BCA Equipment Specs

TABLE BED HEIGHT:
The table bed playing surface, when measured from the bottom of the table leg, will be29 1/4" minimum to 31" maximum.

POCKET OPENINGS & MEASUREMENTS (Cloth covered rails):
Pocket openings are measured from tip to tip of the opposing cushion noses wheredirection changes into the pocket. This is called the mouth.

• Corner Pocket: Mouth Between 4 7/8" minimum to 5 1/8" maximum
• Side Pocket: Mouth Between 5 3/8" minimum to 5 5/8" maximum
• The angle at the corner pocket entrance on each side of the pocket is 142^o (±1^o).
• The angle at the side pocket entrance on each side of the pocket is 103^o (± 2^o).
• Vertical Pocket Angle: 12^o minimum to 15^o maximum.
• Shelf: The shelf is measured from the center of the imaginary line that goes from oneside of the mouth to the other where the nose of the cushion changes direction to thecenter of the vertical cut of the slate pocket radius.
• Corner Pocket:
  • 1 5/8" minimum to 1 7/8" maximum
  • Side Pocket: 0" minimum to 3/8" maximum
• Drop Point Slate Radius: The pocket radius measured from the vertical cut of the slateto the playing surface.
• Drop Point Slate Radius 1/8" radius min. to 1/4" radius max.

PLAYING BED:
The playing surface must be capable, either by its own strength or a combination of itsstrength and that of the table base frame, of maintaining an overall flatness within ±.020" lengthwise and ± .010" across the width. Further, this surface should have anadditional deflection not to exceed .030" when loaded with a concentrated static forceof 200 pounds at its center. All slate joints must be in the same plane within .005"after leveling and shimming. The bed must be covered with a billiard fabric, the majorportion of which is made of wool, with proper tension to avoid unwanted ball roll-off. It isrecommended that professional tournament size tables have a three-piece set of slatewith a minimum thickness of 1" and a wooden frame of at least 3/4" attached to slate.BCA will sanction tournament play on home and coin operated tables with one-pieceslate providing the Play Area requirements are met. All playing surfaces must besolidly secured to base frame with screws or bolts.

CUSHION:
Cushions should react so that they conform under controlled conditions to the threecushion angles prescribed in the "diamond" (or site) system showing in the diagram onpage 161 of Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book to ± 1 ball width. The speedof the table cushions should be such that placement of a ball on the head spot,shooting through the foot spot, using center ball english, with a level cue and firmstroke, the ball must travel a minimum of 4 to 4 1/2 lengths of the table withoutjumping.

POOL BALL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Molded and finished in a perfect sphere in the following weight and diameter:
• Pocket Billiard Balls
  • Weight: 5 1/2 to 6 oz. *Diameter: 2 1/4"
  • *Diameter tolerance of (plus or minus) .005"

POOL CUE SPECIFICATIONS:
Player may bring a maximum of 3 cue sticks to a match.

• Width of tip: 9 mm minimum / 14 mm maximum
• Weight: no minimum / 25 oz. maximum
• Length: 40 inches minimum / no maximum

The cue tip may not be of a material that can scratch or damage the addressed ball.The cue tip on any stick must be composed of a piece of specially processed leatheror other fibrous or pliable material that extends the natural line of the shaft end of thecue and contacts the cue ball when the shot is executed.

Ferrule, if of a metal material, may not be more than 1 inch in length.