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NewStroke

NewStroke

Screamin Monkey
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For some reason I remembered this match from over 10 years ago. I was in a tournament and playing to win the losers bracket (only 16 players). Me and my friend Rod were hill/hill. It was one of those few days where I could not miss. He was shooting the 9-ball, it was a relatively easy shot. At the very moment he went to shoot, a boy with autism, jumped out of his chair and screamed at the top of his lungs. And Rod missed the shot. We just looked at eachother in total disbelief.

Knowing what I know about pool etiquite now, I think I would have allowed him to reshoot that ball.

Does anyone else have things like that happen to them?
 
NewStroke said:
For some reason I remembered this match from over 10 years ago. I was in a tournament and playing to win the losers bracket (only 16 players). Me and my friend Rod were hill/hill. It was one of those few days where I could not miss. He was shooting the 9-ball, it was a relatively easy shot. At the very moment he went to shoot, a boy with autism, jumped out of his chair and screamed at the top of his lungs. And Rod missed the shot. We just looked at eachother in total disbelief.

Knowing what I know about pool etiquite now, I think I would have allowed him to reshoot that ball.

Does anyone else have things like that happen to them?
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Alex got to reshoot a miss in the World Championships when a little kid ran out of the stands past the table.
 
What does a kid screaming have to do with your friend missing? You said its a relatively easy shot.. I watch basketball and i see guys shooting free throws (relatively easy shots) and the people behind the backboard are waving all sorts of stuff and screaming, it's no big deal. There is tons of noise going on in the pool room most of the time.
 
I think the correct pool etiquette is to track that kid down and buy him a happy meal.
 
NYC cue dude said:
some tournaments in NY don't allow you to concede a ball. Failure to shoot a 9 costs that game and the next. Same as mucking the table.

In this situation, I would have insisted on my opponent reshooting.......
Rg
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In this situation that concession rule has no merit since they were both on the hill. What's the worse they can do to you? There is no next game
 
CreeDo said:
I think the correct pool etiquette is to track that kid down and buy him a happy meal.
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lol....that's about what first came to my mind.

I hate to concede anything, tap in putts included.....I don't see it as respect for the other player (though most say it is). I hate having shots, putts, etc. conceded to me even more. I would however, PROBABLY let him replace the shot and reshoot.
 
I have not had a kid jump up and scream...but I did have two girls get on the table and start grinding each other while I was playing $200 a game and shooting the 8. One of them owned(maybe worked at too) a strip club and the other girl was one of her employees! I didn't mind the show but really wanted to shoot. Btw, this was at a busy bar, not a pool hall.
 
Yes Dude, you are correct, but in everyone of those tournaments when the match is HILL-HILL a concession won't cost you the next game. Even the US Open.

NYC cue dude said:
some tournaments in NY don't allow you to concede a ball. Failure to shoot a 9 costs that game and the next. Same as mucking the table.

In this situation, I would have insisted on my opponent reshooting.......
Rg
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dabarbr said:
In this situation that concession rule has no merit since they were both on the hill. What's the worse they can do to you? There is no next game
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Correct. And I've often seen concessions in the last game of a set (without any penalty)
 
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