Haha! The new Season starts Monday!!!:thumbup:
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Haha! The new Season starts Monday!!!:thumbup:
FWIW, there are two female players that I see in league here that play about "even" with some of the "mid-level" men in their league.
Both of them are rather "butchish", dress "masculine", and act "masculine", but do not portray themselves as men. In each of their cases, they tend to "overdo" their "strokes" in what, I think, is the "attempt" to play "manly" pool. They try to be "power" players, but do not possess the "stroke" in order to be a power player.
Both of them have pretty good fundamentals, but they both act "cocky" and they both have "hot" tempers when they screw up.
If they would "settle down" and try to learn their "own style" of playing, instead of trying to "imitate" a man, I think they would do better.
Both of them are rather "butchish", dress "masculine", and act "masculine", but do not portray themselves as men. In each of their cases, they tend to "overdo" their "strokes" in what, I think, is the "attempt" to play "manly" pool. They try to be "power" players, but do not possess the "stroke" in order to be a power player.
Both of them have pretty good fundamentals, but they both act "cocky" and they both have "hot" tempers when they screw up.
If they would "settle down" and try to learn their "own style" of playing, instead of trying to "imitate" a man, I think they would do better.
I think you should totally just walk up to them and offer that advice! Lol..
Just last Sunday, I told one of them that she'd do better if she "quit jacking her stick off so much". She was "bicycle" pumping it like Bustamante and trying to get all "flashy".
What did she say?
I can't remember.
I don't recall her saying anything back, but she gave me a look that said "she knew she was overdoing it".
This particular one sometimes sits and watches me play, so she knows that I know what I'm talking about.
The other one is more of a "know it all" type and I'm not sure she would listen even if you told her something. Her "wife" is kind of the same way.
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He finally regained consciousness and made that post....
Holy f'ing funny post!!!!! Hope I can give u green
Lmao to your last sentence!
Could still be Jen B lol
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Is this something new, is it entertainment ? Lord thank you so much for letting me live in a hick Alaskan town.
In many ways it is a mans world, but no one gave it to us, we took it. Feel free to take as much of it as you want back ladies, grab your fair share..
I refuse to apologize for being what I am, a man.
I think I will go outside and look for a stick to whittle on.
Is this something new, is it entertainment ? Lord thank you so much for letting me live in a hick Alaskan town.
In many ways it is a mans world, but no one gave it to us, we took it. Feel free to take as much of it as you want back ladies, grab your fair share..
I refuse to apologize for being what I am, a man.
I think I will go outside and look for a stick to whittle on.
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I'm with you, Scratch85...and all the hater posts are sad, but unfortunately expected. It's tv entertainment people...and it's all about pool! Of course it was completely scripted...just like any other tv show. Like SJM and you, I found it entertaining, and I know all the characters too. I don't know if this series is a one-only appearance or not, but I hope not. Congratulations Emily Duddy! :grin:
Scott Lee
Director, SPF National Pool School Tour
Scott Lee
Director, SPF National Pool School Tour
hey stu, thanks for the shout
I always appreciate your posts
so it's nice to know we share a shovel here
I really think there's something to be gained from emily's ep
a message worth more than what her fargo is
and that's what's so cool about pool
cloth-covered slate isn't just for banging balls around
it's a beautiful venue for us to come together
to share not just in the joy and pain of the game
but also the joy and pain we all face in life
we all have so much in common
much more than what separates us
we should try to help each other
build each other up
not break each other down
and I'm guilty of it
but I want to be better
a rising tide lifts all boats
or a tight rack makes for a good spread
or a clean cloth keeps our shirts cleaner
or...somebody help me out here:thumbup:
Nothing about her game deserves attention. It degrades the female player's who play great to reduce them to her level.
The whole she mops the floor with male non pros is a fallacy. She can go to any pool hall and call out the better amateurs and get played. So why doesn't she?
I had Earl at my room and had a line of guys wanting to try him for $20 a rack. Jeanette Lee came through town many times and played all our local bests. She did well, but didn't run over everyone.
Duddy is a highly trained A player, nothing more.
There's hundreds of player's more deserving of attention.
Page 6 of this thread so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
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The two separate issues of the show, to my mind, were how women are treated differently than equal men... they are, of course, and the differences in skill level to be considered “pro” level.
Obviously the show was JUST about treatment, but the issue of skill level is inevitable when this sort of thing comes up.
Was she mistreated? Of course, but the character who taunted her would very likely have done the same
To a man if he could get in his head as obviously as he got into hers.
Skill level.... it needs to be one of two approaches, either top flight or pro comparable to the men, or noted that it is only in a “lower” category of players.
So for the ladies.... “I am a pro pool player” should be “I am a pro pool player in WPBA”
Unless, of course she has the chops that Jean B had, and proved, by playing with the men.
As for the “disguise “ it was awesome! She failed miserably to carry it off, but a fine and entertaining attempt.
Nobody would believe she was a man, or at least “manly”.... Jennifer should have introduced Alex as her cousin the hairdresser and it would have solved the effeminate issue and maybe been believed. If it wasn’t scripted, it would not have been convincing enough.
Obviously the show was JUST about treatment, but the issue of skill level is inevitable when this sort of thing comes up.
Was she mistreated? Of course, but the character who taunted her would very likely have done the same
To a man if he could get in his head as obviously as he got into hers.
Skill level.... it needs to be one of two approaches, either top flight or pro comparable to the men, or noted that it is only in a “lower” category of players.
So for the ladies.... “I am a pro pool player” should be “I am a pro pool player in WPBA”
Unless, of course she has the chops that Jean B had, and proved, by playing with the men.
As for the “disguise “ it was awesome! She failed miserably to carry it off, but a fine and entertaining attempt.
Nobody would believe she was a man, or at least “manly”.... Jennifer should have introduced Alex as her cousin the hairdresser and it would have solved the effeminate issue and maybe been believed. If it wasn’t scripted, it would not have been convincing enough.
