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That action bears out Landon's good character and upbringing. I wish it were indicative of his generation's integrity but as far as I'm concerned, I see too much evidence to the contrary. Landon will continue to distinguish himself in all ways in life I'm sure. The die is cast...Tom

3 possible reasons for calling a foul upon one's self.

Perfectionist attitude: A perfectionist would call a foul on themself, and would not accept a slop shot.

Glutton for Punishment: He may have called the foul on himself in order to teach himself a lesson. If the foul costs him a game or the match, then he will never want to repeat that mistake again.

Ethical Code: He may feel obligated to be honest with everyone because it might cause feelings of guilt for winning if he had not called the foul, and consequently won the game/match.

You know this game was originally played by royalty and also to very high class society. And integrity and respect would be incorporated in the game. I like to think, that playing pool is a priviledge, and that I would strive to use proper ettiquette befitting a king.

Bobby Jones did the same thing a long time ago in the US Amateur (golf) only to lose by the penalty stroke he called on himself. This, while not followed 100% of the time, has become the norm, and expected in golf. I hope that billiards would follow suit. Integrity is sadly overlooked much too often these days as a trait to be admired, and immulated....

okinawa77 said:

3 possible reasons for calling a foul upon one's self.

Perfectionist attitude: A perfectionist would call a foul on themself, and would not accept a slop shot.

Glutton for Punishment: He may have called the foul on himself in order to teach himself a lesson. If the foul costs him a game or the match, then he will never want to repeat that mistake again.

Ethical Code: He may feel obligated to be honest with everyone because it might cause feelings of guilt for winning if he had not called the foul, and consequently won the game/match.

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Um, you left out good sportsmanship.

From the AZ front page:

"Aslam Sayed Sharik, a young player who redefines methodical, bested both Yevgen Novosad of the Ukraine (9-7) and Chew Ming Tan of Singapore (9-2) in a match that saw Sharik take more than 25 minutes to clear a single rack."

Wow.

Go, Landon, go.

USA, All the Way!

JAM

Can anyone figure how the format goes?

Is it a seperate event for the guys and gals or do they all play one another?

Pool is such a wonderful game play by so many people from so many different country. Didn't know there was such a country as Nicaragua!

Pool is such a wonderful sport.

trustyrusty said:

Bobby Jones did the same thing a long time ago in the US Amateur (golf) only to lose by the penalty stroke he called on himself. This, while not followed 100% of the time, has become the norm, and expected in golf. I hope that billiards would follow suit. Integrity is sadly overlooked much too often these days as a trait to be admired, and immulated....

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In Europe, this is a common thing to do, and not only respected but expected act. And I'm talking about Pool here...

PoolBum said:

From the AZ front page:

"Aslam Sayed Sharik, a young player who redefines methodical, bested both Yevgen Novosad of the Ukraine (9-7) and Chew Ming Tan of Singapore (9-2) in a match that saw Sharik take more than 25 minutes to clear a single rack."

Wow.

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shot clock should be implemented !

Very cool move from Landon. Gotta respect that kind of integrity. That's playing the game as it should be played.