Do you think there shold be a dress code for pro pool players?

[waylander]

Not saying that pool players should wear a suit but look at some of the snooker events where players are in tuxedos, it portrays a completely different image from 8-ball and 9-ball tournaments.

Snooker portrays a stuffy image to me , that is just my view , it is overkill as far as dress , it just depends on how you were raised and the culture you were raised in .

I never actually said I thought the snooker image was a great one, just that it was very different from north american 8 and 9 ball. I agree that slacks and polo shirt should be enough.

I think it's especially important for those that are sponsored by a major company, as you are representing that company you are their on site image and that image should be professional. I think in general, those players that have a sponsors patch on DO portray a much more professional image than those that don't. The women in general also tend to dress MUCH better than the men.

 

[zpele]

minor details like appearance and manners will never change pool.

It is a recreational activity and 'the public' is not interested in it any more that it is in watching guitar lessons.

I would gladly watch guitar lessons if it was being taught by one of the best guitar players in the world...

 

[StraightPoolIU]

I honestly don't think business casual (khakis or dress pants and a polo or button up shirt) is really too much to ask.

 

[david(tx)]

Rather have no dress code. Boat loads of cash in the poker world with a
casual look for the most part.

Top level poker tournaments are funded by the entry fee's , exclusively , very few with added money funded by casino , and poker has a worse image problem than pool , especially online poker and the cheats at Fulltilt and others . If the prize pool is funded exclusively by the players , poker or pool , you should dress how you want , if your playing for money provided by a sponsor you should adhere to their code .

 

[Bowmer]

A big no for the stuffy British look!!!! A yes for the casual polo shirt w/ slacks.... These of course will be provided by SPONSORS!!!!

Heck I would pay to put a logo on any one of these three.......

 

[mantis99]

I do. Slacks and a polo can look very nice and be very comfortable. Not a hard thing to do to make the game look more presentable. I would personally be embarrassed to go on tv wearing jeans and a t-shirt, but that is just me.

 

[Bowmer]

Heck if there are any players out there that need a polo shirt to play in and you have a TV match coming up you want to wear it in.... send me a PM..... I will send you a shirt I have nice Polo's w my co. name on them

 

[easy-e]

Do you have evidence of a positive correlation between dressing professional and the public's desire to watch pool on tv?

Can you imagine any popular television programming where the athletes or actors do not portray a professional image? I cannot help you in this instance, I do not watch any tv.

Why not? TV is rad.

 

[Black-Balled]

I would gladly watch guitar lessons if it was being taught by one of the best guitar players in the world...

You are not 'the public', fo sake of the discussion re: pool or guitars!

 

[zpele]

Heck if there are any players out there that need a polo shirt to play in and you have a TV match coming up you want to wear it in.... send me a PM..... I will send you a shirt I have nice Polo's w my co. name on them

Wanna send me a few for when I go to Vegas for singles?

 

[Bowmer]

Is there a single cuemaker out there that would say no to one of these ladies wearing a polo shirt w your logo on it during a TV match... or for that matter any player (guy or girl) wearing a shirt w/ your logo during a TV match?????

 

[lstevedus]

I know a lot of the players at the Derby are amateurs. Lee sugested that they have a dress code for the 10 Ball event at the Derby. Since the entry fee for that event is $1000. you would think that all the players would be considered pros and would want to dress like it, at least slacks and a polo shirt?

 

[MahnaMahna]

Why not? TV is rad.

Not quite as cool as calculators, but rad all the same.

 

[Cdryden]

minor details like appearance and manners will never change pool.

It is a recreational activity and 'the public' is not interested in it any more that it is in watching guitar lessons.

I get what your saying but maybe that sentence says alot about todays generation.

 

[Bowmer]

I know a lot of the players at the Derby are amateurs. Lee sugested that they have a dress code for the 10 Ball event at the Derby. Since the entry fee for that event is $1000. you would think that all the players would be considered pros and would want to dress like it, at least slacks and a polo shirt?

You would think that there would be a sponsor.... out there somewhere that would provide a shirt to all entrants, heck I get one at every carshow I take my car to. Free advertising.... heck one sponsor gives a shirt to the first 50 entrants.... another sponsor gives a shirt to the next 50 and so on....


Even if I'm in the audience and a player needs a nice Polo shirt to wear during a TV match they can have the one off of my back...

 

[Cdryden]

http://poolknowledge.com[/url]

When I was a young kid spending a weekend at my grandfathers house he took me with him to a university were he was giving a commencement speech. After wards people were coming up to him and telling him how much they respected him and all the things he has done.

I was only 6 at the time, but I remember asking him why everybody was shaking his hand. To me he was just grandpa, a old man that I loved more than anyone.

He took me aside and told me his golden rules:

1.Have respect in your self or no one else will.
2.Try to keep an open mind (I have struggled with this for a long time!)
3. Lead by example.
4. And dress for success, first impressions are permanent!

 

[Bowmer]

Wanna send me a few for when I go to Vegas for singles?

I'm sure I could arrange that, when is Vegas??? Do you think you will have a TV match??

 

[Nick B]

I would go with a dress pants, collared shirt and vest arrangement. Formal-light. Pros could have a couple of vests which they could put sponsor patches. Still easy to play in and sharp looking. Like snooker without the tie.

 

[THE FLASH]

Yes, women should shoot wearing bikinis.

2nd that.......

 

[CreeDo]

I couldn't promise it would help pool as a whole... as chris is pointing out, there's a ton of possible reasons why pool isn't "popular". Lots of variables.

Hell, we can't even nail down if that's exactly right. It's not on TV much, that doesn't mean it's not widely played or that it's dying.

So on the whole, who knows if it 'helps pool', but there's no question it will help individual players. It will help attract sponsorship, get fans, bring up the respectability of events when they're being filmed playing in them, and allow them to charge more money when they put on shows (and possibly when they give lessons).

I don't think tournament attendance will plummet if you put in some bare minimums. We can't go straight for the tuxedo but we can maybe go for slacks and polos.