r/pool

im interested and im considering doing it myself

For the first hour none of us knew how to play, we figured it out and the next hour after that it was sooo fun.

It was 2v2.

Sometimes we would miss and even then it was so funny lol, we don't really blame each other for missing , just find it funny.

I have played many sports with my friends before but never enjoyed them as much as this.

Will definitely be playing it regularly.

Headline says most of it -- My youtube algorithm apparently knew I would like snooker and has been bombarding me with O'Sullivan and Hendry videos. I played with a set of snooker balls on a standard American pool table the other day and it was great but I would love to experience the real thing without driving 2-3 hours. Hoping some brave snooker..er? out here knows of someone in the area Albany, New York area with a table or has a lead on a cool spot that is not otherwise advertised.

Edit: if you're reading this in the r/pool or Billiards subreddit sorry for burying the lead that this is a snooker post that I cross-posted for max chance of finding someone

Hey everyone! I’m the developer of Corner Pocket: World Billiards, a free-to-play 3D pool game for Windows. Invite a friend for an online match, or play against the computer.

There are six rulesets to choose from:

• American 8-ball

• 9-ball

• Chinese 8-ball

• Brazilian Mata-8

• Russian Free Pyramid

• British Blackball

You can move the camera to line up a shot, hold to build power, and use topspin, backspin or side spin to control the cue ball.

The demo is available now on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5341010/?l=english

Here’s a screenshot from the game. If you give it a go, I’d love to hear which ruleset you tried and how the controls felt!

https://preview.redd.it/mseyb4y0pjuh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c4758e86d5550edcb3a1a1ee4db38f61d5fcabf

Hey guys, I've bought a BRKR 3 days ago, after starting to break with it I noticed that some white scratches started to appear in the shaft, after some more breaks more scratches appear, has anyone ever had this issue? If so, is it just cosmetic or a manufacturer error? I've had a cuetec cynergy SVB gen I for like 5/6 years and the shaft is flawless

Last night I had a great battle on the table with a pretty good player in our league. As we battled back and forth we got to hill-hill and the match came down to a great shot and easy 8 ball in the side pocket. What should have been a well-deserved victory turned sour quickly after the final ball fell. See, I did the unthinkable and didn’t mark the pocket. As I was going to shake his hand and praise him for a great match he pulled out the unthinkable (in my mind) “you didn’t mark your pocket” card.

The fact that he pulled out the card and was claiming victory wasn’t the problem. The problem was how I handled it. As a pretty casual “rules” player I’m far from worried about people marking pockets or being late or taking too long on a time out. I don’t really care if you play slow or slop in every shot. I play to have fun and anyone who knows me hears me say the same thing before any big matches…”Shoot well, have fun and remember, we’re not out here saving lives”? To me it’s not winning or losing, it’s the competition I love. I never want to win on a technicality. It’s just not in my genes.

But that is not the point of this post. The point is the self-reflection I’ve had this morning on how poorly I handled the situation. Instead of simply acknowledging he was right, I lost my cool and called him out for being so petty. The problem is he wasn’t; I was. Rules are rules and unfortunately, metaphorically I finally got a ticket for speeding. Just because you’re speeding and don’t get caught doesn’t mean you’re not breaking the rules. APA states you must mark your pocket when shooting the eight ball and clearly I did not. I was speeding and got caught. It’s not the cops fault he caught me; it’s my fault for speeding.

So why the post? I realized, when I got home, the opponent I played wasn’t the asshole, I was. Rules are rules and even though it’s not the way I want to win it doesn’t mean he is not in the right taking the win on a technicality. My post is twofold:

1.  Sportsmanship means more to me than winning and losing.  I failed miserably in that category last night and for anyone else who’s ever done what I’ve done remember, it’s just a game and we’re not saving lives.
   

2.  Winning isn’t everything and deciding on how you win is just as important as the win itself.  At the end of the day, stay classy.  The APA gives us players a great league to play in.  It’s called the APA but the organization is nothing if it doesn’t have good people playing in it.  I want to be one of the good guys
   

To my opponent last night, I want to publicly apologize for my actions and foul mouth after our match. You did not deserve my wrath just as much as I did not deserve the win. The next time we meet I’ll start the match by shaking your hand with a beer attached (I think you drink Pabst or Miller Lite). I have to remember my own words, “We’re not saving lives out here”.

More importantly I have to remember this: “Because God loved us first, we can extend His love to others – no matter what they’ve done”. I can do better.

I am remodeling the basement. We carved out a 1000 sq foot area for a bar and theater area. We have a space left over.... it is 11' 6" x 15'. I was thinking about utilizing the space for a pool table. It seems to me that I would have about 48" around the whole table.

I havn't played pool a ton over the years. Just thought it would be nice to learn... and to use it when we have friends over to watch games.

Is this too tight of a space? I don't want it to look like we stuffed it in the corner. Is it a 'sacrifce' to use 48" sticks?

Thoughts?

Edit- Thank you for all the input. I tend to agree... it would be too tight.