Slowest pro players?
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Years ago we had a slow player here that I played some. He would stand there and walk around overthinking every shot.
After 2 or 3 timesI got fed up, my mom had a little sand glass timer thing that was 5 minutes. I brought it
and however long it took him I'd take about that long looking over the table from my seat, then I'd get up and shoot the ball.
Once in a tournament a TD started ed gnawing on my ass for being slow, I asked him why he didn't say anything to slow ass and then advised him that me and slow ass studies the table layout from different views, him standing and me sitting.
He then gnawed on slow asses ass some. lol
After 2 or 3 timesI got fed up, my mom had a little sand glass timer thing that was 5 minutes. I brought it
and however long it took him I'd take about that long looking over the table from my seat, then I'd get up and shoot the ball.
Once in a tournament a TD started ed gnawing on my ass for being slow, I asked him why he didn't say anything to slow ass and then advised him that me and slow ass studies the table layout from different views, him standing and me sitting.
He then gnawed on slow asses ass some. lol
Absolutely. Every time I play a slow player, the word of the day is FOCUS. Don't let ANY opportunity get away from you, and make damn sure to get out when you have the chance. And play absolutely lock up safes. Slow players only got a ton of time to get in your head if they are running balls.
When I was playing a lot better, it took a 600+ Fargorate player to beat me.. And generally, that level of player does not play slow. Letting them get in your head and frustrate you, is the easiest way to let them close the skill gap.
I used to play straight pool against a player who would get down on the shot, stroke a few times, look back at his grip hand, take a few more strokes while looking at his hand, get up, get down and stroke a little different, get up., repeat the process a few times. I don't mind playing against a player like that if he is overthinking and misses the ball, but the guy nearly never missed. Ran 80s.
I agree that you shouldn't let it affect your game, but it's hard. I know a player who avoided some of the irritation by not watching his opponent, or at least not seeming to.
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Yeah Bob... There are "some" slow players that play absolutely jam up. They are for sure some of the most unpleasant players to play against. I haven't played more than maybe about 3 such players in my life, though..
Flakeandrun
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I know a guy just like this. Only plays 8ball. Only plays for small money. Won't play any other game. The times he's not taking 3 minutes a shot, up and down on a shot like he's Orcullo playing for 20k, he's blabbering on and on about some useless nonsense. It has also been noticed that he picks his moment in a rack to ask a question or disturb a player, when the BnR is on, it's like clockwork... Luckily, I'm not the only person who noticed this, and thankfully a whole group of people in a WeChat group started sharing videos and ripping the piss out of him for it.
Totally agree with Maha. The guy I mentioned won't even take 100$ sets, and so I don't play him. Still in the WeChat group for the banter though lol
As for painful to watch, there are a few players I get a bit bored of watching. The biggest double edge sword is Kaçi, Enjoy him with shot clock, without... can't do it.
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Cicerone88
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John Morra 
Mr. Snooze. Even when he played with his dominant hand was gruesomely slow. Takes after his father who was given the hilarious nickname Mario T’Morra when he played in the UK. He played so slow you’d have to wait til T’Morra for your turn to shoot 
Mr. Snooze. Even when he played with his dominant hand was gruesomely slow. Takes after his father who was given the hilarious nickname Mario T’Morra when he played in the UK. He played so slow you’d have to wait til T’Morra for your turn to shoot George the Greek
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I can't watch John play anymorra as he's too slow. His dad played much fasterJohn Morra
A few years ago, going to what may have been my first time spectating at the Turning Stone, I watched Luc play a match against Jennifer Barretta. I never heard of Luc before, and knew Jennifer by name from the pool movies she was in. What a dichotomy of styles that was. Jennifer was deliberate to the extreme, and Luc practically flew around the table. There were a couple times when Luc would take a shot and rather than zooming over to where his next shot would be, he'd just stand up, but the cue would make it's way around to him again, and he'd be leaning over as the cue slowly rolled to a stop a second before he made his next shot. He is the fastest that I've ever watched play. Jennifer, in contrast, was probably trying not to let Luc's speed impact her play, and she seemed to be executing every single step of her PSR, and the difference between them became more pronounced as the match progressed. I don't remember who won, but it was an interesting study of people sticking to their own styles.
luc salvas, what a fun player. he kind of also looked like he could have a heart attack at any time. hope he is doing ok
I wonder if he has sped up his game. I've watched him play in quite a few tournaments around here and never felt he was extremely slow. In contrast, at a recent tournament he played, Rory Hendrickson was also there. One of Rory's matches went hill-hill and the last game took about 20 minutes. Rory took 3 1/2 minutes on one shot, and over 6 minutes on another. Almost 10 minutes to complete 2 shots
A number of the top European players grind their players into the dust with slow play in the early rounds of tournaments before the shot clock is introduced. It is unwatchable pool, but I understand it as they are playing for a living and it makes it tough to fade for less experienced players.
If shot clocks are ever introduced for all tables in the early rounds, I think you will see a very different line up for the single elimination rounds.
If shot clocks are ever introduced for all tables in the early rounds, I think you will see a very different line up for the single elimination rounds.
