jttheclockman
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Boy what 10 years has done!!!! Just about got the shop cleaned out. Maybe another day or two. Had a family emergency so had to put on back burner for 2 weeks. But got the game room cleaned and got to see the pool table for the first time in at least 10 years. It is at least playable and there are still some short stick shots needed but that is OK. Well decided to play a few games of 8ball and have to say I suck!! Can not believe how bad I got and to add to this I have a bad left shoulder so have a hard time laying out my left arm to steady stick. Can not get down on the shot very well either because of the back. Man just another game I use to be halfway decent at and have to accept who I have become. Don't get old!!!
Anyway for those billiard players here is a question of rules in 8Ball. Had a disagreement with a friend playing so will throw it out there. Makes no difference shooting stripes or solids. but one person is shooting stripes and he makes a ball striking his ball first and it caroms off a solid ball and both balls go in. No matter if the shot was intentional or not does the person now lose his turn or does he get to continue to shoot??? I say he continues and the friend says he loses his turn. He says it is like a scratch. I say it is the same as if the solid ball did not go in. I could look the rules up for I have a rule book somewhere down there but chose to throw it out here. Heck I am just happy to actually see the table again. I think that is a win.
Maybe I should stick to playing on this table
Anyway for those billiard players here is a question of rules in 8Ball. Had a disagreement with a friend playing so will throw it out there. Makes no difference shooting stripes or solids. but one person is shooting stripes and he makes a ball striking his ball first and it caroms off a solid ball and both balls go in. No matter if the shot was intentional or not does the person now lose his turn or does he get to continue to shoot??? I say he continues and the friend says he loses his turn. He says it is like a scratch. I say it is the same as if the solid ball did not go in. I could look the rules up for I have a rule book somewhere down there but chose to throw it out here. Heck I am just happy to actually see the table again. I think that is a win.
Maybe I should stick to playing on this table
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