Get off my lawn, Things I hate in pool today

Maniac said:
I would prefer the rule to be that you can only use the jump cue to attempt to defeat a safety or jelly roll by your opponent. In other words, you should have to finish your inning with the cue you brought to the table when your inning began. A player shouldn't be allowed to bail themselves out of a bad positional shot with a jump cue, IMO. That rule would still keep a jump cue involved in the game of pool.
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I wouldn’t mind that rule. Or ban them altogether. Just curious though, what if the player intentionally pushes out to a jump and the incoming player gives it back to them.

Since they created the jump situation it gets interesting.
 
Just get rid of jump cues. Absolute blemish on the game. Kicking is probably the most beautiful and hardest part of the game to master. Jump cues eliminate the need for kicking proficiency to a degree. Just silly. I mostly play one pocket but when I play a rotation set for any significant amount I’ll stipulate no jump cues. Im 38 and jump cues have been around longer than I’ve played pool but I still feel strongly
 
Maniac said:
I would prefer the rule to be that you can only use the jump cue to attempt to defeat a safety or jelly roll by your opponent. In other words, you should have to finish your inning with the cue you brought to the table when your inning began. A player shouldn't be allowed to bail themselves out of a bad positional shot with a jump cue, IMO. That rule would still keep a jump cue involved in the game of pool.
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The hardest part of using the jump cue is knowing when to NOT use the jump cue.
My coach in college would yell at me all the time for leaning on the short stick. Would spend entire sessions giving me shit cueing so I'd learn to use the cushions.

Jump cues are just part of the game. They're just as likely to get you in trouble as they are to save you.
 
AirPods and headphones in general. Oh you didn't hear me say you're on 2? Tough shit.

Related: I know for a fact an acquaintance of mine was getting live coaching in a match(texting) in a streamed-tournament. What's to stop someone from getting coaching through their AirPods on streams? Why is this never talked about at all?
 
Poolrooms that have every tournament handicapped. I played in a New Year's Day 9 ball tournament and was told there was no handicap. After the draw, I had to give "the best player in the house" the 5,6,7 & 8. Money ball counts as a win on the break. I lost 7-0. I'm usually as gracious loser, but this time I had to ask my opponent "Is it true you're the best player from this poolroom?" "Yes" he replied. I told him "Well, you're not even one of the better ball bangers I've played." The guy that won it, got almost every point by getting his opponent on 3. Don't you just hate it when you see chicken feathers falling from your opponent's skirt?
 
Slow play...
Cost of today's cues and accessories...
Taking forever to hit your next shot...
Commentary that has little to do with the game...
APA, just stop, walk away...
Diamond tables...
Pocket size difference (pick one size already)...
Cloth that's way to fast...
Players that wipe their cues off after every shot...
Damn cell phones (no wonder you suck, pay attention FFS)...
A side, B side crap...
 
1. Gloves
2. Masters chalk
3. Double Elim Tournaments that become Single at 64 players (still pissed at BCA for this change, went from perfect 4-0 start in 9ball to losing an 11pm match and being out of the event was a gut punch that I didn't recover from, this is not proper format for amateurs)
4. Predator tables
5. The shirts, my god the shirts...
6. Magic racks (especially in amateur 8-ball give me a break...)
7. Refs that don't know the rules themselves (again looking at you BCA...)
8. The Rio/Vegas
9. WNT/WPA Crap (once again ruining this great game...)
10. Carbon Fiber
 
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