What else would they be wearing other than pants, shoes and a shirt? When you run your own event, you can tell people what to wear.
My guess is they don't give a crap what you think
DERBY CITY CLASSIC DRESS CODE
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My guess is they don't give a crap what you think
TeddyKGB
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thanks for your contribution to the thread....insightful stuff
Electric Boogaloo
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No shirt
No shoes
No cervix
No shoes
No cervix
Because I don't like looking at a man's crack.
This right here!
Maybe that is a big part of the reason it got to television......
Well maybe the question would Pool Players comply with simple dress code, so they would not be identified with.
They already do for other events.
Anyone that thinks that an appearance/looking like trash or a puke isn't detrimental is a fukn moron.
Next thing you know, something that looks professional - such as Matchroom - will schedule an event over something - perhaps maybe the Buffalos Pro Classic....
(And the pool jerseys look fukn stupid)
Any entity with any kind of $ isn't gonna look at that, let alone give it a second look.
At least there are about a dozen (maybe) players that can make an above middle class living at it stateside.....
Fukn unreal this is even a debate. Pool players....
Next thing you know, something that looks professional - such as Matchroom - will schedule an event over something - perhaps maybe the Buffalos Pro Classic....
(And the pool jerseys look fukn stupid)
Any entity with any kind of $ isn't gonna look at that, let alone give it a second look.
At least there are about a dozen (maybe) players that can make an above middle class living at it stateside.....
Fukn unreal this is even a debate. Pool players....
mannequin ?
Long as you don't mean jeans/t shirt, jog garb, <comfortable> casual attire etc...
I have been in love with pool my whole long life (since age 10 anyway) and believe it to be a magical game. In my younger years pool tournaments required suits and ties for players and in some tournaments tuxedos. Guess what, pool has been considered a low class sport the whole time. I believe this because my non-pool playing friends have told me this with regularity over the years.
So I say sometimes the best approach is to do your own thing and tell the world you don't live by its conventions. Or maybe just dress in a white tee shirt as a F*CK YOU. Doing so is not keeping Rolex and Mercedes-Benz from sponsoring pool.
So I say sometimes the best approach is to do your own thing and tell the world you don't live by its conventions. Or maybe just dress in a white tee shirt as a F*CK YOU. Doing so is not keeping Rolex and Mercedes-Benz from sponsoring pool.
You probably think league players should wear suits
dendweller
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There's a joke in there somewhere, something about breaking up with the girlfriend.
Let's start with this - there is no reason for pool players to dress formally. The only question is whether they should be committed to dressing presentably (at bare minimum, no shorts and a shirt with a collar). Equally clear is that the "I can't play well unless I am dressed very comfortably" argument is nonsense. Snooker players, who shoot straighter than pool players, proved long ago that near perfect play is possible even if one dresses formally.
A major producer like Matchroom will, of course, have a dress code. In regional or independent events, a dress code is at the option of the event producer, but with or without a dress code, unless the game's most recognizable players dress presentably, they give potential out-of-industry sponsors just one more reason to steer clear of pool. Mike Zuglan's Joss tour, the longest running regional tour in America, has always had a dress code, and it is strictly enforced. It certainly has improved the appearance of the Joss Tour product.
I recall discussing this topic once with a top player who was a former world 9ball champion, and the view he took was that the players will dress presentably once they get paid. Unfortunately, this is bass-ackwards thinking, for unless the players dress presentably, they will not get paid. One thing is for certain is that players who choose to present themselves in a slovenly manner have no right to complain about the lack of sponsorship in the game.
I find it comical that pro players, from time to time, suggest that they should be making the kind of money that golfers and tennis players make, but golfers and tennis players, with just a few exceptions. have carved out a very positive image for themselves by looking good and behaving well for decades. The evidence isn't very strong that, as a group, pro pool players are united in wanting to present themselves in a way that might attract the kind of sponsors that could really make a difference. Pool has failed in this respect and needs to wake up and smell the coffee.
A major producer like Matchroom will, of course, have a dress code. In regional or independent events, a dress code is at the option of the event producer, but with or without a dress code, unless the game's most recognizable players dress presentably, they give potential out-of-industry sponsors just one more reason to steer clear of pool. Mike Zuglan's Joss tour, the longest running regional tour in America, has always had a dress code, and it is strictly enforced. It certainly has improved the appearance of the Joss Tour product.
I recall discussing this topic once with a top player who was a former world 9ball champion, and the view he took was that the players will dress presentably once they get paid. Unfortunately, this is bass-ackwards thinking, for unless the players dress presentably, they will not get paid. One thing is for certain is that players who choose to present themselves in a slovenly manner have no right to complain about the lack of sponsorship in the game.
I find it comical that pro players, from time to time, suggest that they should be making the kind of money that golfers and tennis players make, but golfers and tennis players, with just a few exceptions. have carved out a very positive image for themselves by looking good and behaving well for decades. The evidence isn't very strong that, as a group, pro pool players are united in wanting to present themselves in a way that might attract the kind of sponsors that could really make a difference. Pool has failed in this respect and needs to wake up and smell the coffee.