Who? I wrote this and have never done what you say.pretty funny that the same folks who routinely slam the ability of women players and belittle the existence of women's tournaments are now bravely riding to their defense over a practically nonexistent issue.
Do men have an advantage in pool?A Pro pool player isn't born a Pro and at an automatic advantage from birth. A man, competing as a woman, in women's events has an advantage he was born with. Testosterone.
Men and women can develop the same skills on a pool table and compete against each other in great battles. However, men are built to develop much more muscle and strength in athletic sports than women. That's biological. Doesn't matter so much in pool and darts.
Now I'm not saying I'm gonna outrun a female track athlete. They are very fast in their own right, but facing a man that was born a man and trained as a man for years on end, the female athlete may not even be competitive. That robs her of potential victory, even though she is using her maximum ability within her body's limits.
Just my $0.02.
They should just make a Trans section....so all of them can compete against each other. And leave men and women's sports to their own.
If my question offends you please change the channel. Thankspretty funny that the same folks who routinely slam the ability of women players and belittle the existence of women's tournaments are now bravely riding to their defense over a practically nonexistent issue.
I don't believe so. If you play good, you play good.Do men have an advantage in pool?
If that is the case should men be allowed to play in women's tournaments? If not how come (equality)?I don't believe so. If you play good, you play good.
We've had this conversation 286544x on the olde Azb.They probably shouldn't play if that is their attitude anyways. Imo that's what tournaments are for. Playing the best around.
But from the other side, is it really appropriate to call a player that has never run a rack but has cashed in a weekly event a professional?So, for several of you, professional status is based on skill level? That's a new one on me.
The break usuallyDo men have an advantage in pool?
No, not that, either. A person picking up some cash award in a weekly event, weekend tournament, even a week-long tournament, isn't a professional unless they are deriving their livelihood from the pursuit; however, they may be in a gray area regarding amateur status, depending on the rules of the governing body that they operate under. So, one can conceivably be neither a pro nor amateur. Most amateur definitions have exceptions for "small" prizes.But from the other side, is it really appropriate to call a player that has never run a rack but has cashed in a weekly event a professional?
State championships have always been pro events in the forty five years I've been around the competitive scene. Residency or even citizenship have never had anything to do with eligibility. In what I believe was 1997, Mika Immonen, who still lived in Finland, won the Rhode Island State Championship (also known as the Ocean State Championship).
If an event is restricted to amateurs, it will nearly always say so in the event's title.
Finally, I can't see any relationship between the two subjects mentioned n the thread title.
Exactly!I think the comparison that was originally made was pro pool players playing in events where there is very little competition to their level of play is similar to that of biological males who identify as females playing in female sports. I think it is an accurate observation when we look at what the OP was trying to compare.
Thanks for the clarification.I think the comparison that was originally made was pro pool players playing in events where there is very little competition to their level of play is similar to that of biological males who identify as females playing in female sports. I think it is an accurate observation when we look at what the OP was trying to compare.
Sure. I dont think the powers that be would allow it though.If that is the case should men be allowed to play in women's tournaments? If not how come (equality)?
Here is an example I think that would be a good comparison. In weight lifting/power lifting, we are seeing males that identify with being female not just break records, but shatter them. These records are now so high that there is absolutely zero chance of a biological woman having that record again and very little chance of beating the biological male in competition. Compare that to a state APA tournament. Shane Van Boening is allowed to play in the tournament. Who in that tournament is going to have any chance of beating him? No one.