Get off my lawn, Things I hate in pool today

Maniac said:
1.) Pool streams that the chat covers up the right side of the pool table.
2.) Any pool organization that tries to emulate Adolph Hitler.
3.) Players that scream at the top of their lungs win they win a tournament.
4.) Players that wipe their cues off after every shot (Robbie Capito).
5.) Any match without a shot clock.
6.) A player allowed to use a jump cue after hooking him/herself.
7.) Josh Filler (see #3)
8.) Games that aren't "called shot".
9.) Commentators that think they have to predict every shot.
10.) Matches ending via "shootout".

That's my top ten. I'm stopping right there. YMMV
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Crying at 7
 
I hate the disappearance of 9’ tables. The place I play started with 5 real tables in a row and one sequestered stream table in a vip room. and like 25+ 7’ diamonds.

A while back two of the 9’ disappeared. I went back there for the first time in a while now they’re down to one 9 footer and that table is charged by the hour only. $20 per. And they have five seven footers taking up the area around that single real deal table. A tear drops my eye.

I despise the aramith black set of balls and dont watch any matchroom events because of it.

I hate alternate break and loser break tournaments. Especially for mortal pool players.
 
the wannabes that want to be good sooooo bad
only practice on the tightest table in the room
yet somehow never win anything

but but but i always make that shot in practice!!
 
How much leagues have grown.

I know a league that is so big you can't get a table as a regular paying customer. And this is 3 nights out of the week.

I had to join the league because they had a monopoly on the tables.
 
Called shot rotation games. ESPECIALLY when local TD’s want 9 ball to be called shot on all balls. Takes away creative 2 way shots. Takes away blasting the money ball, which is fun. Takes away luck, which is fun.

Tight pockets and deep shelves. 500’s bangers all rave about them and can’t run a rack. They just slow all us mortals down to a crawl. A pro-cut diamond 9’ is too tough, for anyone other than legit pros. A pro cut diamond 7’ is ok (less shelf than the 9’).

In-person Calcuttas. They take forever and add hours to a tournament. So some old dudes that don’t even play can bid.
 
iusedtoberich said:
Called shot rotation games. ESPECIALLY when local TD’s want 9 ball to be called shot on all balls. Takes away creative 2 way shots. Takes away blasting the money ball, which is fun. Takes away luck, which is fun.

Tight pockets and deep shelves. 500’s bangers all rave about them and can’t run a rack. They just slow all us mortals down to a crawl. A pro-cut diamond 9’ is too tough, for anyone other than legit pros. A pro cut diamond 7’ is ok (less shelf than the 9’).

In-person Calcuttas. They take forever and add hours to a tournament. So some old dudes that don’t even play can bid.
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I find the challenge of having to choose one option pretty fun nowadays.

Either you trust you can make one or the other.
 
What I'll call "Bro Pool" 8 guys playing at the table next to me. Only two of them are shooting, yet all 8 are standing around the table and between their table and mine at all times. They don't have ANY situational awareness, they can't shoot worth of crap, and 9/10 at least one of them has a beer bottle sitting on the rail of the table.
 
SlateMan said:
What I'll call "Bro Pool" 8 guys playing at the table next to me. Only two of them are shooting, yet all 8 are standing around the table and between their table and mine at all times. They don't have ANY situational awareness, they can't shoot worth of crap, and 9/10 at least one of them has a beer bottle sitting on the rail of the table.
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Not trying to be racist just factual but at my local haunt its all mexican/hispanic dudes that do that. anywhere from three to eight dudes will come in and its virtually impossible to play on a table near them. don't know shit about pool, always in your way and none can speak three fkng words of english.
 
garczar said:
Not trying to be racist just factual but at my local haunt its all mexican/hispanic dudes that do that. anywhere from three to eight dudes will come in and its virtually impossible to play on a table near them. don't know shit about pool, always in your way and none can speak three fkng words of english.
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multiple cultures I know of do this exact behavior...
 
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Handicapped leagues where the teams with the best players always end up on top at the end of the season.
 
People who criticize players who enjoy pool league.
Players that sandbag in leagues
People who won't support Pool like they do other sports and then complain that pool doesn't have more money in it
People who still try to hustle/steal in money games
Players complaining about a Fargo capped tournament that also have a 100 plus higher Fargo then the cutoff
People stuck in the past and still think if things changed back it would be better
People who criticize tours/tournaments but won't run one themselves
People who complain about robotic pool and then complain about a player who shows emotion after a big win
Pro players not knowing the rules for an event
Referees at pro events not knowing the rules
 
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