I was just curious as to whether any of the other players here ever had this happen to them and how they handled it.
A guy in this pool room started playing a few years ago. He is a pretty decent player and I'll rank him honestly on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a novice and 10 being a respectable pro, like this:
• shot-making: 7
• position: 3
• break: 7
• pressure handling: 5
The thing is, all around, I am a much better player. I am a better shot-maker, play WAY better position, have about an equal break, and handle pressure better. Yet, all of his redneck friends (and I use the term in all sincerity without any degradation) say that he is better than me. I enjoy this partially because I can play him any time I want and 95% of the time I take him to school. I've even broke him on several occasions, once to the point of having to pawn his cue to pay me (his decision, not mine, I told him keep it). Yet, those same idiots always say he's better than me. What gives? Am I missing something? Of the top ten players at my PH, he doesn't even rank, whereas I do. Anybody ever had this happen? It pisses me off to no end to hear them talk about how "good" he is. Any opinions?
Doug
A guy in this pool room started playing a few years ago. He is a pretty decent player and I'll rank him honestly on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a novice and 10 being a respectable pro, like this:
• shot-making: 7
• position: 3
• break: 7
• pressure handling: 5
The thing is, all around, I am a much better player. I am a better shot-maker, play WAY better position, have about an equal break, and handle pressure better. Yet, all of his redneck friends (and I use the term in all sincerity without any degradation) say that he is better than me. I enjoy this partially because I can play him any time I want and 95% of the time I take him to school. I've even broke him on several occasions, once to the point of having to pawn his cue to pay me (his decision, not mine, I told him keep it). Yet, those same idiots always say he's better than me. What gives? Am I missing something? Of the top ten players at my PH, he doesn't even rank, whereas I do. Anybody ever had this happen? It pisses me off to no end to hear them talk about how "good" he is. Any opinions?
Doug