One-Word Thread
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didn't read thru them all, but I'll contribute a word...
unsavory :frown:
unsavory :frown:
masturbatory
Definistrate
(Didn't even need to add dots)
(Didn't even need to add dots)
.....,.....,.Cult
Filipinos.
I left the game about 10 years ago because what I was seeing made me sad. The characters at the tourney were timeworn, but the game was pure and I failed to see that second part.
Part of my problem is that anything I am interested in, I take seriously. I'm not interested in playing this game for fun. Another way of looking at it is that I want to improve at whatever I do. I'm not satisfied with the status quo. Not ever. If I'm not moving forward I feel like I'm heading backward.
Is the future of the game dependent on the bangers who play for fun and use the game as an excuse to go to a bar? Or is it with the competitive crowd? How much do these groups overlap? Is there really anything wrong with pool, or are the people who try to make money at the game (in many ways) the ones bemoaning the state of the game?
I also wonder if marketing the game as something pure (get rid of the gimmicks) would be the key, but I suspect it's far too late for that.
My one word is two words: paradigm shift
Part of my problem is that anything I am interested in, I take seriously. I'm not interested in playing this game for fun. Another way of looking at it is that I want to improve at whatever I do. I'm not satisfied with the status quo. Not ever. If I'm not moving forward I feel like I'm heading backward.
Is the future of the game dependent on the bangers who play for fun and use the game as an excuse to go to a bar? Or is it with the competitive crowd? How much do these groups overlap? Is there really anything wrong with pool, or are the people who try to make money at the game (in many ways) the ones bemoaning the state of the game?
I also wonder if marketing the game as something pure (get rid of the gimmicks) would be the key, but I suspect it's far too late for that.
My one word is two words: paradigm shift
I have another word.......priceless.
OPPORTUNITY - The business of pool looks like Filet Mignon has been cleverly disguised as hotdogs in the last 13 years. The potential in pool is at an all time high and very few seem to "real eyes" it.
I have another word.......priceless.
OPPORTUNITY - The business of pool looks like Filet Mignon has been cleverly disguised as hotdogs in the last 13 years. The potential in pool is at an all time high and very few seem to "real eyes" it.
I have another word.......priceless.
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'deadnutz' is on the nuts. And his statement makes me think of the word 'underappreciated'. Todays top players are so underappreciated by the general public and it's totally unfair. Unfair due to the hours and hours of play they've put in to play this great game at it's highest level. If there was a pool tour that paid just 5 to 10% of what the PGA tour pays then there would be alot of people who could make a living playing pool. Unfortunately pool does not get the best of ratings on TV. It's all about ratings, if you get the ratings then you get the sponsers. If you get the sponsers then you get the money. I hope one day before I die there will be a lucrative, long term pro tour, because there are alot of super talented players in this world who are very underappreciated.
I hope one day before I die there will be a lucrative, long term pro tour
TELEVISION - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
TELEVISION - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
If that was a link on 'out of site, out of mind' CJ, I couldn't open it. I just think it's a shame that bass fishermen or bowlers( no offense meant to either ) have better TV coverage and potential earnings than pool players. Now in my opinion, that is a total shame.[/SIZE][/B]
TELEVISION - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"