Give-away For A Road Player
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On the table, some easy observations..... I look for how a person walks up to a shot and addresses the cueball. I also like to watch a player break, if they are squatting whitey consistantly..... somethings up. Cueball action is something that if the roadie is smart is hidden until its needed, so there is another one.
Off the table.... there is so much bad acting going on it could fill volumes.
First "hustler" I ever played was a nice old guy at first. We went back and forth playing bar table 8 ball (I was around 9-10 years old at the time) Then he starts barking at my dad. Well dad had more Budweiser in him than common sense, and went off from like 50 cents a game to 10 bucks a game....... After losing about 50 or 60 bucks to the old bastard, DAD GOT PISSED AT ME!!!!! Asked me how I could get hustled like that.....LOL
Oh the childhood bar memories.........
Chuck
Off the table.... there is so much bad acting going on it could fill volumes.
First "hustler" I ever played was a nice old guy at first. We went back and forth playing bar table 8 ball (I was around 9-10 years old at the time) Then he starts barking at my dad. Well dad had more Budweiser in him than common sense, and went off from like 50 cents a game to 10 bucks a game....... After losing about 50 or 60 bucks to the old bastard, DAD GOT PISSED AT ME!!!!!
Asked me how I could get hustled like that.....LOLOh the childhood bar memories.........
Chuck
There are a lot of different types of road players that all act differently, and a lot of guys who can't play that might appear to be road players. I find the best way to find out is just to play them.
I don't get why people are so afraid that the person they are matching up with might be a roadie. These same people will usually play a local in a game they have no chance to win day after day. Are people afraid that roadies have some magical power to get them to bet more than they should?
I welcome the opportunity to play someone new, even if they might run over me. I learn so much more playing someone I've never played before than I do playing the same guys I always play where I can predict 90% of their shots.
I don't get why people are so afraid that the person they are matching up with might be a roadie. These same people will usually play a local in a game they have no chance to win day after day. Are people afraid that roadies have some magical power to get them to bet more than they should?
I welcome the opportunity to play someone new, even if they might run over me. I learn so much more playing someone I've never played before than I do playing the same guys I always play where I can predict 90% of their shots.
Southpaw said:
Was one of the guys a short stocky guy with a mustache?
I love it
What about the guy who comes up and asks to play some cheap $5 or $10 a game. Says he really likes 8 ball but will play 9 ball. Beats you 4 out of every 5 games with a really goofy stroke and makes you feel like your giving the games away because he can only get out when you miss with three, maybe four balls on the table.
Fires at the 9 ball a lot and seems to get really lucky when he misses and hooks you. 
What about the guy who comes up and asks to play some cheap $5 or $10 a game. Says he really likes 8 ball but will play 9 ball. Beats you 4 out of every 5 games with a really goofy stroke and makes you feel like your giving the games away because he can only get out when you miss with three, maybe four balls on the table.
Fires at the 9 ball a lot and seems to get really lucky when he misses and hooks you.
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reminds me . . .
Reminds me of a story from years ago. I had a habit of getting lucky with the leaves when I missed a ball. We picked up a new "regular" at the end of the bar for a few nights. Third night he was there, he complimented me on my game. I said something along the lines of "everybody gets some good rolls now and then."
He said, "The first night I thought you were lucky. The second night I still wasn't sure. The third night in a row? Nobody in the world is that lucky!" Never saw him again and never had a clue who he was. He knew a lot of names and had done some traveling but he never mentioned his.
Hu
Nine Ball said:seems to get really lucky when he misses and hooks you.
Reminds me of a story from years ago. I had a habit of getting lucky with the leaves when I missed a ball. We picked up a new "regular" at the end of the bar for a few nights. Third night he was there, he complimented me on my game. I said something along the lines of "everybody gets some good rolls now and then."
He said, "The first night I thought you were lucky. The second night I still wasn't sure. The third night in a row? Nobody in the world is that lucky!" Never saw him again and never had a clue who he was. He knew a lot of names and had done some traveling but he never mentioned his.
Hu
Road players
1) Have very wrinkled shirts.
2) Nurses his first beer forever, or doesn't drink.
3) Uses a rubber band around his money (or his buddy does). Most good players will hide their big roll, and just show 50-60 dollars when paying for something though.
4) Hasn't shaved for 2-3 days.
5) Has worn or kind of beat up sneakers.
6) Asks who the best players in town are.
7) Tries to get next to a local fast, joking around a lot.
8) Tries to appear as a working man that just lives 30 miles away, and doesn't get into 'town' very much.
9) Never carries a cue in to begin with, until the game is made.
1) Have very wrinkled shirts.
2) Nurses his first beer forever, or doesn't drink.
3) Uses a rubber band around his money (or his buddy does). Most good players will hide their big roll, and just show 50-60 dollars when paying for something though.
4) Hasn't shaved for 2-3 days.
5) Has worn or kind of beat up sneakers.
6) Asks who the best players in town are.
7) Tries to get next to a local fast, joking around a lot.
8) Tries to appear as a working man that just lives 30 miles away, and doesn't get into 'town' very much.
9) Never carries a cue in to begin with, until the game is made.
In the game of Rotation..
..the guy's first shot is a miscue, and then..
..he's missing the lowest numbered ball but fluking them stripes (fyi, it's not a fluke) and then continue on with that funny bridge..
..miscues again coz he forgets to chalk and makes sure you are aware that he forgot to chalk up.
..and if he consistently misses a spot shot about 4-5 inches thick on the head rail, makes the ball two rails down the corner where he is closest to and utters "hehe.. i got lucky" that to me is a very clear sign..
if you ever get to the point in a match when you see these signs, it's too late.. you've been fished.
..the guy's first shot is a miscue, and then..
..he's missing the lowest numbered ball but fluking them stripes (fyi, it's not a fluke) and then continue on with that funny bridge..
..miscues again coz he forgets to chalk and makes sure you are aware that he forgot to chalk up.
..and if he consistently misses a spot shot about 4-5 inches thick on the head rail, makes the ball two rails down the corner where he is closest to and utters "hehe.. i got lucky" that to me is a very clear sign..
if you ever get to the point in a match when you see these signs, it's too late.. you've been fished.
JoeyA said:
License plates??
Hmmm,,
License plates
accents guess I need to take a cab from now on and not talk to anybody ...
Smorgass Bored said:In most of the rooms or bars/lounges that I made my home base, I (and most other regulars) knew everyone. Since many roadplayers traveled with someone (usually a shortstop) to share driving, expenses, action, etc., we always looked out for strangers coming in minutes apart.
We also kept an eye/ear out for out of state license plates and accents. Few roadplayers ever actually snuck up on us, as we were a very alert/wary group of players... imo
D.
Hmmm,,
License plates accents guess I need to take a cab from now on and not talk to anybody ...
