Charlie William Wins at DP Classic

JAM said:
Charlie is a slow player for sure, but so are a lot of other champions, like Jeremy Jones, Danny Basavich, Dick Lane, et cetera. When it comes to tournament play, I believe a player should do whatever makes them comfortable to win.

The funny thing about Danny Basavich is that I've seen him play on the shot clock, and he plays just as good playing fast as when he plays slow.
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JAM, that is exactly the reason most people dislike slow play so much. As you said, the majority of these guys play just as well at a reasonable pace. Playing that slowly is a way of making the opponent comatose while the guy takes 20 minutes to run 5 fairly easy shots. The entire time the opponent is becoming more frustrated and distracted. It is amazing that these players can focus this long while shooting such simple shots. It is basically impossible for the player in the chair to retain intense focus while doing sitting for this long.

I am not saying that it is cheating or even that it is not a smart move - because it is. I am just saying that no one except the player appreciates it. I can almost guarantee that despite the fact that both Charlie and Danny have extreme focus, if they were to play each other and play their usual rhythm they might both falter mentally or the match go well beyond the allowed time for a couple rounds of the tournament.
 
there are slower players than CW, Jeremy Jones ( super slow) and Souquet, but i think both are more pleasant to watch than CW because he is slow but he also gets up/ down two, three times before he shoots. When you see CW gets down the first time on a shot you are 100% sure he will not shoot.
 
iba7467 said:
JAM, that is exactly the reason most people dislike slow play so much. As you said, the majority of these guys play just as well at a reasonable pace. Playing that slowly is a way of making the opponent comatose while the guy takes 20 minutes to run 5 fairly easy shots. The entire time the opponent is becoming more frustrated and distracted. It is amazing that these players can focus this long while shooting such simple shots. It is basically impossible for the player in the chair to retain intense focus while doing sitting for this long.

I am not saying that it is cheating or even that it is not a smart move - because it is. I am just saying that no one except the player appreciates it. I can almost guarantee that despite the fact that both Charlie and Danny have extreme focus, if they were to play each other and play their usual rhythm they might both falter mentally or the match go well beyond the allowed time for a couple rounds of the tournament.
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This is a good observation. Some players are "rhythm shooters," and when their opponent is a slow player, it can be an unintentional shark to them.

We used to have a shooter in Waldorf, MD that played real slow like that. I want to say his name was "Waldorf Gary," but it's been a long while since I've seen him, so my memory is slipping. He was a local hotshot and definitely enjoyed games of stake.

We heard he was in action over in Silver Hills, MD, so we decided to mosey on over there and sweat the game. Watching Waldorf Gary in action was like watching paint dry. At one point sitting on the rail, we counted 54 strokes before he fired. :embarrassed2:
 
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I believe it affects opponents who have to sit a long time watching..... I know it sure affected me in competition to sit and watch a slow player....sometimes it made me angry and I would shoot faster than normal, causing me to miss ... thereby making it even more frustrating.....so maybe it is another factor or edge that a slow player has in his favor......
 
So CW wins his own 9ball tourament (and then comes on here to congratulate himself)...and pockets $1400 for 1st. Looks like he also made another $750 off of the entries (26 x $200 = $5600-$4450 paid out in prize money). I wonder why the ABP players don't beef about him not even paying out all the entry fees...forget about added money! Just sayin' :rolleyes:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
JAM said:
.......... At one point sitting on the rail, we counted 54 strokes before he fired. :embarrassed2:
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I bet, the player on the adjacent table did not like it either since his game also was held up .:cool:
 
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