Barefeet
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drivermaker
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Muxy said:
What part of the Ozarks are you in? I guess the word "sanitary" doesn't come to mind, huh? Why would you want to break in your bare feet when you could be wearing special pool "break spikes" that dig into the carpet and give you that extra push at the end like Bustamante. You can't afford back foot slippage when the big game is on the line.
drivermaker said:
Ah ha, I figured this subject would come up sooner or later...and from Drivermandu, even.
Are you kidding about the shoes or are they real? I sometimes slip when I'm on my toe, leaning way over the table, and have often thought that someone should invent a billiard shoe to grip the floor better and maybe with some other function(s) that would aid in playing (e.g., your break spikes).
Anyway...are they real or not?
Jeff Livingston
chefjeff said:
Chef,
If they're not real, they should be. I play at home always in the same pair of rubber-soled, indoor-only shoes. In one year, the inside of the right toe area is COMPLETELY worn away, about 1/2" of rubber completely gone. I think D'maker's "BreakSpikes" should come with reinforced right toe sole area's (left foot for lefties). And D'maker, none of those pansy SoftSpikes, we want the real deal. I would rather replace the carpet occasionally than fail to make a ball on the all-important break shot. If he can't produce these spikes, I'm going to have to go back to straight pool.
There is at least one guy in my room that always plays barefoot, and has for years.
drivermaker
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chefjeff said:
It's easy to pull one over on the "not so swift" guys...but it's REALLY fun to pull one over on the "swift" guys.
However, I think it might not be a bad idea and could sell. I think it also should be reinforced with a steel toe in case you get so pissed that you want to kick the wall, a table leg, or the outside of the building after leaving.
If the goofy bumper to stop vibration in your cue will sell like "Sensicore" in a golf shaft, I guess this would too.
drivermaker
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iusedtoberich said:
Well it might be fun for him but it would't be too much fun if you were so hungry that you couldn't see straight and dropped your container of fries on the floor and still wanted to polish them off. After you bent down to pick them up and noticed ten little piggies prancing around close by and having some toe jam sprinkled on those fries.....YUK!!! It's either hoof and mouth disease or stay hungry.
Although someone wearing shoes might have come in after stepping in dog shit, there's just something a little less appealing about looking down on those little tootsies. (I guess you could tell I would never have a foot fetish)
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Now that's funny!drivermaker said:Well it might be fun for him but it would't be too much fun if you were so hungry that you couldn't see straight and dropped your container of fries on the floor and still wanted to polish them off. After you bent down to pick them up and noticed ten little piggies prancing around close by and having some toe jam sprinkled on those fries.....YUK!!! It's either hoof and mouth disease or stay hungry.
iusedtoberich said:
When practicing at home, I always dress as I would in public, including shoes. I do this so I don't get used to playing at a different heighth than I do at the halls and bars. It's kinda dangerous to play barefoot in a dirty ol' bar, I'd think.
I have had “Cats Paws” put on my dress shoes. A good shoe repair store can do a real nice job. They keep my toe from slipping if I am stretched out. Comes in handy in Vegas so I don’t have to change after a match if I am planning on hitting the Strip.
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What are "cats paws"? Or are you pulling my leg (get it?) like Drivermaker?
Jeff Livingston
drivermaker
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chefjeff said:
LOL....Now you don't know whether you're coming or going. OK..."cats paws" are for real.
A traveler comes to a fork in the road and does not know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always lies while the other always tells the truth. The traveler doesn't know which is which. He may ask one of the men only one question to find his way. What is the question and which man does he ask?
Ask either guy this question --- You'll get the wrong directions ---
"If I was to ask directions from the other guy, what would HE say ?"
Ask either guy this question -- You'll get the correct directions --
"If I was to have asked you yesterday, what would you have said ?"
Troy
"If I was to ask directions from the other guy, what would HE say ?"
Ask either guy this question -- You'll get the correct directions --
"If I was to have asked you yesterday, what would you have said ?"
Troy
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drivermaker
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Troy said:
Explain your reasoning behind them.
chefjeff said:
Wasn't it the wild and crazy guys that would say " you must be pushing my leg?"
They are just thin soles that have a rough texture, "cats paws" is just a brand name. They are applied directly on the sole of the shoe. I think Vibram makes a thin model for dress shoes too.
drivermaker said:
Hey, I like Sensicore (golf) shafts ! When you have trouble hitting the center of the face, the Sensicore saves a lot of pain. Now we need something to make mis-cueing less humiliating ...
I do like the idea of pool-spikes. At one hall I play at the carpet seems very slippery and I have problems with my back foot sometimes (can't see that being barefoot would help much, btw). At 5' 6", I tend to stretch out more than taller players
Dave
Dont get me wrong i do not play regulary without my shoes it was a first time expierence i just wanted to know i thought i posted something else but I guess i didnt, is how do you practice at home one guy mentioned he plays in his shoes at home i know guys who play in there barefeet anyways,,, off to 9ball tourney. with my shoes on.
drivermaker
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DaveK said:Hey, I like Sensicore (golf) shafts ! When you have trouble hitting the center of the face, the Sensicore saves a lot of pain. Now we need something to make mis-cueing less humiliating ...
I do like the idea of pool-spikes. At one hall I play at the carpet seems very slippery and I have problems with my back foot sometimes (can't see that being barefoot would help much, btw). At 5' 6", I tend to stretch out more than taller players
Dave
Sensicore does work good in golf shafts. I've been on very slippery carpet also in leather soles and my back foot was always slipping on the break. I was thinking about rubbers that are worn in the rain...how do you think a "half" rubber would work if it slipped over your regular shoe back to the heel portion with some nubs on the bottom?
If anybody steals my idea and produces these...death will befall you.