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If it's your shot and you are looking beyond your cue tip at someone or something that is distracting to you, step back and wait for the distraction to either leave or settle down. If it doesn't stop or move, let the person (making the problem) KNOW it is bothering you. If they persist, go over to them and politely ask them to move as they are in your sight line. Most will move.
I think people should just learn to accept the fact that you're in a poolhall, not a church 
. Somebody might be eating chips, another person might walk by the table you're shooting , somebody across the room might drop their beer while you're in mid-stroke. These are things that shouldn't be that unexpected in a poolhall, especially where not everybody is a pool player. In a tournament where everybody should be aware or at least familiar of etiquette, yes I more agree with the OP, it's kind of ignorant. But when you're just out playing at the poolhall, those kind of things shouldn't be that off-putting. If you're that easy to crack, that's your issue. IMO A good player should just bear down and make the shot :smile:
. Somebody might be eating chips, another person might walk by the table you're shooting , somebody across the room might drop their beer while you're in mid-stroke. These are things that shouldn't be that unexpected in a poolhall, especially where not everybody is a pool player. In a tournament where everybody should be aware or at least familiar of etiquette, yes I more agree with the OP, it's kind of ignorant. But when you're just out playing at the poolhall, those kind of things shouldn't be that off-putting. If you're that easy to crack, that's your issue. IMO A good player should just bear down and make the shot :smile:
It always amazes me that there are players that think they are the only particpants in a tournament. They walk around their table and bump into a player who is already down on a shot and look at that player as if... WTF are you doing there?
WTF are they doing eating while they are in a match?
Do I really care if they think I am a 'silly complainer'?
Timmy,
I love Ann Arbor and Michigan football, my in-laws live there and my father-in-law used to play UofM football in the mid-late 50's. I grew up in Oak Park but moved away many years ago. With that said, nobody agrees w/coo-coo coco
. What happened to the high standards Ann Arbor "used" to stand for? :wink:Where do you live in Ann Arbor? Do you go to the games? Do you play at the Union? Maybe we'll meet one of these days.
Dave
master9baller
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Cell phones
Still can't get the dumbasses in Syracuse to shut off the cell phones in the pool hall. Two weeks ago I missed a trip to the finals and about $150 because someone's phone went off as I was coming forward with the cue after the last backswing. Tell me how you pull out of that? Literally just off the cue ball when it happened. Shank! This wouldn't be the first time.
When I run the show, a cell phone goes off it's loss of game period. Second time you're out.
As far as eating, talking, standing behind pockets, not ever sitting down ect... it only makes me play with a chip on my shoulder. Brings out my best game everytime. When I do play with someone with proper "table manners" I tend to play looser safes and not be as aggressive.
I don't want to be one of those guys with earplugs and get my balls busted for it!
Still can't get the dumbasses in Syracuse to shut off the cell phones in the pool hall. Two weeks ago I missed a trip to the finals and about $150 because someone's phone went off as I was coming forward with the cue after the last backswing. Tell me how you pull out of that? Literally just off the cue ball when it happened. Shank! This wouldn't be the first time.
When I run the show, a cell phone goes off it's loss of game period. Second time you're out.
As far as eating, talking, standing behind pockets, not ever sitting down ect... it only makes me play with a chip on my shoulder. Brings out my best game everytime. When I do play with someone with proper "table manners" I tend to play looser safes and not be as aggressive.
I don't want to be one of those guys with earplugs and get my balls busted for it!
There is a term for that.
It's called BRAIN DEAD. They have no clue what is going on around them.
Amazingly enough, i know several pool players who are brain dead who shoot everything in the hole.
For them, it's not about mastering the fine art of concentration and that being the reason they never get distracted.
It's about how IT NEVER REGISTERS TO BEGIN WITH.
I'd be surprised if they got distracted by someone wacking them over the head with the butt of the pool cue. For all i know, they might think a mosquito bit them and scratch their head.
THAT is how dense they are...yet people always say they have mad concentration skills. Funny when people attribute someone playing good and not having a clue what goes on around them, to them actually exerting some type of effort, as if it is the only scenario allowed when someone plays good and doesn't seem fazed by anything.
They always glorify it and say it is the mark of a champion, when that is a load of bull.
It's not always a skill that they learned and refined. For some people they are just OBLIVIOUS to their surroundings.
Stand back up away from the table. Wait until he is done with his potato chip bag noise maker. Get back done on your shot focusing only on the table and execute your shot. Distrations are annoying but if you can overcome them it's better for you.
example of Earl overcoming distractions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Pr93Tr_oI
example of Earl overcoming distractions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Pr93Tr_oI
Add me among the folks that are able to tune it out. I've never really been bothered by subtle noises around the table like that. The only thing that has ever really bothered me while playing continual, obnoxious talking. One example is when I heard two spectators continually comment on position, which ball they'd shoot next, and how they'd play it, etc, etc.
