Like here https://youtu.be/2LtnKJDfQyk?t=1m47s
There was one that is actually a recent post where the opponent was clapping on the table.
conceding the last ball.
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Like here https://youtu.be/2LtnKJDfQyk?t=1m47s
There was one that is actually a recent post where the opponent was clapping on the table.
Well, that's when the action is over. Like a tennis player does after a nice shot.
I find it more encouraging while a player is "in the zone", running a table.
I think snapping your fingers or tapping your cue is fine to acknowledge a really nice shot, as long as it is done immediately after the shot, well before the player starts in to his pre-shot routine for his next shot.
However, to me, a really nice shot by my opponent that should be complimented must include excellent position on the next ball. I can't stand players who immediately compliment their opponent for making a hard shot while the CB is still rolling, and then by the time the CB comes to rest, it ends up leaving an extremely hard shot, hooked, or even scratches.
I prefer complimenting an extremely good shot and positioning during a game with the tap of my cue butt lightly on the floor or tapping my piece of personal chalk on the arm of the chair, but any vocal compliment is withheld until the runout is complete and the game is won. Otherwise, the great shot really didn't mean anything!
A vocal compliment is always nice.
IMHO conceding a rack is ill advised at best. I have done it and will continue to do it but if you are trying to win its kind of silly. In certain circumstances, all of us have miscued, mis-stroked or followed the cue ball in on an easy shot, it happens and can happen in an important situation. Its best to play the game to the end. I should probably take my own advice!!
There are very few instances where I don't make them shoot it, usually reserved for one of the top handful of players in the room, and those who have done the same for me (first). Most all the time, I make them shoot it.
I've seen far better players than me miscue on ball in hand before.
I've seen far better players than me miscue on ball in hand before.
Although there is virtually NO chance that the player would miss it, unless raw beginner....there IS a chance they might accidentally touch the cueball with their tip on a practice stroke. I've seen this happen way more than an actual miss from the spot with BIH.
FWIW, I would have put the cueball about 1/2" from the 9, straight in, and then jacked up my cue. Just to f*** with him. Then I would have pulled the cueball away from the 9 and drilled it
FWIW, I would have put the cueball about 1/2" from the 9, straight in, and then jacked up my cue. Just to f*** with him. Then I would have pulled the cueball away from the 9 and drilled it
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Giving up the game ball on ball in hand foul
I will 99% of the time give up the 9 ball on a cue ball in hand situation. Especially if he is a great shooter.
I will 99% of the time give up the 9 ball on a cue ball in hand situation. Especially if he is a great shooter.
Ball in hand 8 ball.
I had ball in hand last week,he made me shoot the 8. Really? I lined up the shot, closed my eyes, turned my head away and made the 8.
I had ball in hand last week,he made me shoot the 8. Really? I lined up the shot, closed my eyes, turned my head away and made the 8.
For three years you thought long and hard about what you wanted your first post to be, and here it is! I like it!
Too bad you were not playing me and did that, nothing like a overconfident opponent to increase my chance of winning. There is a match where Alex P was playing Bustamante, he did the exact same thing and missed the shot.
Make them shoot it, don't make them shoot it. Who cares? Just enjoy this beautiful game.
Perhaps you should check the rules you are playing under. Many rules state that to concede a game is to lose the match.
WPA Rules:
1.11 Concession
"If a player concedes, he loses the match. For example, if a player unscrews his jointed playing
cue stick while the opponent is at the table and during the opponent’s decisive rack of a
match, it will be considered a concession of the match."
You'd better pay attention to what rules in your local league or tournament you are playing under. Concede the game to me & see if I don't quick check with the league or tournament director to see if you just lost yourself the match. Don't be unscrewing your stick either. I don't care if you are changing shafts, you unscrew that cue & it is a concession on your part & possibly a loss of the match. You'd better make me aware of why you are about to unscrew your stick & get my permission to do so during a game before you do it. Period.
WPA Rules:
1.11 Concession
"If a player concedes, he loses the match. For example, if a player unscrews his jointed playing
cue stick while the opponent is at the table and during the opponent’s decisive rack of a
match, it will be considered a concession of the match."
You'd better pay attention to what rules in your local league or tournament you are playing under. Concede the game to me & see if I don't quick check with the league or tournament director to see if you just lost yourself the match. Don't be unscrewing your stick either. I don't care if you are changing shafts, you unscrew that cue & it is a concession on your part & possibly a loss of the match. You'd better make me aware of why you are about to unscrew your stick & get my permission to do so during a game before you do it. Period.
In what universe would anyone on a billiard forum, especially this one, be impressed by this?
You’re a peach.
That's a poorly worded rule. At first it sounds like loss of match no matter where the match stands - but then the only example given is of conceding the case game in the match. Which is it?
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An example is an example. I think the first sentence stands on its own. A single example must not be taken to be the entire universe of possibilities. On the other hand, it is dangerous for rules writers to include examples because some will take the examples to be the universe.
That specific example was included because some cheats will try to shark their opponent by starting to put their equipment away while their opponent seems likely to run out.
During a match in a large tournament recently, I made several good kicks in a row. My opponent comes to the table after I kick-safe him, and says "Geez, I'm gonna stop hooking you." To which I replied, "please do." That one got a laugh from the room.
Agreed except the first sentence doesn’t establish unscrewing a cue as an act of concession, only the example does. So then is unscrewing a cue an act of concession in all scenarios, only in the limited circumstances provided in the example, or in scenarios matching the spirit of the example? I’m sure it’s the latter but that could’ve been spelled out better in rule form.
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