Deuels Break

The problem with your entire arguement is you are basing it entirely on people who regularly play pool. I'm talking about your once a month, lets play some pool while I drink, boys night out kind of crowd. Because target them Pool will NEVER go anywhere.

Since when is it acceptable to show up your opponent? Isnt he pretty much just saying "I dont freakin care I'll beat you while breaking with a bridge!"
It is a Televised professional event.
 
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I think he is throwing in the towel and saying I will break with the rake. When I shoot, if too good, I will turn the cue around and play with the butt. This is his living and he doesn't care about the guys out spending money at the bar. He is trying to make money with people telling him to find a different way of doing it. It would be frustrating as hell. I have quit jobs for the same thing, but I don't think he has the same option. He has to conform. He will just after his protest.
 
AngryPanda said:
The problem with your entire arguement is you are basing it entirely on people who regularly play pool. I'm talking about your once a month, lets play some pool while I drink, boys night out kind of crowd. Because target them Pool will NEVER go anywhere.
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I've got no experience working in the professional sports arena, so please correct me if I'm wrong. It seems like that is exactly the type of market most of the major sports around the world target.

That's why I think Sportscenter and other highlight centered shows have taken off so well. No one tunes in to see the fundamentals. In fact, I've heard some purists make the argument that ESPN is bad for sports because the players have changed how they play. They know if they're on TV all the time, they get a bigger contract. I personally think that's taking it too far, because the positives and the increased exposure probably outweigh any negatives, but I can at least see where they're coming from.

I've read on here a number of times that pool needs a fan base in order to attract sponsors, and that makes sense to me. It just doesn't seem like there are enough dedicated players to support the sport on our own. The recreational crowd seems like a logical group to pursue in my eyes.
 
StevenPWaldon said:
In the 1989 French Open (Tennis), Michael Chang pulled an underhanded serve to throw off his opponent to become the youngest French Open winner. To this day, that shot is famous and not mocked. You do what you can to catch your opponent off guard, and if that means breaking with bridge then so be it.

Honestly I would like seeing someone break with the bridge more than I would them slamming the break; for the curiosity factor, and the lunacy of it all.
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Chang was also cramping very badly toward the end of that match. I was 15 years old and I remember it. The underhand serve not only threw his opponent for a loop it eased the cramping due to the stress of the hard serve.
 
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