What's your pet peeve?

Pool Pet Peeves

- Racking issues.

- Money ball on the break counts as a win.

- Chalk dust all over the rails due to upside down chalk cubes.

- 5" pockets that won't take a ball hit down the rail with speed.

- Opponent's BO cloud lingering even after he has left the table.

- Too many flies, not enough fly traps.
 
Peeves:

Holding the cue horizontally at chest level, and chalking it like you are trying to start a fire. Unfortunately my step-son does this.

Chalking after every shot and tapping the cue on the table to "get othe extra off". WHAT THE F#@K?

Finding the table so covered in hand chalk, it looks like Tony Montana's desk.

Having 3 or more spectators arguing trying to tell my opponent what to shoot, so that they can get me off the barbox.

When someone wins against me and feel the need to broadcast it to the entire establishment before a can even give them a congratulatory handshake.

Knowing your opponent cannot run more than 3 balls at a time, and yet they take 2 trips around the table after each shot, trying to figure out how to run out. Yup, Stepson too!

Having more than one jerk-off telling me he has a "MAY YOU CHI" or "JOSH" at home, strangely the model is unknown, that they won from someone.

After horrifically missing a shot, but getting shape on another ball, telling me they "had me" and would have run out, or sometimes just stating "look at that leave!"

.....and as stated many times before, grabbing the chalk after they miss a shot.
 
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Rich93 said:
1) Jump cues

2) the emphasis on super-smash breaking, necessitating break cues

The game was better when players only carried one cue to the room.

Perhaps I am showing my age.
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players are better now.
 
bridge

I don't know why, I shouldn't mind but when I play someone and they use the bridge and while they are stroking with their cue they don't lay the bridge on the table they just hold it when they could set it down. I watch people miss with the bridge because they are moving the bridge when they stroke simply because they didn't set it down.I don't ever say anything but it just kinda grinds me a little inside.

Also when playing one pocket when I shoot a shot and get lucky... Its not like I don't know I got lucky I don't need to be reminded for the next three shots how lucky I got. Everyone gets some rolls from time to time.
 
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1. The guy who gets all pissed off when he misses, acts like he's Efren Reyes and should never miss a bank. Only met one guy like this, only played him a couple games, but that attitude has made this a serious pet peeve.

2. Shitty chalk available at the tables. With the rates they charge where I play, they SHOULD be able to provide some good chalk.

3. Idiots who drill their cue tips into the chalk. Not only is that bad for the ferrule, it leaves a hole in the chalk so deep that it becomes useless after perhaps a day.

4. People who look at me funny and sometimes comment when I break from the head spot with a normal stroke. Maybe I don't feel like jumping and jerking my foot up into the air and throw my whole body behind my cue. Maybe I feel like hitting the 1 head on to avoid potting the cue ball, because that does happen sometimes if you break from an angle. Got a problem with it?
 
This has just been elevated into pet peeve status.

We get a snow storm yesterday.

I go dig out, and go run a bunch of errands.

While out, there were no less then 5 girls at various locations, complaining about the snow and how friggin cold it was. Yet, surprisingly, NONE OF THEM, had any type of legitimate winter clothing on. Instead, they had stuff that looked fashionable, and skimpy, and not at all suited for a winter day, let alone, a snowstorm day.

The girl at the self check out line in the supermarket next to me said it best.

After watching me roll my eyes at hearing this girl who had a non winter outfit on complain about the cold and the snow for like 5 minutes to her friend while they were checking out, when the girl who was complaining finally left, this girl who was watching, turned to me and said with a big smile, "I don't know what she's complaining about, but i'm warm as s#!t!!" (this girl had on snow boots, a down parka, a hat, gloves were attached to her jacket sleeves, and a scarf and sweat pants.
She then said when a big smile came across my face in an EXTRA SARCASTIC TONE, "It's not like it was that hard to figure out. There's 5 inches on the ground, and it's STILL SNOWING. Did she reeeally think it was gonna be warm and sunny when she left the house? I mean, DUH!!!, how stupid do you have to be?"

My smile just got bigger and bigger, and when she finished, i was like..."OMG. You are like SO my hero right now" and we both started laughing and i proceeded to check out, giggling to myself the whole time.
 
lucky you!!!

Stones said:
About a week ago, I decided to go down to the pool room and hit some balls since I hadn't been able to for four days. I was coming down with a summer cold but was still restless from not playing.

I got a table and one of the youngsters who has been really working on his game, came over and asked me to play cheap $20, race to 5, sets if I give him the 8. I know the kid doesn't have much money and really just wants the pressure of playing someone better than himself.

I said OK even though I wasn't feeling well and could tell I wasn't playing well before we started.

We split the first 4 sets and he won the last set. I finally quit because every time I bent over, my head would pound and I was pi$$ed off.

What was I pi$$ed out about? The one thing that drives me absolutely bonkers is playing someone who runs into balls with the cue ball constantly and gets perfect shape. I call it "bumpshape". I was brought up that you never touched another ball unless you had to break balls out or absolutely had to use an object ball to hold shape for your next shot.

