Hate these kind of people...
- Thread starter Cue Freak
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Cue Freak said:I played a 4 in league (APA) last night, so me being a 6, I'm not too worried about a 5-3 race. The guy wins the lag and breaks and runs 5 balls before he misses. The table is pretty much wide open at this point, so I go ahead and run mine out to win that game. The next game, I break, make a couple and play a safety, he kicks, misses and gives me ball in hand, I break out one of my balls and play another safety, this time he kicks and makes a good hit and breaks out one of my balls, I run out to win that game. The guy is pretty upset and the next three games he wouldn't even try, he would get up and just hit the ball around the tableWTF!?!?! What is wrong with these kind of people.... Sorry just had to vent...
Matt
Matt this individuals behavior is a two edged sword. I own a pool hall and have 6 APA teams and 5 BCA teams playing from place. I have been involved in pool since the 1970's, and I have seen people act like that on many occasions.
Sometimes, it is because they are just immature, and others time it is a conceived plan to shark their opponent. In the latter case they know that their individual skills are no able to win the match at hand through normal play. So they either have temper tantrums, attempting to intimidate / distract their opponent or they will try to lower your level of play by other childish means that will distract you. In other words many times peoples action are designed as an intentional attempt at sharking.
The best thing to do in this situation is act like adult and never forget sportsmanship. By not buying into someone else's bad behavior, and letting it bother you as it appears it has, you will build a shield around yourself that will bewilder people attempting to shake you up. Then they will be the one going home with the bad feelings about the entire situation. People like those spoken about here do not really have a good sense of self-worth. They go through life trying to hide their fear, by being something are not, and losing to them is a way of life in all areas not just pool.
Build your shield Matt, build it from fair play, practice, good sportsmanship, and confidants from your achievements this way you will always be the better person win or lose!!!
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manwon said:
This is my first post and I just had to say I agree with this advice 100%.
The best way to handle people like this is with a little mental Kung Fu and use their own actions against them. When someone is trying this with me it makes me concentrate harder just to show them how the game should be played.
Andy
The Shake and Bake Move
I am going to post this and let you decide if it is ethical or not…This may (or may not) have been the motive.
Back when I was a lower rated player and playing a much higher rated (run out) player, I had a tendancy to get run over. Even when the player made a mistake I always seemed to end up hooked, no shot…or just could not (did not have the ability) to get out…At some point I found that just one or two (shake up shots) could have profound effect on even the better players….
I would quickly get up and one stroke a shot or kick shot or whatever (at high speed) to shake up the balls on the table…It probably appeared as a “I don’t care” or “give up” shot……(It was very Strickland like). What happened (I found) is that players would “let up” or seemingly start making mistakes…In the goofed up handicap system of Arizona one or two mistakes could put a lower rated player right back in the match…Now the top rated player is talking to himself trying to figure out how such a lousy player can be in the match…or worse yet winning the match…
That being said…now that I have climbed up the handicap ladder and am now on the other end of the stick having to win a million games to my opponents 3…I find that when I see someone do this to me I now try and bear down even more because I get the feeling they are trying to get me off my game….so to speak……Just a thought to ponder.
I am going to post this and let you decide if it is ethical or not…This may (or may not) have been the motive.
Back when I was a lower rated player and playing a much higher rated (run out) player, I had a tendancy to get run over. Even when the player made a mistake I always seemed to end up hooked, no shot…or just could not (did not have the ability) to get out…At some point I found that just one or two (shake up shots) could have profound effect on even the better players….
I would quickly get up and one stroke a shot or kick shot or whatever (at high speed) to shake up the balls on the table…It probably appeared as a “I don’t care” or “give up” shot……(It was very Strickland like). What happened (I found) is that players would “let up” or seemingly start making mistakes…In the goofed up handicap system of Arizona one or two mistakes could put a lower rated player right back in the match…Now the top rated player is talking to himself trying to figure out how such a lousy player can be in the match…or worse yet winning the match…
That being said…now that I have climbed up the handicap ladder and am now on the other end of the stick having to win a million games to my opponents 3…I find that when I see someone do this to me I now try and bear down even more because I get the feeling they are trying to get me off my game….so to speak……Just a thought to ponder.
they are all over not just leagues these are maladjusted folks that should not be in any competitive endeavor their weak egos aren't ready for it! 
Hail Mary Shot said:
Haha! I had one of those guys playing on the table next to me a few weeks back during a league game. I had a fairly simple side pocket shot on the 8 to win & waited patiently for the guy to play his shot so I could get to mine. After I made the shot I told my opponent I was glad I only had the 8 left 'cos I might've forgotten what I was going for!!
As to the subject of the thread, it's up to that guy if he wants to learn & improve. Playing better players is a great way to learn, not just from the watching point of view but also trying to raise your game against them. Worked wonders for me as a kid. Mind you I seem to have gone about 10 steps backwards this week!!
