Major Annoyance

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Dave Nelson

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Here is someting that really bugs me. I play most of my pool in the afternoon. Pretty much the same group of people every day. The room offers a daily special of 3 hours for 5 bucks. You can't get much cheaper entertainment than that. As they come in, each player takes a table. Then they team up and play on one table and when one is shooting the other is banging balls around on the other table. Everyone does it except the straight pool players. We seem to be the only ones who know where they are supposed to be when your opponent is at the table.

I play 8 ball when I don't have an opponant for straight pool. I find it really annoying to have my opponant not even watching what I am doing. Too have to yell, hey, your shot, when I miss. Does this go on everywhere? I don't go to a lot of different rooms so I don't know.

Dave Nelson
 
yup

I share the annoyance. If it's not your shot, sit down, and watch. And if you do have to talk to someone, don't do it in my line of sight. Falls into the realm of good pool etiquette to my way of thinking.
 
How about talking on their cell when shooting? It is as if they feel playing against you is not worth giving the shot their full attention.
 
Anybody that talks on the phone while their shooting should be banned from pool or any other cue sports. Just so rude. Either that or raise the bet to something worth your wild :grin-devilish:
 
That's just good etiquette - it's just part of being a good sport. You either "get it", you hadn't been taught any better, or you're a dick.

If you do this and know better, I'll lay 5 to 1 you're a dick off the table as well and you aren't getting a Christmas card from me. :mad:

(that being said, if I come in off the street and jump cold into a 3 to 5 player game, I will advise the players I'm going to take a few warmup shots on a nearby table between my turns. But just a few shots, and I watch for my turn and do not distract the current shooter.)
 
RunoutJJ said:
Anybody that talks on the phone while their shooting should be banned from pool or any other cue sports. Just so rude. Either that or raise the bet to something worth your wild :grin-devilish:
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Yeah, and worth your while too! :thumbup:
 
TheBook said:
How about talking on their cell when shooting? It is as if they feel playing against you is not worth giving the shot their full attention.
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I'm with you. I have a pal that just needs to play with his iPhone while I'm shooting. He never knows when its his turn to shoot. I could just miss, keep shooting until I'm out and tell him to rack and everything would be OK with him. Drives me crazy. When I make a circus shot I want an audience. Seriously though its rude.

Thanks

Kevin
 
Wasn't it Lassiter who would actually fall asleep when it wasn't his inning? Can you imagine waking someone out of a cold sleep and then they stretch, walk to the table, and run 100+ balls on ya?
 
SpiderWebComm said:
Wasn't it Lassiter who would actually fall asleep when it wasn't his inning? Can you imagine waking someone out of a cold sleep and then they stretch, walk to the table, and run 100+ balls on ya?
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Kinda like Scott Smith-He dozes off during the tournament and if someone calls for him, he seemingly jumps right up out of a dead sleep and goes over and calls the hit. Im not knocking Scott-he usually works from 4-9 days straight, 16 hours a day and more at times. It's a good quality to have.
 
I've never understood everybody that expects everything to be just right when they shoot pool. Maybe I've just never shot in a real pool room but I feel that distractions are part of the game. Unless it is blatant sharking (ie someone tapping the chalk on the rail of the same table you're shooting on, intentional sudden movements when they're in your line of sight, etc) all other stuff shouldn't bother you.

I just feel it's nothing but excuses for not shooting well. Some people expect everybody to sit perfectly still, never talk to anyone, the perfect type music to be playing etc. It's (usually) a pool hall not a freakin' library.

Just my opinion of course,

Ryan
 
I'm on your side. I'm lucky to play with a group of 14.1 players who understands proper etiquette. As I understand it you're not allowed to practice during a match? I turn my cell phone off before I begin any match!
There have been times when playing in leagues, 8 or 9 ball where someone will block my view and I'm forced to ask my partner what happened. Otherwise I'm watching like a hawk. I don't like to talk while playing but not to the extreme.
I play on a 2 man team and I want my partner to watch me when I'm playing and I watch them.
As far as a opponent not watching I just take my chair and wait. It doesn't upset me. I just relax and meditate. The longer the wait the more I'm relaxed.
If I committed a foul I'll tell them before they shoot; ball in hand when they finally show up.
Almost forgot to mention I cheat. I can't hear squat without my hearing aids so I remove them when I play. What people don't know is I can read lips from across a room.
 
SpiderWebComm said:
Wasn't it Lassiter who would actually fall asleep when it wasn't his inning? Can you imagine waking someone out of a cold sleep and then they stretch, walk to the table, and run 100+ balls on ya?
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The way I heard it was that it was a shark move. Wimpy vs Cisero in a challenge match while Wimpy was World Straight Pool Champion in the 50s and while Cisero was on a long run Wimpy pretended to fall asleep. Cisero noticed Wimpy was asleep, got rattled, missed and up hopped a wide awake Wimpy who then ran the game out, winning the challenge.

