How do we all help improve the image of pocket billiards?
- Thread starter CJ Wiley
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So, no other form of winning is not addictive. In any sport,their are winners and losers. That is a hard, cold fact and a hard, cold fact of life. The concept that everyone can be a winner is bullshit and has done more harm then good.
If I had a kid that was so passionate about playing pool, I would encourage it and not discourage it. Not everyone's path through life is getting a college degree right out of high school. Nor is going to college for everyone and the false belief that a college education guarantees you anything in life is the problem is seen by the current student debt education problem.
See I was one of those that got out of high school and went to college and played pool rather than go to class. Being at the pool table was the one area of my life where I was in total control of the outcome. No one to tell me what to do when, like parents and like going to school.
I ended up joining Naval Aviation being assign to P3s as a avionics tech for 8 years, a Inflight Tech for 3 of those years and a instructor for 4 of those years. These 8 years were the best education I got in terms of life, professionalism and standards, team work. What I experienced in these years have served me well over the years, more so then just going to college for 8 years.
I will not go into the what all I have done, but it has been a wild range of careers and jobs. I'll list a few of the cool ones:
Testing for a totally implantable hearing aid.
Installing and project managing of very high level of security systems at a major DOD contractor
Covert camera installations
Useability testing of Web E Commerce sites
Tech support over a the phone and on site
Project management and designs of security and CCTV systems
And more.
The point is that I may not have the quality and variety of life I do if I had gone to classes instead of following my heart which started with playing pool. People are real good at telling ya what to do, but suck at letting you do what ya want.
Some of the dumbest people I have met and worked with were "highly educated." I've worked with college educated people and there is no guaranteed that they are any good, that they really are educated beyond the paper they have.
You had a problem and you are transposing your bad experience onto others assuming they are gonna have the same issues as you did.
Some of the most competitive people are family members and friends. I was playing a friend yesterday and was having a OK time having fun, joking and such, until I realized, he was trying to win, to beat me at this game that was suppose to be played for fun.
Well, once I realized this, I made sure he wasn't having any fun.
FWIW
No disrespect intended, but you're contradicting yourself.
At the beginning of your paragraph - its about the game.
At the end of your paragraph - its about the context.
I understand what you mean, however, I hope you understand that 'addiction' is a human issue, while "pool" is an imaginary set of rules played with inanimate objects.
Bond,
my point is pool if it is followed seriously in a camp setting, not once in a month family adventure; could have negative effect on "kids". I do not recommend pool for kids to help improve pool image. Look around you how many adults have divorced or separated because of pool. Pool tends to be an escape haven from life chores and demands, manly because there is no intense work out, fun, addictive, individual game, not like football, or basketball, where a team is required and hard physical activities.
duckie i respect your input and your life long journey. Again, you are mixing here. Although getting a college education is mom and dad's dream at 1st, but you are right do what you like when you are an adult. But when it comes to young kids below 14 years old, those are the ones we want to strive to guide them to the right path, then when they are done with high school we would hope they continue on the right path.
As far as your opinion about college education, that is subject for another forum.
Thanks for your input, hope to shoot pool one day together, one pocket.
I think C.J. would be an ideal spokesperson. He is articulate and he cares.
Get Tom Cruise to do another spin off pool movie.
The 10 ball tournament in Tx. where everyone wore decent clothing and were prohibited from being a jerk is a great model.
Making change and taking time are not the same.
I recently started in a league to meet others interested in pool. I always say thank you for the match.. I have offered lessons to anyone who wants to get better, loss less, win more, win even more. I am very good at pool and I understand learning. And I can and do communicate both.
Recently I was having a nice back and forth with a league owner about improving his league shooters, no matter their level, and at no charge to them. And to develop another pool asset improvement he wanted. Finally when I wrote that I am also upbeat and solution-orientated, he quit talking.
These are things I do and will keep doing. Any way I can assist you, please let me know. Jim S.
Get Tom Cruise to do another spin off pool movie.
The 10 ball tournament in Tx. where everyone wore decent clothing and were prohibited from being a jerk is a great model.
Making change and taking time are not the same.
I recently started in a league to meet others interested in pool. I always say thank you for the match.. I have offered lessons to anyone who wants to get better, loss less, win more, win even more. I am very good at pool and I understand learning. And I can and do communicate both.
Recently I was having a nice back and forth with a league owner about improving his league shooters, no matter their level, and at no charge to them. And to develop another pool asset improvement he wanted. Finally when I wrote that I am also upbeat and solution-orientated, he quit talking.
These are things I do and will keep doing. Any way I can assist you, please let me know. Jim S.
drugs
alcohol
infidelity
money
sex
religion
obesity
children
career choice...
(truck driving)
(military duty)
(ER/emergency responder/police)
(musician)
(actor)
hobbies....
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playing pool.
drugs
alcohol
sex
food
tv
video games
tennis
golf
sailing
hiking
canoeing
dancing
biking
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just to be clear, no, i dont think kids belong in bars shooting pool.
no, i dont think a kid should be taught to be a 'playa'.
and no, i've never suggested that kids should be used to improve the games image.
if you dont want your kids to play pool, thats peachy keen. but if i were you, i'd be worried about the 1000 more dangerous things than pool first.