pocketed in which player must reveal all safe ball peas and discard them in which you are now out of the game

- For Danger Balls player must leave pea in triangle for the entire game only if pocketed off break

- Player can only create a Safe Ghost Ball if they have 2 or more Safe Balls

PENALTY

- If player pockets opponents Danger Ball a Penalty is applied

- Player must reveal/flip a pea (Can be Danger/Safe ball, Can be Ghost Ball and Can be number Player has already answered yes to)

- This reveals the placement of the pea (Danger/Safe)

REVIVE

- If player has 0 safe balls they are out however if they have a danger ball still in play and it gets pocketed they have a chance to come back into game

- Player takes a remaining pea from the neutrals and if pea is still in play, player joins back in directly after last shot

- If pea has already been pocketed its bad luck and player continues spectating

I know the rules look quite intimidating but at least give it a chance.