The way I heard it anyway.

Kevin
 
Etiquette and tradition don't amount to much anymore nor does respect. With this loss of ethics in areas, not only in pool, there is a deminished enjoyment level also. Manners at times seem to be a thing of the past. (I'm not really a grouchy old guy, I just know the "right" way to do things)
 
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swrooster said:
Etiquette and tradition don't amount to much anymore as does respect. With this loss of ethics in areas, not only in pool, there is a deminished enjoyment level also. Manners at times seem to be a thing of the past. (I'm not really a grouchy old guy, I just know the "right" way to do things)
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I'm with ya, here!!
 
Most everyone today is on their own agenda. There's very little respect or consideration left in the world today. I grew up playing in a room, that, if you made too much noise and demanded to be the center of attention, you were thrown out for a few days or until you learned how to behave in a pool-room.

The person that owned the room usually had a pool back-round and knew the importance of keeping people in-line. Most of the players in the room were gambling and he couldn't afford to put up with any bull-grap. He needed the business.

A lot of the rooms today are run by non-owners. Especially in the daytime hours. I play in a room that has a lot of people there just for the social aspect. I hate it but I deal with it. I play eight hours for eight dollars. Some things you learn to live with. The price is right.

I've had people banging balls on the next table while I was playing in a major tournament. I guess, my being on the loser's side, at that point, didn't impress the person whacking balls behind me. Like I said, "He had his own agenda."

Don't get me started on cell phones.
 
InTheCloudzzz said:
I've never understood everybody that expects everything to be just right when they shoot pool. Maybe I've just never shot in a real pool room but I feel that distractions are part of the game. Unless it is blatant sharking (ie someone tapping the chalk on the rail of the same table you're shooting on, intentional sudden movements when they're in your line of sight, etc) all other stuff shouldn't bother you.

I just feel it's nothing but excuses for not shooting well. Some people expect everybody to sit perfectly still, never talk to anyone, the perfect type music to be playing etc. It's (usually) a pool hall not a freakin' library.

Just my opinion of course,

Ryan
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That's the way I was taught. If you can't do it right, don't bother.
 
We have the right!!

swrooster said:
Etiquette and tradition don't amount to much anymore as does respect. With this loss of ethics in areas, not only in pool, there is a deminished enjoyment level also. Manners at times seem to be a thing of the past. (I'm not really a grouchy old guy, I just know the "right" way to do things)
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We all have the right to be GROUCHY :frown: and "Know the "right" way to do things" :wink: It's a loss of respect. IMHO
 
I occasionally play a fellow who lacks the attention span to respect my inning. He gabbs, texts or just looks away. For me, there is no better reward than his look of dismay when he glances back only to see it is time to rack.

On a more positive note, I have been deeply impressed with Dan Baroutie (not sure of spelling) who is a strong 14.1 player from NY. What a gentleman at the table. He watches, recognizes his opponent's successes with respect and approaches or steps away from the table with dignity. The sport could use more fine men like Dan. A class act who remembers to honor the game.
 
kvinbrwr said:
I'm with you. I have a pal that just needs to play with his iPhone while I'm shooting. He never knows when its his turn to shoot. I could just miss, keep shooting until I'm out and tell him to rack and everything would be OK with him. Drives me crazy. When I make a circus shot I want an audience. Seriously though its rude.

Thanks

Kevin
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What I am referring to is they are actually on the phone when shooting. They have the phone between their ear and shoulder when shooting. They "take their turn" just to get it over with as if the game is interrupting the phone instead of the other way around. And the problem is that they were the one that made the call.
 
tom mcgonagle said:
Most everyone today is on their own agenda. There's very little respect or consideration left in the world today. I grew up playing in a room, that, if you made too much noise and demanded to be the center of attention, you were thrown out for a few days or until you learned how to behave in a pool-room.

The person that owned the room usually had a pool back-round and knew the importance of keeping people in-line. Most of the players in the room were gambling and he couldn't afford to put up with any bull-grap. He needed the business.

A lot of the rooms today are run by non-owners. Especially in the daytime hours. I play in a room that has a lot of people there just for the social aspect. I hate it but I deal with it. I play eight hours for eight dollars. Some things you learn to live with. The price is right.

I've had people banging balls on the next table while I was playing in a major tournament. I guess, my being on the loser's side, at that point, didn't impress the person whacking balls behind me. Like I said, "He had his own agenda."

Don't get me started on cell phones.
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I agree. I can tolerate the back-rounds,( particularly on the chicks), but bull-grap drives me up the wall.:grin:

sorry. I just couldn't resist:wink:
 
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