Etiquette question
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I find it to be in poor taste. As a general rule, I don't really talk during a match unless I am engaged by my opponent in between innings. Small talk, if you will. Comments like that have a tendency to get under people's skin, and I know for a fact that some people say stuff like that to purposely get in their opponent's head.
Do your best to ignore it if it happens to you
Do your best to ignore it if it happens to you
Let me share something with you guys. Don't play pool in Asia! If you have a problem with people talking at every point in a game... don't come here. If you have a problem with your opponent standing in your hip pocket while you are shooting of resting his junk in the pocket you are shooting at, don't come to Asia.
I'm not joking. I don't know how many times I've had to tell some idiot to f*ck off when I was trying to shoot. 90% of people playing this game really don't know what proper pool etiquete is. It's one thing to joke around when you are banging with friends. But in a match, it's completely different. I don't really mind a comment like Merry Christmas because it just makes me laugh. I always think of something like "yep, you're about to get a lump of coal this Christmas."
Just try and have fun playing the game and don't let nincumpoops bother you. There will always be idiots in whatever you do.
Greg
aka... the self-confessed idiot!
I'm not joking. I don't know how many times I've had to tell some idiot to f*ck off when I was trying to shoot. 90% of people playing this game really don't know what proper pool etiquete is. It's one thing to joke around when you are banging with friends. But in a match, it's completely different. I don't really mind a comment like Merry Christmas because it just makes me laugh. I always think of something like "yep, you're about to get a lump of coal this Christmas."
Just try and have fun playing the game and don't let nincumpoops bother you. There will always be idiots in whatever you do.
Greg
aka... the self-confessed idiot!
Just ignore it, if it keeps happening tell them to shut the f**k up. Mostly it's ignorance of how to behave. These are the type of people who shout at wait staff in reaturants when they want something, or barge to the front of the queue in stores then get pisssed when someone says something.
I find it best to use those comments to help ensure I really punish them when I get to the table.
I find it best to use those comments to help ensure I really punish them when I get to the table.
Ignore them. I always like it when they say..." you're out now " or something like that.
Shark or poor etiquette
The art of sharking or more so the art of deflecting sharking it seems is the domain of the great or better plyers. You have to practice this like you do banks, breaks, caroms, masse etc... People complain about sharking like they do about jump cues - but rarely do they spend time working on it (the deflecting part). The post of pool in asia is correct it seems that when you grow up playing pool there you can withstand any amount of mental warfare and still play top speed. It's part of the game, any game, it's your job to be better at it.
The art of sharking or more so the art of deflecting sharking it seems is the domain of the great or better plyers. You have to practice this like you do banks, breaks, caroms, masse etc... People complain about sharking like they do about jump cues - but rarely do they spend time working on it (the deflecting part). The post of pool in asia is correct it seems that when you grow up playing pool there you can withstand any amount of mental warfare and still play top speed. It's part of the game, any game, it's your job to be better at it.
Just say "you're right" or "thank you" then clear the table.
I like this response.
If it bothers you, just run-out and hand them the rack, but it doesn't bother me in the least.
I usually toss them the rack right then and there and say "Well , since your so sure . . . "
Funny , they never rack it tho.
Funny , they never rack it tho.
Hahaha, now there's a good idea! I might try it some time.
I have said "Merry Christmas" on a few occasions. I said it because I was mad at MYSELF for missing or giving them BIH.
The last two times it happened, my opponents got pretty damn pissed at me (yea, I remember these quite well and it was over two years ago).
In one match, I left my opponent two balls on the table with BIH and I said Merry Christmas to her as I handed her the cueball. She didn't get out though, and then told me pretty sternly, "don't talk to me anymore while we are playing."
In another other match, I said it as I walked away from the table - I thought the 9ball landed right in front of the pocket. Instead, I left a tough bank (and didn't know it) and she missed it and then got more upset at me.
I shouldn't have said it to them either time, but I was mad at myself.
Yeah, I no longer say it. :embarrassed2:
I have a friend who does this all the time. I might have 4 balls on the table and he will say something like "I lose". Last time he pulled this I raked the balls and told him to rack. LOL. He hasn't said shit since
My approach as well. They quickly learn to keep their mouth shut.
I don't think I've said it, but have heard about all of 'em - Merry Christmas, there ya go, gift wrapped it for ya, etc. etc. etc.
If I scratch and give up BIH, I usually say something stupid - "sure, all my shots in the side titty out, but the cue goes straight in" or "has that pocket always been there?" .... something like that, but then again I don't usually say that to my opponent. It's just something I blurt out loud to keep myself from doing something in anger (at myself). Beats kicking something, whacking yourself in the face with your cue, throwing the cueball thru the nearest window, etc. lol
I did have a guy in league once that liked to do the whole MERRY CHRISTMAS thing, and he was loud and talkative in every match he played.....I was ready when he scratched against me....MERRY CHRISTMAS he says, and with no hesitation, and just as loud, I said, HAPPY NEW YEAR! :grin:
If I scratch and give up BIH, I usually say something stupid - "sure, all my shots in the side titty out, but the cue goes straight in" or "has that pocket always been there?" .... something like that, but then again I don't usually say that to my opponent. It's just something I blurt out loud to keep myself from doing something in anger (at myself). Beats kicking something, whacking yourself in the face with your cue, throwing the cueball thru the nearest window, etc. lol
I did have a guy in league once that liked to do the whole MERRY CHRISTMAS thing, and he was loud and talkative in every match he played.....I was ready when he scratched against me....MERRY CHRISTMAS he says, and with no hesitation, and just as loud, I said, HAPPY NEW YEAR! :grin:
Sometimes wise cracking comments just come out of my mouth - usually at my own stupid mistakes. However, if I leave someone a hanger then I would not say anything, but I might just concede the rack.
I do know that it's not a great idea to make comments in competition, especially with a stranger, because they may look for any reason or excuse to blame you for sharking them.
Chris
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I've been known to say "There you go" or "With a ribbon and a bow", but always out of my own self-frustration for messing up a run that I know I should have had. I've also had people say similar things to me, and have never been or seen anyone get bent out of shape about it. Seems to be a common thing around these parts.