First 6 pack and sharking help.

[stolz2]

See, sounds like you have a goal, a plan for attaining that goal, and all that is left is to execute properly. Problem solved, off you go!

Cheers,
Regas

Only problem is A. I cant afford a lawsuit, and B. this might look bad to other people watching us play pool. Not that pool players have the greatest reps already, i dont need to tant it any more. Oh and if he was to get up off the floor i would be dead.

Mack

 

[Rickw]

Hey...YOU should!! You're a damn Kung-Fu expert!! HIYYYYYYAAAAAA.....chop, chop,kick, kick, spin...POW!!

Hey DM, that is really from the past. I'm 55 and I haven't done that shit since I was 33. I'd have to bluff them or run and I sure as Hell aint going to run very fast. It's getting pretty hard to bluff them now too if you know what I mean.

 

[drivermaker]

Hey DM, that is really from the past. I'm 55 and I haven't done that shit since I was 33. I'd have to bluff them or run and I sure as Hell aint going to run very fast. It's getting pretty hard to bluff them now too if you know what I mean.

I know EXACTLY what you mean. That's why I got a license to carry a while back. But a 5 shot derringer that can fit in the palm of your hand and in your pocket like loose change is one hell of an equalizer and security blanket. And I don't mean just for pool rooms either. This is a f*#ked up world we live in now and it doesn't seem to matter where you go.

 

[Rickw]

This is a f*#ked up world we live in now and it doesn't seem to matter where you go.

Amen Brother!!!

 

[stolz2]

Capelle on getting sharked by Keith McCready

In the final analysis, you must decide where to draw the line on you and your opponent's behavior. Are you going to engage in gamesmanship and sharking? And how much are you willing to let your opponent get away with? Remember back to your childhood when you and /or the other students would test a new teacher to see what they would take? Well, your opponent knows what he's doing when he engages in excessive sharking. He is testing you to see how much you'll take. He expects to be reprimanded for his shady tactics. In face, he will be surpirsed if you let him continue to get away with murdering your chances for a fair contest.

Experience and healthy dose of common sense, along with a willingness to assert your self, will be your best allies when it comes to ensuring that your play and not your opponent's underhanded tactics decide who wins the match.

-THE BEST SHARKING IVE EVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO-

I remember beating a pretty good player named Johnny Katella out of serveral hundred dollars. Unfazed by the loss, he demanded a rematch. The next night he came fully equipped for battle with his shark team. His first move was to position "a little honey" named Dee Dee on a barstoon not four feel from the table. Dee Dee was dressed to kill (my chances) in a short tight polka dot mini dress. Next to Dee Dee he positioned Keith McCready, to do the the color commentary. We posted up $600 each and the "fun " began.

Johnny unleashed a barrage of combos and billiards that had me on the ropes at seven down in a eight ahead set. I fought back to even, and then came the big shark and my big mistake. Johnny had missed, leaving me a cut shot onto the side with the cue ball on the end rail. The shot was not a hnnger, but rather the type you can easily miss if your minds's not right. Johnny had left his cigaretter on the rail. I asked him to move it, which he did all of one foot further down the rail. I played the role of mister cool and went ahead and dogged the shot, lost the momentum and of course, the money.

If i had policed his sharking, quite possibley the match would have turned out differently. Sometimes experience can be a painfull teacher. On a positive not, I learned from that tough, streetwise player because he came out on the short end in several subsequesnt meetings.

(capelle on being sharked)

mack

 

[sixpack]

Only problem is A. I cant afford a lawsuit, and B. this might look bad to other people watching us play pool. Not that pool players have the greatest reps already, i dont need to tant it any more. Oh and if he was to get up off the floor i would be dead.

Mack

LOL good points

 

[Razor_Blade]

Yes, that is what I was trying to explain in post #24 above. There is nothing wrong with a little small talk while you shoot as long as it is nothing negative in any way. The "Damn well please" was a little out of line. Razor_Blade was just so closed minded about it that I blurted that out.

I don`t think I am closed minded. There is quite a bit of ground between talking a lot during a match, and a little small talk while you are at the table. Maybe something was lost in the translation, but it sounded like you were saying that you do exactly what this thread was started about.

