by Ed Kearney | Apr 4, 2017 | Helpful Tips, Official PACS
There was an incident at one of the matches last night in which a player had his cue ball frozen to the 8 Ball. The BCA rule and any other rule that I’ve been able to locate from a reputable rule set states that when the cue ball is frozen to the object ball, it...
by Ed Kearney | Mar 17, 2017 | Helpful Tips, Official PACS
There are a handful of team captains who have made it their policy to always be late on payments and to only pay when I ask ( and in many cases, it is a week or two from the time that I ask). This is notice to those captains that they are putting their team at a...
by Ed Kearney | Mar 6, 2017 | Helpful Tips, Official PACS
Many players are not aware that there are some specific rules on the “lag for break”. They are as follows… Please be sure to share with your players so that the league can be better educated on this rule. Thank you.
by Ed Kearney | Feb 23, 2017 | Helpful Tips, Official PACS
As the Spring ’17 session for 8 ball is gearing up, there will inevitably be some roster changes. Sometimes, a player who plays on a particular night might be interested in adding another night for their pool league craving. In other cases, a team may be losing...
by Ed Kearney | Feb 20, 2017 | Discussion, Helpful Tips, Official PACS
From time to time, a player will tell me that they believe a player was sandbagging because they had a real nice run and then missed a real easy shot on the game winning ball. To that, I present Exhibit A. Enjoy....
by Ed Kearney | Sep 26, 2016 | Helpful Tips, Official PACS
Effective immediately, this is the new rule for someone who intentionally throws their cue stick on the table or anywhere else during the match. 1. If no OTHER foul was committed on the shot by the person who had the tantrum (threw their stick), the opponent will...