At what point is a celbration of a pool win out of line in your opinion?

Straightpool_99

Straightpool_99

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Where do you draw the line? The line being the point where you or others physically intervene or sternly warn the person?

Throwing cue stick / balls?

Shouting extremely loudly?

Jumping on the table?

Running around the poolroom in circles, whilst high fiving?

Shouting derogatory comments to ones opponent?

All of the above?

None of the above?
 
Straightpool_99 said:
Where do you draw the line? The line being the point where you or others physically intervene or sternly warn the person?

Throwing cue stick / balls?

Shouting extremely loudly?

Jumping on the table?

Running around the poolroom in circles, whilst high fiving?

Shouting derogatory comments to ones opponent?

All of the above?

None of the above?
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I would say all of the above, but that is just me.

I'm not the type to express that much emotion whether I win or lose.

FWIW, I have never banged or thrown a pool cue or ball in my life. Nor have I ever jumped on a table...I don't even sit on them. I grew up and worked in a pool hall for quite a few years and I learned what NOT to do.
 
I thought this hulk display was pretty ridiculous

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In a regular tournament all of the above for sure. Now, winning a major tournament I'm okay with showing some excitement but still don't think anyone needs to be throwing things, jumping on tables, etc.

Mosconi Cup is different, there I think it's more a spectacle to begin with and being a team event getting excited and using a win to pump up the team is all good with me...Mosconi is its own thing.
 
Straightpool_99 said:
Where do you draw the line? The line being the point where you or others physically intervene or sternly warn the person?

Throwing cue stick / balls?

Shouting extremely loudly?

Jumping on the table?

Running around the poolroom in circles, whilst high fiving?

Shouting derogatory comments to ones opponent?

All of the above?

None of the above?
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I'd say it's the point where it gives someone the desire to go log into AZbilliards and complain about it. :)

Just rippin on ya.
 
I think it would depend on how big the win was, and how much the winner is willing to spend.
Drinks on the house, free cigars, a three-piece band, lap dances for everybody. The sky's the limit, I guess. :smile:
 
I saw a guy I knew who was wound up pretty tight on a normal day, but was especially on edge during a Sunday morning match (final 8) of the SD State championship. After he made the winning 8-Ball, he let out a YELP that drew the attention of most in the room.

It was amusing, but I wouldn't penalize him for doing it.
 
A backflip on to the edge of the pool table, followed by a front flip right into a power kneeling stance, pumping fist while yelling "booyashaka!!"

Make sure you shake opponents hand before trying this. We are sportsmen after all.
 
I would say that if you walk over to your opponent, grab his cue, and break it in half while yelling "you don't deserve a cue!". You might be taking it a little too far.

Seriously though, how many posting here jump up an yell when you see your favorite football team win ONE game? If a football team wins the superbowl, you usually see riots in the streets.

Why is it deemed perfectly acceptable to show emotion in football and other sports, but not in pool? People constantly complain that they don't want a bunch of robots playing pool, then complain when a little emotion is shown.

When was the last time you saw a player show a lot of emotion for winning one match in a tournament that wasn't the final match? It's pretty rare for that to happen. So, the emotion is being shown at the end of the tournament. That's equivalent to a mini-superbowl in football. If you can't show emotion then, then when can you?

Fans in football see no problem with jumping up and down and screaming when their team wins a game, and the person showing the emotion wasn't even playing at all. Yet, the same person finds it distasteful for the person that actually won the whole shebang to jump up on a table? Doesn't make any sense to me.
 
Many years ago, our pool room used to run Race to One, double elimination events. Lost a game to a guy who had never beaten me before. He literally ran around the pool room cue raised above his head in celebration. Think that was somewhat over the top. Laughed last as I still won the tournament!

Lyn
 
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