I understand that you are probably a nice guy, that would never shark anyone on purpose. I have a good friend that is the same way. He is just a friendly person. He doesn`t do it on purpose, but I have saw him take people out of their game many times, by talking to them. I have heard people complain that they hate playing him, yet no one calls him on it because he is just being friendly.

Many people will get angry at an intentional shark and use the anger to fuel their competitive spirit, while the friendly guy that chit chats at the table can sometimes take you completly out of your game. Kind of ironic if you think about it.

My point is, you might think it`s ok because you are not being negative, but it could still be having a negative effect on your opponent.

That`s my point of view on the matter. No hard feelings. I hope!

 

[CaptainJR]

I don`t think I am closed minded. There is quite a bit of ground between talking a lot during a match, and a little small talk while you are at the table. Maybe something was lost in the translation, but it sounded like you were saying that you do exactly what this thread was started about.

I understand that you are probably a nice guy, that would never shark anyone on purpose. I have a good friend that is the same way. He is just a friendly person. He doesn`t do it on purpose, but I have saw him take people out of their game many times, by talking to them. I have heard people complain that they hate playing him, yet no one calls him on it because he is just being friendly.

Many people will get angry at an intentional shark and use the anger to fuel their competitive spirit, while the friendly guy that chit chats at the table can sometimes take you completly out of your game. Kind of ironic if you think about it.

My point is, you might think it`s ok because you are not being negative, but it could still be having a negative effect on your opponent.

That`s my point of view on the matter. No hard feelings. I hope!

Your right, I did go from 'talk a lot' to 'small talk'. In any case as I mentioned, I really do try to be aware if it is bothering someone. When I said 'talk a lot' I meant 'more than most rather than 'motor mouth'.

Then again I think that talking helps me relax. So asking me not to talk at all in a way might be called sharking me.

Since sharking does occur though, I'll tell a little true story that may or may not help people that get bothered by what goes on around them while they shoot.

I played a lot of golf at Carlisle Barracks Golf Course. To get from the green of hole #1 to the tee of #2 you walk across the paved driveway to the club house. When standing on the tee of #2 you are at most 20 yards from a railroad track. At train going by is quite load. One day we came across the road and I teed up and hit one about 260 down the center. The guys couldn't believe that I just walked up and hit with all the noise of the train. I joked back to them and said "What train". Half way down the fairway my one friend said he really couldn't believe I hit while the train was blowing it's horn. Evidently because of crossing the driveway the train was blowing it's horn. When I had stepped onto the tee I had been aware of the train, but I had no recollection of the train blowing it's horn while I hit.

I wish I could concentrate like that in pool. Don't understand why I could in golf and can't always in pool.

So if your getting sharked maybe you need to put the opponent out of the picture and completely ignore them. That would certainly let me know that my little small talk was bothering you and I'd try to stop it.

 

[Razor_Blade]

So if your getting sharked maybe you need to put the opponent out of the picture and completely ignore them.

That`s exactly what I do. The only response one will get when speaking to me during a game of any consequence, is a blank stare. I agree, most people will get the message and drop it, if you refuse to engage them in conversation.

 

[DaveK]

Yes, that is what I was trying to explain in post #24 above. There is nothing wrong with a little small talk while you shoot as long as it is nothing negative in any way. The "Damn well please" was a little out of line. Razor_Blade was just so closed minded about it that I blurted that out.

We're on the same page on 'the talk' Cap ... and I just realized, this scenario (being sharked) just might be the best justification for wearing headphones at the table !

Dave

 

[Kevin]

Way late to the party as usual, so my favorite sharking incident.

Bombed out of the weekly at Stiix Billiards in Ventura, CA, playing next door at the Town & Country while tipping back a few waiting on the cab. Big fellow, well dressed, older late 50-ish, well set-up and confident in an ex-boxer way, is talking serious shit while opponents are shooting. He eggs them on, seems like he wants to provoke a fight to make his night complete.

I take the heat, him saying on each shot like "Your a bum! Can't shoot for shit! Bet you're gonna dog the 4! Too long is it? Now what? Loser!" I run out the table despite his withering tableside fire, then immediately turn to him and approach to collect my measly $1.... Motor mouth IMMEDIATELY turns on a dime and is nothing but all praise for my courage under fire and ability to get the job done. I take my buck, don't say dick to the dude... and play the next game.

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