Not with a proper clock and scoring. Besides the turtles will all be roadkill once the kids get it.
The idea is evolution. Of course there's a lag. Lotta asses need gearing up is all.
3 things you would change about pool
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The idea is evolution. Of course there's a lag. Lotta asses need gearing up is all.
First of all, my post is not chiefly about dress code. I make it clear that I'm only referring to what players wear in major competition, so what they wear at the Battle of the Bull is not relevant.
On the other hand, what the players tend to wear in lesser, but streamed, events shows that too many take their self-presentation very lightly and that if you let them wear what they like, they will sometimes embarrass themselves. That is why I favor the strictly enforced dress code at Joss Tour events.
My big problem is that the "bowling shirt like" jerseys that the players are typically wearing at the majors are a big step down from what they might be wearing. If they are allowed to express themselves through tasteful and current fashion choices, it will help pool's image, but they are all dressed the same. Davenport, Rempe, Strickland and several others were always dressed nicely in the latest fashions in their primes, and that includes after they were eliminated.
Pros at golf, tennis, and some other sports take their appearance very seriously both on and off the court, and it has helped their image.
For me, nice slacks and a shirt with a collar should be the minimum at the majors. In pool and in life, people are less inclined to take those having a poor self-image seriously, and being improperly dressed shows a poor self-image.
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i think we mostly agree. but "current fashion choices" are likely not very tasteful, and probably closer to what you see in the satellite events than to shirt with collar. i will say though that given the financial state of the sport (although going in the right direction), i don't mind the shirts having lots of sponsors.
To me, current fashion choices means business casual or nicer. Agreed that a few too many pool players are already sporting the current fashion choices that would bring negative attention.
No doubt, the sponsor patch issue is something that must be managed regardless f how the players dress.
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InsertCleverNameHere
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1. Never hear the word "pot" again
2. Standardized ball colors no matter what they are, make them all the same.
3. Rack for each other unless there's arguments/disagreements then neutral racker.
2. Standardized ball colors no matter what they are, make them all the same.
3. Rack for each other unless there's arguments/disagreements then neutral racker.
i wouldn't mind a word like pot in my native language. we only have the equivalent of "shot", but it doesn't differentiate between a shot into a pocket, a miss or a safety shot
Flakeandrun
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1. Penalize slow play to a point where it becomes the norm in all contexts of play
2. 4" pockets - standardized measurements, uniformed across table manufacturers (4.25 or 4.5 can be training aids, or used to work through as levels)
3. All ball fouls, all the time, in every context. Penalize push shots to a point where it is the norm to call that BS in all contexts of play.
4. 5. 6. 7... 100. Slow players burnt alive as punishment for wasting my life.
2. 4" pockets - standardized measurements, uniformed across table manufacturers (4.25 or 4.5 can be training aids, or used to work through as levels)
3. All ball fouls, all the time, in every context. Penalize push shots to a point where it is the norm to call that BS in all contexts of play.
4. 5. 6. 7... 100. Slow players burnt alive as punishment for wasting my life.
InsertCleverNameHere
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always accompanied by "he is going to pot the whatever into the whatever" or "he missed the pot on the whatever" or "his ball potting isn't great" replace the word pot with a word that actually makes sense, pocket(ing, ed, etc).
There are no pots anywhere on or around POCKET BILLIARD tables.
It's completely stupid and has infected American style commentary at the urging of Matchroom. Jeremy Jones and Scott Frost never said the word pot before in their lives before MR made/encouraged/persuaded them.
Sad thing is Cornhole is on ESPN and Billiards is not......
riiight, lets just slow it down even more. WTF???????
"Pot" actually means to legally pocket an object ball, so you can't "pot the eight and scratch." It may be bothersome, but it's a short, efficient way to say "legally pocket a ball ".
Pool.
You need a long stick................ $500 - $1000
You need 16 specially made and matched balls.............$100 - $400
You need a very special and bulky playing surface..........$2000 - $10,000
And optionally a climate controlled enclosure.
Cornhole.
You need a hole
You need something to throw in the hole
ESPN can completely control the cornhole competition, and I imagine the cornhole people pay them money to show the event.
The last time ESPN had pool that I saw was on the Ocho thing a year or two ago, and it was an ESPN-produced goofiness. ... Here it is:
I thought this was a joke at first but apparently not. I don’t see how the game will be a challenge for Fedor unless I’m missing something in the rules.
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Then shot, hanged, burned crisp, and run over with a steam roller.
Then we get to the bad stuff...
Rich people DO like POOL,
what they don't like is the seedy locations it is played at;
AND they can afford their own room(s).
Agreed up to a point. I know a lot of rich people who think pool is low class and wouldn’t walk into any pool room anywhere. Also I meant being willing to watch pro pool with sponsors who pay up big bucks and support upscale rooms all over the country like they do private golf courses.