Exactly! Well said BB
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Exactly! Well said BB
That guy is neither a road player nor a hustler. A true road player would take the loss and maybe even more, then come back and up the bet and go into a higher gear.
This guy is just a nit who realized he couldn't win playing his top speed so he had to resort to stalling.
This guy is just a nit who realized he couldn't win playing his top speed so he had to resort to stalling.
I agree with you about this guy. I don't go in for so called "moves" in pool/gambling to give someone an advantage. Lets put up our A Game and see who wins. All this shady stuff "like leaving for 45 minutes while your opponent is on the hill" is just bad for pool and the guy shouldn't have been allowed to get away with it.Hello All,
Recently a road hustler came to town. He is GREATLY skilled and I enjoyed watching him play, I admired and respected his game...however then the moves started! I know talking sh*t is part of pool and that is one thing...IMO it is quite another to start manipulating the racks, claiming "good hits", "accidentally" bumping balls to reposition them, and STALL,STALL,STALL...the worst example of this is during a 5 ahead match his opponent gets to 4, and suddenly he's "starving, I have to eat right now!!", then he leaves for 45 minutes and comes back to finish the set?? WTF! (this pool hall serves really good food, delivered right to your table!)
Like I said, I enjoyed watching him play, but after all the BS started all it did was piss me off...IMO that is part of what has kept pool in the mud for so many years, all the "shady" activities attributed to billiards....
So I got on my FB group for local players and posted what this guy looked like and what you could expect if you played him...I have gotten mixed reviews by this
Some think its great that I warned them and others think it was a sh*tty thing for me to do..."Killing his action!"
I have never been a hustler and dont like them...I would much rather play the guy that comes in and says he's KING KONG...let's play! And if he beat everybody I would never have posted a thing...but with all teh BS I felt like he was fair game...
I want your guys opinion....
James
Tramp, I appreciate the invite but I think I would as soon watch paint dry as play one-hole.And I choke in clean air.
What's the deal on Scott, the new bar, and the snooker table? Is that going to happen or has it fallen by the wayside?
Scott, will be taking over the old Scully's, just off the Square on college street, in a few months. The whole thing will be renovated with a couple of loft apartments on the second floor, and yes, a Snooker table in the bar.
Several of us may show up and play a little golf.
Tramp, if you play Golf on a 7 foot table, is it considered, Miniature Golf.
That's not right.
Big load of B/S !
My opinion:
If you can't play by the RULES, Don't PLAY !
When I was a kid, I used to play with a neighbor-kid. EVERYTHING we did; I kicked his Azz ! He hated to lose, but wasn't that good (TBH). SO, just about everytime he would lose, he would call TIMEOUT !! (Insert lame excuse here,.... I've heard them all!)
Then upon returning he would have his battleplan all ready, I would be disgusted and he would get back in the game. Thing was he SUKKKED ! Awhile later ,I was back on top and had victory near and ,...................(you guessed it) "TIMEOUT!!":angry:
I seldom played w/him because there was practically no point.This is one of the reasons why I DOG a game every now& then.(esp against bangers).
If you play them "straight-up" they don't want to play again.
he's a LOSER.
Hello All,
Recently a road hustler came to town. He is GREATLY skilled and I enjoyed watching him play, I admired and respected his game...however then the moves started! I know talking sh*t is part of pool and that is one thing...IMO it is quite another to start manipulating the racks, claiming "good hits", "accidentally" bumping balls to reposition them, and STALL,STALL,STALL...the worst example of this is during a 5 ahead match his opponent gets to 4, and suddenly he's "starving, I have to eat right now!!", then he leaves for 45 minutes and comes back to finish the set?? WTF! (this pool hall serves really good food, delivered right to your table!)
Like I said, I enjoyed watching him play, but after all the BS started all it did was piss me off...IMO that is part of what has kept pool in the mud for so many years, all the "shady" activities attributed to billiards....
So I got on my FB group for local players and posted what this guy looked like and what you could expect if you played him...I have gotten mixed reviews by this
Some think its great that I warned them and others think it was a sh*tty thing for me to do..."Killing his action!"