This kid was doing it through the whole session and as many as two or three times in one game. It was so bad, I just kept looking at the floor while he was shooting.

(Last night, I went into the pool room and a couple of players came up and told me this kid has been telling everyone in the room that he finally hosed me. He just forgot to tell them that I was giving him weight and just had a bad night. All I told them was that he played well and ended up one set up. I can't wait until I get him back to the table!)

Like I said, this drives me looney tunes.

So, what drives you nuts?

Stones
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what is wrong with you??? you have a guy on the ropes!! he thinks he has the nuys!!! you were most likley at your worst game. and he thinks he has you?? wow man next time, if you are feeling him , Ask you drilled me last time any weight this time?? if not from what i read you still have him , jack it up---AND PLAY!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:
 
My pet "peeve" is a 10lb. gray cat...

Seems to me that if more people used pocket chalkers, there would be not as many angry players. ;)

(edit) Now waiting for somebody to post that pocket chalkers are their pet peeve. :D
 
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The other night I was at the pool hall with my brother, and given the fact that I don't have much "great and expensive" equipment, I don't know how I would act if I did, but here's the story.

It was league night and my bro and I were on the 9ft. shooting a few games. The place started getting packed and Guy A walks in with a buddy of his Guy B. Guy A flops down his case and left it there with Guy B. Guy B got on a bar box (There were a few 9ft tables available, and it might be personal preference, but if given a pick, I'd always pick the larger table, because to me, it is more challenging) and start racking up the balls. Note, there were a lot of people there on league night. Guy A comes back with a cue he just bought from the register (The pool hall I go to has GW and Players cue for sale) and says it really loud, and I mean really loud to Guy B, "Dude, what the hell man, I got a couple thousand dollars worth of cues here and you are just going to let it sit there on the table!?" So this caught my attention none the less, so I glance at the cue case that he claims has a couple thousand dollars worth of cues in, and it has giant cursive letters that says nothing but cheap "Action" on it. (Not to knock on action cases or their brand, but I would expect a guy who invest a few thousand dollars worth of cues to be an enthusiast and would actually buy a quality case to protect his "few thousand dollars" worth of cues). So I just laughed and found it incredibly flakey, becasue I feel that he was completely full of crap and he was just trying to get some attention.

1. You have a few grand worth of cues, you'd never just flop your case down
2. If you have a few grand worth of cues, I personally would have a fancy case for it, like a Justis, Custom tooled JB or Whitten case to carry my stuff around.
3. Let's say you do have a few grand worth of cues (Which is actually pretty common) you are telling me that you need a Szam to shoot on a bar box? I can clear a bar box with a crooked ass house cue and still put english on the ball given how small the table is.

I don't know, maybe I'm just cynical and he was trying to keep attention away from his expensive cues with a cheap case, but broadcasting like that doesn't get you anywhere in a pool hall. I found that to be one of my pet peeves, when someone is flakey, I hate it.
 
chin0 said:
The other night I was at the pool hall with my brother, and given the fact that I don't have much "great and expensive" equipment, I don't know how I would act if I did, but here's the story.

It was league night and my bro and I were on the 9ft. shooting a few games. The place started getting packed and Guy A walks in with a buddy of his Guy B. Guy A flops down his case and left it there with Guy B. Guy B got on a bar box (There were a few 9ft tables available, and it might be personal preference, but if given a pick, I'd always pick the larger table, because to me, it is more challenging) and start racking up the balls. Note, there were a lot of people there on league night. Guy A comes back with a cue he just bought from the register (The pool hall I go to has GW and Players cue for sale) and says it really loud, and I mean really loud to Guy B, "Dude, what the hell man, I got a couple thousand dollars worth of cues here and you are just going to let it sit there on the table!?" So this caught my attention none the less, so I glance at the cue case that he claims has a couple thousand dollars worth of cues in, and it has giant cursive letters that says nothing but cheap "Action" on it. (Not to knock on action cases or their brand, but I would expect a guy who invest a few thousand dollars worth of cues to be an enthusiast and would actually buy a quality case to protect his "few thousand dollars" worth of cues). So I just laughed and found it incredibly flakey, becasue I feel that he was completely full of crap and he was just trying to get some attention.

1. You have a few grand worth of cues, you'd never just flop your case down
2. If you have a few grand worth of cues, I personally would have a fancy case for it, like a Justis, Custom tooled JB or Whitten case to carry my stuff around.
3. Let's say you do have a few grand worth of cues (Which is actually pretty common) you are telling me that you need a Szam to shoot on a bar box? I can clear a bar box with a crooked ass house cue and still put english on the ball given how small the table is.

I don't know, maybe I'm just cynical and he was trying to keep attention away from his expensive cues with a cheap case, but broadcasting like that doesn't get you anywhere in a pool hall. I found that to be one of my pet peeves, when someone is flakey, I hate it.
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The guy just may be "flakey", but I wouldn't assume he doesn't have a couple grand worth of cues just by seeing his cheap case. I know guys that drive cars worth $5K and have more than that money tied up in the stereo equipment in the car....

And in many cases, guys that have a couple of grand worth of cues, are more than happy to announce it. Case in point, kid gets a brand new Southwest and shows EVERYONE he can, and has to mention how much it costs (seen it a few times). I also have seen guys with $500+ cases with two cues in it that might add up to the price of the case...whatever floats your boat, I guess.

I don't pay any attention to what people spend their money on in the poolhall or which table they choose (there are some barbox studs out there who's games would AMAZE you - even though you find it so easy on the smaller table); I just watch their game.
 
trustyrusty said:
The guy just may be "flakey", but I wouldn't assume he doesn't have a couple grand worth of cues just by seeing his cheap case. I know guys that drive cars worth $5K and have more than that money tied up in the stereo equipment in the car....

And in many cases, guys that have a couple of grand worth of cues, are more than happy to announce it. Case in point, kid gets a brand new Southwest and shows EVERYONE he can, and has to mention how much it costs (seen it a few times). I also have seen guys with $500+ cases with two cues in it that might add up to the price of the case...whatever floats your boat, I guess.

I don't pay any attention to what people spend their money on in the poolhall or which table they choose (there are some barbox studs out there who's games would AMAZE you - even though you find it so easy on the smaller table); I just watch their game.
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Yea, you might be right. I have seen guys kill on the barbox, but I just thought it was weird, not really a pet peeves, just something I want to get off my chest, what better place to do it than on our beloved forum :D maybe I'm just jealous he has a couple grand worth of cues :eek: You also forgot to mention guys who have cues in their car that is worth more than the car they drive lol
 
Cue Freak said:
The thing that bugs the crap out of me is when I go to shoot some balls and there is nobody in the pool hall, start racking 'em up and some dimwit and his friend grab the table right next to me. I mean come on, you have a whole damn pool hall.
That and people that walk around the table like they own it, but clearly have no clue as to what they are doing :)

Matt
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Beside not knowing anything they try to do trick shots, play one hand, shoot behind their back, try to do masse and jump balls.
 
· I just can't stand people talking during my shot. I'm the most easily sharked guy in the world if I think someone's whispering comments about the shot I have to make, or the game in general, or me in particular. It's gotten to the point where I think I might be hearing voices that aren't there. And of course I look like a big a-hole when I complain about it.

· Whistling.

· People who try to carefully arrange the balls in an alternating stripe/solid pattern, while racking as if they understand and can control the final spread. "It's not rubik's f$#ing cube, dude!"
 
Stones said:
About a week ago, I decided to go down to the pool room and hit some balls since I hadn't been able to for four days. I was coming down with a summer cold but was still restless from not playing.

I got a table and one of the youngsters who has been really working on his game, came over and asked me to play cheap $20, race to 5, sets if I give him the 8. I know the kid doesn't have much money and really just wants the pressure of playing someone better than himself.

I said OK even though I wasn't feeling well and could tell I wasn't playing well before we started.

We split the first 4 sets and he won the last set. I finally quit because every time I bent over, my head would pound and I was pi$$ed off.

What was I pi$$ed out about? The one thing that drives me absolutely bonkers is playing someone who runs into balls with the cue ball constantly and gets perfect shape. I call it "bumpshape". I was brought up that you never touched another ball unless you had to break balls out or absolutely had to use an object ball to hold shape for your next shot.

This kid was doing it through the whole session and as many as two or three times in one game. It was so bad, I just kept looking at the floor while he was shooting.

(Last night, I went into the pool room and a couple of players came up and told me this kid has been telling everyone in the room that he finally hosed me. He just forgot to tell them that I was giving him weight and just had a bad night. All I told them was that he played well and ended up one set up. I can't wait until I get him back to the table!)

Like I said, this drives me looney tunes.

So, what drives you nuts?

Stones
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Could these 'ballbumpers' just be people coming over from 3Cushion? I play with some whose had some experience with 3Cushion and I swear he can get out of good safes and get 'bumpshapes' on purpose. I can't say he's getting lucky because don't they do that in 3Cushion often to 'push' balls to setup for their next shot?
 
I hate it when people leave the chalk upside down on the table.
#2. People that call u lucky when u make a good out.
#3. Loud ass people that dont know when to shut the hell up.
#4. Someone who watches and talks shit but will never play.
#5. This one is the worst. Someone who could never beat me tryin to explain to me how to play a shot or how i messed up and wat i should've done different. Hate those turds!
 
jay helfert said:
People who MUST place the chalk upside down on the rails. It's messy and gets all over your hands and clothes. What's that all about anyway?
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Amen. Not to name any names, but there's a player whose name rhymes with King Kong that immediately comes to mind. :D
 
Lol

Doesnt happen very often anymore. A guy who tries to teach me who I can give the 7 to.:D
He just has NO IDEA!!!!

I just listen, tell him thank you and then laugh to myself as he is walking away.:D
Why burst his bubble!!! I have a heart, ya know.:D
 
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