good job taping

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pocketspeed

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i was lucky enough to be at the us open for the quarters yesterday. usually i hate watching the tv matches being played b/c the taping process makes them so slow and choppy. i can only imagine how horrible it must be for the players to be taken out of their natural playing rhythm. but the prodution for this event was seemless. no production manager waiting 5 minutes to waive a player up to break etc... steve just racked and the player broke.

the camera operators also seemed less intrusive. the only production related delays were having to change tape once during a match, and mitch and eva getting their intros and interviews taped held up the start of the 4th match a little.

but gyk make up for that by playing at warp speed, winning 7-3 over monica webb, winning 7 games in a row for a very convincing win.

makes me change my mind about watching the tv matches in person. kudos to the wpba or espn whoever gets credit.

brian
 
What I always got a kick out of when seeing the live events
is how the players seem to ignore the cameras in their line
of vision as well as in their peripheral vision.

I have seen some pool players get unnerved at various
tournaments when a spectator opens up a bag of chips
or makes a sudden movement.

When these same players are being recorded for TV,
the cameras are laying in the corner pocket,
directly in their line of vision, as well as having
the camera men swarming around them like bees.
Yet, they seem to not ever comment about these
obvious distractions.

I remember at the Glass City Open one time, Buddy Hall was
shooting, and you could hear a pin drop. A spectator
who was sitting ringside, stretched his legs, and his feet
appeared underneath the table cloth, in the playing
area. Buddy's eyes darted right to the spectator's
feet. He then pointed his cue stick at the poor spectator's
feet, but never said one word. The spectator then immediately
pulled his feet back in, like a turtle head. It was funny! :D

JAM
 
yep youre right. although you have to wonder how much they put the cameras out of their minds vs justing putting up with them b/c they have not choice if the matches are going to be televised. how many missed shots were b/c of the distraction? how did pro pool get to be such a quiet sport anyway? i've never played in a pool room that is that quiet. other sports which equally require concentration are played to deafening fan noise.
 
I think they should get rid of the hand-held cameras and just use a few from six to eight feet high. I was on TV twice and was taped another time while starting an IV to use in traning new nurses getting their IV cert. All three I screwed up because of paying attention to the damn camera. Johnnyt
 
Big Jeff from Comet Billiards

JAM said:
What I always got a kick out of when seeing the live events
is how the players seem to ignore the cameras in their line
of vision as well as in their peripheral vision.

I have seen some pool players get unnerved at various
tournaments when a spectator opens up a bag of chips
or makes a sudden movement.

When these same players are being recorded for TV,
the cameras are laying in the corner pocket,
directly in their line of vision, as well as having
the camera men swarming around them like bees.
Yet, they seem to not ever comment about these
obvious distractions.

I remember at the Glass City Open one time, Buddy Hall was
shooting, and you could hear a pin drop. A spectator
who was sitting ringside, stretched his legs, and his feet
appeared underneath the table cloth, in the playing
area. Buddy's eyes darted right to the spectator's
feet. He then pointed his cue stick at the poor spectator's
feet, but never said one word. The spectator then immediately
pulled his feet back in, like a turtle head. It was funny! :D

JAM
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I have one for you Jenny. Big Jeff was eating a bag of Doritos during a match at the "Turning Stone" with Johnny playing some shortstop, name I don't remember. Jeff continued to open this bag of chips, Johnny got up on a shot and shot Jeff a look that could kill. Well, you know Jeff, he is a big teddy bear. Upon Johnny giving him this look, he said "Johnny you want me to shot that shot for you" It was great........
 
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