I have never been a hustler and dont like them...I would much rather play the guy that comes in and says he's KING KONG...let's play! And if he beat everybody I would never have posted a thing...but with all teh BS I felt like he was fair game...
I want your guys opinion....
My opinion:
If you can't play by the RULES, Don't PLAY !
When I was a kid, I used to play with a neighbor-kid. EVERYTHING we did; I kicked his Azz ! He hated to lose, but wasn't that good (TBH). SO, just about everytime he would lose, he would call TIMEOUT !! (Insert lame excuse here,.... I've heard them all!)
Then upon returning he would have his battleplan all ready, I would be disgusted and he would get back in the game. Thing was he SUKKKED ! Awhile later ,I was back on top and had victory near and ,...................(you guessed it) "TIMEOUT!!":angry:
I seldom played w/him because there was practically no point.This is one of the reasons why I DOG a game every now& then.(esp against bangers).
If you play them "straight-up" they don't want to play again.
he's a LOSER.
start manipulating the racks, claiming "good hits", "accidentally" bumping balls to reposition them, and STALL,STALL,STALL...the worst example of this is during a 5 ahead match his opponent gets to 4, and suddenly he's "starving, I have to eat right now!!", then he leaves for 45 minutes and comes back to finish the set?? WTF! (this pool hall serves really good food, delivered right to your table!)
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So I got on my FB group for local players and posted what this guy looked like and what you could expect if you played him...I have gotten mixed reviews by this
Some think its great that I warned them and others think it was a sh*tty thing for me to do..."Killing his action!"
This guys "action" sounds like a lot of BS cheating and acting like a general ass. If he was playing pool without all the BS games, potentially hiding some of his top speed, ect... then I would say it was a crap move to wreck his action, but bumping balls to change their position, calling foul hits fair, stopping a 5 ahead match when your opponent is at 4? That is not action, that is simply BS that noone should have to deal with.
Only if you put a windmill in the middle of the table. :smile:
Scott, will be taking over the old Scully's, just off the Square on college street, in a few months. The whole thing will be renovated with a couple of loft apartments on the second floor, and yes, a Snooker table in the bar.
Several of us may show up and play a little golf.
I'll be there!! Maybe we can get Rich hooked on the one hole while we are at it
I've actually played golf with extra balls sitting up on pieces of chalk....say on the 3,6,7 spot...if a balls gets knocked off then its a hickie and the ball respots on the chalk wherever it comes to rest...makes for an interesting game!
I could get into some golf. Won't play worth a dern but I'll try. Maybe Tramp can find us a windmill? :smile:
Pretty much no way on the one-hole. I get bored with it too easily... 8 and out, 8 and out, ... what a drag!
Pretty much no way on the one-hole. I get bored with it too easily... 8 and out, 8 and out, ... what a drag!
I could get into some golf. Won't play worth a dern but I'll try. Maybe Tramp can find us a windmill? :smile:
Pretty much no way on the one-hole. I get bored with it too easily... 8 and out, 8 and out, ... what a drag!
8 and out?? You obviously havent seen me play...one-and-done!!
I think the last one-hole I played was with Darren Everett. We played some Power One-Hole. :smile:
I disagree, Spider1. Sometimes you just have to say something.
I had a girlfriend, once, who was so ugly I used to put a sack over her head whenever we had sex. I always carried a second sack in my back pocket just in case the first one fell off.
I'm telling you, this poor woman was uglier than a mud fence.
I remember one time she was standing in the bathroom and said, "This sure is an ugly mirror." I hollered out, "That just your reflection, dear."
One day she up and left town with the guy who repairs those revolving doors you see on big office buildings. They've been going around together ever since.
Is that good Karma, or bad Karma? :smile:
The world revolves at its own pace, might as well let it. I'd say you got off easy.
Not sure what this has to do with being a knocker though.
Since you posted that theory in this thread, please elaborate on how you come to believe that the guy we are talking about is owed any consideration?
The world revolves at its own pace, might as well let it. I'd say you got off easy.
Not sure what this has to do with being a knocker though.
Like BB, said, are you talking about bad-mouthing someone, or a breast. Be a bit more specific. :smile: