Fedor Gorst - looking for action in Louisville, KY tomorrow. If you could - would you?

u12armresl said:
Well, lets see.

Well, lets see. Best player in the world wants to play "practice sets" min $100 MINIMUM $100 doesn't mention that he would help instruct, or offer some ind of semi fair game. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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So he has to write clear concise stipulations on his Facebook post? He's not asking anyone to jump on a plane to go play him, it's for whoever's around in the area that wants to play. I'm sure when they actually get there in person and ask for a spot, he would agree and they can make rules/stipulations face to face. Your standards are not being very fair. You think the world #1 would decline if someone asked for the 6ball playing rotation? I've had players worse than him give me the 5ball, but they never posted it on social media as an offer. This level of scrutiny is so petty lol.

u12armresl said:
No offense, but Fedor and Sky are 2 WAYYYYYY different people. To Fedor it's a business transaction, to Sky he is like, here is what I saw you did wrong and I look forward to another game after you work on things a bit.
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How are you so sure? You seem like you know what's going on in their heads. Please provide some kind of evidence to back up this wild claim. You can even predict what Sky is going to say afterwards? That's strong.

If SVB made the same post, ya'll would be lined up around the block offering your left nut to play him.
 
maha said:
he gives no expectation of lessons or help although he may .
he indicates he wants practice sets to tune in his game. at your expense. simple simon.

now if smart, make the deal to include what you want from it. then it is fair.
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Granted some people carry a 100 buck tab nightly and would gladly pay for the thrill and no other gain. OTOH any kind of player with the standup to give it a shot would absorb the experience real or imagined and be thusly enriched.
 
straightline said:
Granted some people carry a 100 buck tab nightly and would gladly pay for the thrill and no other gain. OTOH any kind of player with the standup to give it a shot would absorb the experience real or imagined and be thusly enriched.
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There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.
 
jasonlaus said:
There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.
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Absolutely right! An amateur player will learn nothing in this situation. The only thing you get for your $100 is the chance to meet Fedor and a chance to say "I played pool against Fedor Gorst" for the rest of your life. To many, that's worth $100, and to many it is not. Each must make his/her own decision.
 
jasonlaus said:
There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.
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If this is true why play anybody? And you seem to have decreed no player or even junior - boy _or_ girl can catch a stroke and give Fedor a run for it, maybe win the set.
 
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jasonlaus said:
There is not a single person in the world that learns by getting their brains kicked in while losing their $$$. Either you're a massive fan boy sitting there with stars in your eyes or you're pissed off that you're losing your cash.
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I believe the correct term is "nut hugger". I don't know who coined that phrase, but I laugh every time I hear it. :)
 
dtroup64 said:
It's actually good marketing. Makes him seem available to the general public. Keeps him in the public eye. Nothing wrong with the post. Folks are making way too big a thing out of this.
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he is anything but unavailable.. the guy is streaming his entire life on social media, answering questions from the chat while doing it. wouldn't be surprised if he put a camera in his bedroom next lol. it seems that generation is either totally like that or totally reclusive.
 
dtroup64 said:
It's actually good marketing. Makes him seem available to the general public. Keeps him in the public eye. Nothing wrong with the post. Folks are making way too big a thing out of this.
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Well, I guess it could be called "marketing" of some sort. I'm not sure if it's "good" marketing. He wrote he's looking to practice. To me, it's kind of pompous to ask his fans to pay a "minimum" of $100 to help him "practice".

I know some have said $100 is a bargain compared to playing a round of golf with Tiger Woods or a set of tennis with Roger Federer. Not a good comparison; both have career earnings of hundreds of millions of dollars in a global mainstream sport. Professional pool is a pimple on the butt of professional tennis or golf.

Here's a comparison to another non-mainstream sport: I was an avid racquetball player for a few decades. I was playing in a tournament one time with the world's #1 player, Kane Waselenchuk (different division of course). Kane is the best player ever to walk the planet by a large margin. A living legend. Anyway, I stepped on the court with him after one of his matches, introduced myself, and asked him for some quick backhand mechanics advice. Because he loves the game so much and is a regular, down-to-earth guy, he probably spent an hour helping me. Never asked for a dime. Contrast that to Fedor asking for a minimum a $100 to help him practice kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Nothing wrong with it, of course, but asking his fans to pay to rack for his practice seems pompous IMHO. If he was broke and looking to sell lessons, that would be different...that's not the case here though.
 
fjk said:
Well, I guess it could be called "marketing" of some sort. I'm not sure if it's "good" marketing. He wrote he's looking to practice. To me, it's kind of pompous to ask his fans to pay a "minimum" of $100 to help him "practice".

I know some have said $100 is a bargain compared to playing a round of golf with Tiger Woods or a set of tennis with Roger Federer. Not a good comparison; both have career earnings of hundreds of millions of dollars in a global mainstream sport. Professional pool is a pimple on the butt of professional tennis or golf.

Here's a comparison to another non-mainstream sport: I was an avid racquetball player for a few decades. I was playing in a tournament one time with the world's #1 player, Kane Waselenchuk (different division of course). Kane is the best player ever to walk the planet by a large margin. A living legend. Anyway, I stepped on the court with him after one of his matches, introduced myself, and asked him for some quick backhand mechanics advice. Because he loves the game so much and is a regular, down-to-earth guy, he probably spent an hour helping me. Never asked for a dime. Contrast that to Fedor asking for a minimum a $100 to help him practice kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Nothing wrong with it, of course, but asking his fans to pay to rack for his practice seems pompous IMHO. If he was broke and looking to sell lessons, that would be different...that's not the case here though.
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If folks don't wanna play for $100, then they don't play. If someone feels like it's worth $100, that doesn't make 'em a sucker. They simply want to pay $100 to be on the same table as Fedor Gorst. I don't have $100 to spend on something like this, but if I did, it would be fun to be that close to a great poolplayer for a set. This isn't gambling. If you think you're going to win, then yes, you're a sucker. But this is paying $100 to play a game with one of the top players in the world. Play or don't play.
 
dtroup64 said:
If folks don't wanna play for $100, then they don't play. If someone feels like it's worth $100, that doesn't make 'em a sucker. They simply want to pay $100 to be on the same table as Fedor Gorst. I don't have $100 to spend on something like this, but if I did, it would be fun to be that close to a great poolplayer for a set. This isn't gambling. If you think you're going to win, then yes, you're a sucker. But this is paying $100 to play a game with one of the top players in the world. Play or don't play.
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Agreed. I said there's nothing wrong with it; what he's doing is not illegal or immoral. I wouldn't spend $100 to rack for him, but I'm not criticizing folks that would. To each their own.
 
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