Do you shoot pool with a hat on?

[cueball2010]

I can already see the flood of jokes. But this is a serious question.

I see quite a few people shooting with headphones on and listening to music or whatever. This helps them get in a zone. I think most importantly it keeps the positive vibe and mentality up as well as drown out the noise from your belly aching opponents. Helps you concentrate, where everything just disappears around except for the table and balls. Keeps you from beating yourself up and fixating on bad shots.

So, as I glanced over at my sombrero and ball cap, I realized I have never tried shooting with these on my head. I feel like with a hat on it truly would be only me in the room, at the table playing my best game.

Do we have any hat players here?

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

No hat.

 

[Rusty in Montana]

A baseball cap , yes any other style of hat not very often .

 

[straightline]

Hat is for working out in the sun. BB cap is for plainclothes cops.

 

[Benelli]

Yes I play with a baseball hat just about every time. Sometimes I have to run it backwards on some of my flat bills, but I shoot consistently with it enough that it is just part of my sight picture.

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

I prefer to shoot with a hat to block out some light above my eyes, cuts down on distractions for me as well.

 

[billiards_watch]

Hat, flipped backwards and I hate wearing a hat that way. This is on weekends.

No hat when I go there after work.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

do you shoot pool with a cue?
or with milk?

 

[The Old Jaybird]

no, can't see with a ball cap on.

 

[MitchAlsup]

Hat is for working out in the sun. BB cap is for plainclothes cops.

No a full brim hat is your personal umbrella.

 

[Black-Balled]

 

[straightline]

No a full brim hat is your personal umbrella.

I don't get hats. Not for fashion anyway. Baseball cap says, "Don't play me." There's a crop of pop/jazz musicians that don berets and newsboy beanies as crowns of achievement. Those say, "I'm bad ass and not worth the listen." lol

 

[Texas3cushion]

when I wear sunglasses people can’t see me.

 

[sbrownn]

No baseball cap, get down too low on the cue and blocks / causes aiming distractions. Might try a tam one of these days...

 

[jimmyco]

I wear a single bar football helmet.


...but not just when playing pool.

 

[skor]

Something I’ll wear a BB cap
I can shoot just the same with or without it.
In competition play, league or tournament, I don’t wear it

 

[fuggles]

I wear a short brimmed comrad hat. To block the light but not interfere with my view.

 

[Icon of Sin]

Sometimes... baseball hat backwards.

 

[Rusty in Montana]

One of these days I'll find a hat similar to what UJ Puckett wore , what a timeless style in hats and to keep his memory alive . ha ha

 

[Banger]

No. But one time I did play a guy who was an asshat.