Best City to move too if you love pool is ___? And why?
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Another plug for Florida here. A previous poster forgot to mention a couple other pros in the Tampa Bay area along with Donnie Mills, Rodney Morris, and friends. We don't want to leave out Jeanette Lee and Justin Hall.
And I believe Florida is passing a law where you'll be able to hunt snowbirds...everything you're asking for!
Houston has to be at the top of the list.
1. Better than average economy than most places right now with the major oil companies there.
2. Lots of pool!!
Open Tournaments
Amateur Tournament
Independent Events
League play is robust
Action on many levels
They all have their share of nits.
Good luck with it!
Ray
Ray,
What are you trying to say?
Phoenix is pretty sweet for pool. Tons and tons of tournaments, league play everywhere in the Valley (which is saying something, as PHX metro is a HUGE area), and lots of tough, top end players.
There are some major ****ed up things about Phoenix, but the pool scene is great here, no doubt about it!
Also the weather isn't that bad. Sure, a month of 110+ sucks, but you run from an AC house to an AC car to an AC bar/work/store/whatever. No different from people up north in the winter running from a heated house to a heated car to a heated whatever. And there's no humidity, so 105 here feels a lot nicer than 85 in humid places like Houston, DC, most of the south, Chicago, etc. There are plenty of reasons to hate PHX but the weather is not one of them!
There are some major ****ed up things about Phoenix, but the pool scene is great here, no doubt about it!
Also the weather isn't that bad. Sure, a month of 110+ sucks, but you run from an AC house to an AC car to an AC bar/work/store/whatever. No different from people up north in the winter running from a heated house to a heated car to a heated whatever. And there's no humidity, so 105 here feels a lot nicer than 85 in humid places like Houston, DC, most of the south, Chicago, etc. There are plenty of reasons to hate PHX but the weather is not one of them!
New Orleans
Regular action, last night $2,000 a game 9 ball, not a set, per game. One guy blew 40 big ones.
Regular action, last night $2,000 a game 9 ball, not a set, per game. One guy blew 40 big ones.
If you're near charleston...
Air conditioning takes care of outdoor heat unless you live in a poorly sealed trailer with a weak window a/c unit... and Charleston hasn't been hit with a hurricane in many years. Get thee hence, if you have any skill and disposable income, and test both at Tucker's. If you're worth a damn at pool you'll find out about Tucker's at some point. If you have the cash, there's a game to be made there.
Air conditioning takes care of outdoor heat unless you live in a poorly sealed trailer with a weak window a/c unit... and Charleston hasn't been hit with a hurricane in many years. Get thee hence, if you have any skill and disposable income, and test both at Tucker's. If you're worth a damn at pool you'll find out about Tucker's at some point. If you have the cash, there's a game to be made there.
Does that make you want to give up coaching football and come out of retirement?
lol?
Hurricanes? I live like an hour if that from Daytona. We've had one tropical storm hit us like 2 years ago, and since then not a hurricane since like 2005ish?
Wow, you're everything that is right with pool, hats off to you :thumbup:
At least till football starts
Joey, I really hate the fact that I'm 66 yrs.old, can't make a ball, but still love to play high dollarpool, but can't give up coaching, 100 kids
would be let down. Haven't hit a ball in 14 months but will listen to all offers.......
Joey, I really hate the fact that I'm 66 yrs.old, can't make a ball, but still love to play high dollarpool, but can't give up coaching, 100 kids
would be let down. Haven't hit a ball in 14 months but will listen to all offers.......
Houston area has a ton of pool halls if you can stand the humidity in the summer. The economy hasn't bottomed out here like in many other places either. Only thing is when you talk about this city..... it can take an hour to an hour and a half to get from one side of the city to the other as it is very spread out with tons of smaller cities that surround it.
If Florida was no smoking they would...........
If Florida was non smoking they would really have something there.
I went down there on my travels teaching and left after one day. I Played at Palm Harbor for an hour and started feeling real bad from the smoke. Got in my car going north and didn't stop until I got to a non smoking state. I took a day and a half.
If not for the smoke I might have still been there today. might have never left.
Hard to get used to having someone smoking right next to you in a restuarant. Smoking section and non smoking section the smoke travels all over.
When i saw this i just felt like I was back in the stone ages.
If Florida was non smoking they would really have something there.
I went down there on my travels teaching and left after one day. I Played at Palm Harbor for an hour and started feeling real bad from the smoke. Got in my car going north and didn't stop until I got to a non smoking state. I took a day and a half.
If not for the smoke I might have still been there today. might have never left.
Hard to get used to having someone smoking right next to you in a restuarant. Smoking section and non smoking section the smoke travels all over.
When i saw this i just felt like I was back in the stone ages.
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Randy is unemployed and desperate for action. He still plays like a dog but will bet it up if he thinks he's in a good spot as you know.
JoeyA
any rooms in the Atlanta area where I'll be sure to NOT to hear the "word" - SHAWTY?!
arkansas
come to Arkansas, we need players and our 19 year old pool room here in Russellville has 12 new Diamonds There are tons of folks here that hunt whatever including dove,ducks and geese, if that is what you mean by bird hunting.
come to Arkansas, we need players and our 19 year old pool room here in Russellville has 12 new Diamonds There are tons of folks here that hunt whatever including dove,ducks and geese, if that is what you mean by bird hunting.
Washington DC, Md, Va area. Lots of pool halls.
This area is recession proof. Snow can get heavy at times, but there is more to do here than ANY other area in the contiguous US. Beaches are near by. Skiing is nearby. Fresh and salt water fishing. Golf courses galore (not like Florida and NC though). Traffic is bad though. Near the Carolina beaches - my favorite.
This area is recession proof. Snow can get heavy at times, but there is more to do here than ANY other area in the contiguous US. Beaches are near by. Skiing is nearby. Fresh and salt water fishing. Golf courses galore (not like Florida and NC though). Traffic is bad though. Near the Carolina beaches - my favorite.
yes i agree the smoke is really bad there
9BallPaul
Banned
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I've read the whole thread, and all the cities mentioned most often -- Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Fargo -- suffer horrible weather. What could that explain?
Meantime, I can't help but notice that Denver isn't even in the conversation. Back in the good old days (post World War II through the '60s) that wasn't true. But today I'd agree. Not much of a pool town anymore.
But if you like fishing, or cycling, or just about any outdoor activities, sometimes a pool jones can be compromised. Just sayin'.
I've read the whole thread, and all the cities mentioned most often -- Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Fargo -- suffer horrible weather. What could that explain?
Meantime, I can't help but notice that Denver isn't even in the conversation. Back in the good old days (post World War II through the '60s) that wasn't true. But today I'd agree. Not much of a pool town anymore.
But if you like fishing, or cycling, or just about any outdoor activities, sometimes a pool jones can be compromised. Just sayin'.
Only an hour and a half?
I see the traffic situation has improved since I was there. When I moved there in the late 80's the first thing I noticed was that whenever I asked how far it was to another location, I never got an answer in miles. It was always how long it would take to get there depending on what time of day it was.
It was a great city for pool. It seemed like you could play in a different room every week for six months, then you could start playing in the rooms on the other side of town.
I see the traffic situation has improved since I was there. When I moved there in the late 80's the first thing I noticed was that whenever I asked how far it was to another location, I never got an answer in miles. It was always how long it would take to get there depending on what time of day it was.
It was a great city for pool. It seemed like you could play in a different room every week for six months, then you could start playing in the rooms on the other side of town.