That can be distracting, and that was the only time I've ever asked someone to be quite during a match.
That can be distracting, and that was the only time I've ever asked someone to be quite during a match.
I hear so many people complain about their opponent making noises when they are shooting. How do you people ever shoot in a crowded pool hall? How do you ever shoot in a bar? Do you expect it to be like a museum or church when you are shooting. If so, then you should just buy a pool table for your house, shut off all the lights, kick the dog out, and sound proof the walls.
Learn to ignore whats around you and just focus on the task at hand. If you do that, you won't have to complain all the time anymore.
JMO
Greg
Learn to ignore whats around you and just focus on the task at hand. If you do that, you won't have to complain all the time anymore.
JMO
Greg
Distractions by the non-shooting player, while you are shooting are against the rules in a tournament. It is considered unsportsmanlike conduct.
When you play in the sand box, expect sand in your britches.
When you play in a tournament you'd better be willing to play by the rules or go back to the sand box.
When you play in the sand box, expect sand in your britches.
When you play in a tournament you'd better be willing to play by the rules or go back to the sand box.
This issue alone has caused controversy before.
What do you do when you think of an obscure safety that is really creative, and then the bonehead that is sitting there yapping, actually comes up with the idea and vocalizes it to his friend i.e. "you know what he could do here, he could blah blah blah"
So then you go shoot it and your opponent calls a foul because you took outside advice from someone during the match, saying there is no way you would have come up with that on your own.
Or, if you don't want to shoot the shot anymore because it was suggested and you want to avoid any issues.
Forget that garbage. Just stop talking already.
But the instant you tell them, they get bent.
Very true. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a couple of understanding guys when I asked them to hush their mouths. They apologized, because they knew they were in the wrong.
You're right, though. That is one thing that can only serve to hurt the shooter.
Advice to the OP that I forgot to mention in my first post: Wear earplugs. A few guys in my league do it to drown out the jukebox and bar noise. They're enough to keep your head in the game, but you can still talk to people. You just have to actively listen to them and pay attention to hear what they're saying.
Interesting.
Vagabond is apparently onto something.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575427150103293906.html?KEYWORDS=snack
Snack Attack: Chip Eaters Make Noise About a Crunchy Bag
Frito-Lay makes a lot of noise marketing its Sun Chips snacks as "green." They are cooked with steam from solar energy, the message goes.
But its latest effort—making the bags out of biodegradable plant material instead of plastic—is creating a different kind of racket. Chip eaters are griping about the loud crackling sounds the new bag makes. Some have compared it to a "revving motorcycle" and "glass breaking."
It is louder than "the cockpit of my jet," said J. Scot Heathman, an Air Force pilot...
Vagabond is apparently onto something.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575427150103293906.html?KEYWORDS=snack
Snack Attack: Chip Eaters Make Noise About a Crunchy Bag
Frito-Lay makes a lot of noise marketing its Sun Chips snacks as "green." They are cooked with steam from solar energy, the message goes.
But its latest effort—making the bags out of biodegradable plant material instead of plastic—is creating a different kind of racket. Chip eaters are griping about the loud crackling sounds the new bag makes. Some have compared it to a "revving motorcycle" and "glass breaking."
It is louder than "the cockpit of my jet," said J. Scot Heathman, an Air Force pilot...
Not everyone's brain is wired the same way.
To some, certain noises are just like nails on a chalk board
Not everybody likes the same kind of music , try requesting they turn the jukebox off .
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I saw Earl in Cardiff stare down a woman with the potato chip bag and then he did the same to me as i had the nerve to shake out a tic tac during the commercial break. Swear to God. During the commercial break he got upset about it.
it never fails...
It's either a bag of chips, a cell phone or the smart guy opponant that feels the need to cough or clear his throat as the player at the table addresses a shot. Doesn't matter if your at a pool hall (they aren't always supposed to be loud). Anyone who has played in well run events know that certain behavior is expected of them. Not everyone is of the mind set to tune out everything. Even the best of them need to concentrate.
It's either a bag of chips, a cell phone or the smart guy opponant that feels the need to cough or clear his throat as the player at the table addresses a shot. Doesn't matter if your at a pool hall (they aren't always supposed to be loud). Anyone who has played in well run events know that certain behavior is expected of them. Not everyone is of the mind set to tune out everything. Even the best of them need to concentrate.
Good one Bob. Funny just last night I was watching Corey Vs Rodney and Rodney was about to shoot the a hanging nine and something I couldn't hear made him jump up and wait about a minute before he would shoot and Dilberto was clowning him saying how in all other sports the crowd can make noise and how silly pool players are.