For the most part, I agree.
Does it annoy you??
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happened this saterday playing straightpool in the losersside.
He made me re-rack because the 1 and the 5 ball werent on the wingspot...
for a second i thought to explain him (he has been playing ranking events for more years then me... so either he's just a lunatic moron or he's a very bad sharker) but thought it would be funyer to just do like he said and kick him out of the tournament...
like it has been said: people who need houserules, sound like $$$ to me. as soon as a stupid rule comes up, i just KNOW it will be an easy victim.
He made me re-rack because the 1 and the 5 ball werent on the wingspot...
for a second i thought to explain him (he has been playing ranking events for more years then me... so either he's just a lunatic moron or he's a very bad sharker) but thought it would be funyer to just do like he said and kick him out of the tournament...
like it has been said: people who need houserules, sound like $$$ to me. as soon as a stupid rule comes up, i just KNOW it will be an easy victim.
Solartje said:
I've run into many straight ball players who insist on that 1-ball and 5-ball on the corner thing. To me it's not a big deal, because it only involves a re-rack at the very beginning of the game, and it really doesn't affect the outcome, so I just do it. Less hassles that way.
:wink: :smile: :wink: :smile: :wink: :smile: You'll find this type of stupidity through out your life no matter where you go...BS is everywhere ain't it :boring2:
It is mentioned in the rules for 14.1, but it is more of a tradition and paying a respect to the game than just a rule. It is also a good idea to use the one and the five when lagging.
And, on the opening break, most good players play a 'safe' hitting the wing ball ( one or five ) so the bright colors (yellow and orange) provide the best possible contrast to the rail behind the rack.
And to stay on track with the orginal poster, if it bothers you so much to play against these players with their unusual rules, why play against them at all?
And, on the opening break, most good players play a 'safe' hitting the wing ball ( one or five ) so the bright colors (yellow and orange) provide the best possible contrast to the rail behind the rack.
And to stay on track with the orginal poster, if it bothers you so much to play against these players with their unusual rules, why play against them at all?
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Tom In Cincy said:
Good reasons to "go with the flow"....I've heard the "bright ball" theory before, but it never crosses my mind when I'm playing.
I've also heard that the 6 ball is the hardest ball to see because it blends in with the traditional green cloth. To me none of this matters.
I can miss any ball, no matter what the color.:frown:
I noticed this syndrome a lot playing bar-table 8 Ball, which is one of the reasons why I've developed a strong preference for playing 9 Ball, as most everyone seems to agree on the rules.
I don't do it much now but I did used to play in a quite a few different places in the UK and got into the habit of running through the majors rules with my opponent before the game started if we'd never played before. One time I did this I happened to also mention the fairly obscure stalemate rule, which occurs if the balls end up in a position where neither player can win. The most common way this occurs is when the 8 ball gets right in the jaws of a pocket with a object ball very close or touching it. The rule is the game is re-racked and the original breaker breaks again.
I must have been especially prescient that day because right off the break the 8 ball rolled into the jaws and then a few shots later he managed to lag an object ball right in front of it. Because it was a bar table I made him pay to re-rack the balls, broke again and ran the rack the second time around
I don't do it much now but I did used to play in a quite a few different places in the UK and got into the habit of running through the majors rules with my opponent before the game started if we'd never played before. One time I did this I happened to also mention the fairly obscure stalemate rule, which occurs if the balls end up in a position where neither player can win. The most common way this occurs is when the 8 ball gets right in the jaws of a pocket with a object ball very close or touching it. The rule is the game is re-racked and the original breaker breaks again.
I must have been especially prescient that day because right off the break the 8 ball rolled into the jaws and then a few shots later he managed to lag an object ball right in front of it. Because it was a bar table I made him pay to re-rack the balls, broke again and ran the rack the second time around
My two favourite are, one time playing call shot snooker the ball I called rattled before it dropped. My opponent said, did you call the number of rattles? After a brief discussion I let it go. Later that game I thought I would confuse the hell out of him so faced with a shot along the cushion, I called 5 rattles and in. The guy stood over the pocket with his head about 6 inches above it. If there was one time I hoped for the ball to rattle and jump up into the air it was then. I blasted the shot and the funny thing was that the ball did not drop into the pocket off the jaw it initially had hit, yet he called it good.
Another time in a bar, after making a shot, my opponent called foul. He said that I obviously must be from out of town and did not know about their Thursday night rule.
Needless to say in both games my concentration levels went up and beat both guys easily.
One last amusing tidbit. I am from Northern Ontario and grew up in a French neighbourhood. I was English but could speak French fluently. I travelled through out northern Ontario and Quebec. It was amazing what was being said when people did not think I understood.
Mike
Another time in a bar, after making a shot, my opponent called foul. He said that I obviously must be from out of town and did not know about their Thursday night rule.
Needless to say in both games my concentration levels went up and beat both guys easily.
One last amusing tidbit. I am from Northern Ontario and grew up in a French neighbourhood. I was English but could speak French fluently. I travelled through out northern Ontario and Quebec. It was amazing what was being said when people did not think I understood.
Mike
shinobi said:In my experience, the less someone knows the proper rules of a game, the more supremely confident they are that they are right
In other words, stupid is stupid does...tho your definition is kind...good job.