Best U.S. Player Between 30-40 Years Old

StraightPoolIU said:
Actually I think there were many players who were burned by it and considered it the last straw in taking pool seriously vs trying some other kind of pursuit. I think in that way it had a negative influence.
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That should have been obvious to me. Thanks for pointing this out.

I knew the AZ community could sort out this mystery for me.

The PBT, although it had a bad ending, it was probably a net positive when it came to creating pool players. The IPT on the other hand, was a net negative. Makes sense to me.
 
Not to derail the thread but this isn't a coincidence. The pool industry has been in decline since 2003 (or thereabouts depending on where you are). That's 10 years of closing poolrooms. I can say with absolute certainty that New York City's pool scene was a different place 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 20 years ago than it is now. Within a 1-mile radius of where I grew-up, there were no less than 300 pool tables (possibly close to 400). Now, there's no more than 60. There isn't the same excitement about pool anymore, the appreciation is lost. The fact there appears to be more older players than younger ones is likely a direct result of this.
 
King T said:
Someone should start a post and ask the question????


If there was real money in Pool, would the A merican players step up their game?

If the top 10-20 players could earn $150k a yaer and the next group of 20-30 players could earn $75k and there was still enough cash in the pot for the remaining player to cash out some sort of extra income, would it matter?
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Wow, I was assuming that's what the top players did make. You'd need a lot more money than that to increase the competitiveness. I should be in the ballpark for a figure like that in a couple of years just sitting behind a computer all day. I'm already over the minimum.

For something as difficult as pool, with millions of players worldwide, you'd needs a salary in the millions to make it so that the best guys regionally could still earn a living, just like any other sport. Think about it. If I quit my job today, and practiced 8 hours a day for 5 years, what are my chances of becoming a pro 0.5%? I think that's being generous too, so what's the incentive for a guy that the 100th best in the country to step up his game?
 
MediocrityNC said:
Good example :thumbup:

Mike also has a family to take care of, but I believe from some of our conversations that Mike would've taken it a little more seriously if there was a real income to be made.
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Great, so now I get to play him in the US Amateur tourney...lol!!

KMRUNOUT
 
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