Hi fellows!

Pask

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Hi all,

My name's Pascal, 35 year-old pool player, from Tours, France. I'm new to this forum, so I thought I should start by saying hello!

I've been wandering around on AZBilliards a couple of time before regestering. I've already been on other pool forums such as Billiards Digest's Cue Chalk Board (CCB) or Pro9 (European forum). By the way, a CCB member advised me to join in AZBilliards, so here I am!

I'm not a high-level pool player, but I just love pool. I play as an amateur and enhtusiast, and I'm currently practicing alot in order to improve and play my best for next season. I started pool about 15 years ago, but after 2 years of competition as a beginner I had a long several-year period without competition or even without playing due to my personnal life or my job. I went back to pool and competition when I moved to Tours in July 2009.

Beside pool, my job has nothing to do with billiards. I'm a non-commissioned officer (NCO, and now I want you to call me siiiir! - nah just kidding!) in the French Air Force, nearly 13 years of service. I stopped pool competition when I joined the Air Force. My initial trade was in electronics and I worked as a ground radar technician. Then, since summer 2007, I changed and now I'm an English instructor and I teach English covering a large range of topics : general learning, combat, flight instruments, aeronautics etc. When I was a radar tech I had the opportunity, in part due to my English skills, to work with guys of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) and of the USAFE (US Air Forces in Europe) during about 8 years.

About pool, this game is a true passion and kinda labor of love for me. I like the game, competition and his history too. I try, at my very humble level, to be involved in pool community, even if in France this billiards game isn't that popular, except in Paris area. My coach is a high-end player here, and he asked me to be his agent and manage his agenda to find out good events to play outside France in Europe. Managing a player is a challenge as I am new to that kind of hobby. My coach is getting bored with tournaments here in France and would like to go a step forward to increase his level and gain experience. Many countries in Europe, outside France, are to my mind really worth to go and play. So, I may ask you some tips if I ever get stuck when looking for events or people to contact. I know that with time I'll also gain experience regarding tour managemnt. But for the moment I'm nothing but a rookie, so you may expect some questions sometimes from me!

Well I guess that's all - and already enough for a self-introduction! Oh yes, my gear : my play cue is a Joss 823 (with 2 Joss standard shafts, 13mm) and I also have a break-jump cue which is a Cuetec (looking forward to changing it).
 
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Welcome

Welcome Pask,

This is a fun place if you don't take life too seriously! Have fun and learn. :thumbup:
 
Yo, Pascal. Wassup?

One thing for sure. You greeted us as,"Hey Fellows." But we ain't all fellas. We gotta lot of chicks on AZ that deserve respect. The girls play pretty good pool, in a ladylike way, and deserve to be greeted too. They're pretty sensitive and you might get flamed if you ignore them. So say ," Hello Girls,"
to cover your butt.

If you need any more pointers , just lemme know. :grin-devilish:
 
Sorry for the ladies. English isn't my mother language, and I often make some mistakes. When saying "hi fellows" I was uncluding lady players as well. So, I do apologize for this misunderstanding.

Talking about girls, I think there should be more to play pool. Many ladies around me still feel lower than men, which is totally stupid as pool is a game where there's no difference on playing whether you're a man or a woman. Also, as it is a game that requires ability skills and in which many guys tend to show off more than really playing the game, pool still has to cope with macho pea wits, unfortunately. But I'm certainly not one of them. Janet Lee said that there should be one difference though, regarding physical power required for break. Personnally, I don't share this opinion : to me, a good break shot relies more on speed and specific storke than physical power. That's why I guess that ladies have all chances to beat boys up!
 
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Pask said:
Sorry for the ladies. English isn't my mother language, and I often make some mistakes. When saying "hi fellows" I was uncluding lady players as well. So, I do apologize for this misunderstanding.

Talking about girls, I think there should be more to play pool. Many ladies around me still feel lower than men, which is totally stupid as pool is a game where there's no difference on playing whether you're a man or a woman. Also, as it is a game that requires ability skills and in which many guys tend to show off more than really playing the game, pool still has to cope with macho pea wits, unfortunately. But I'm certainly not one of them. Janet Lee said that there should be one difference though, regarding physical power required for break. Personnally, I don't share this opinion : to me, a good break shot relies more on speed and specific storke than physical power. That's why I guess that ladies have all chances to beat boys up!
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Pask, I was just teasing you a little bit. I was being very condescending to the ladies and their skills and I was trying to get you in trouble with them. You gotta watch out for guys like me. But you turned out to be too much of a gentleman to fall for my trap. Welcome to the forum. It's a pleasure to meet you.:thumbup:
 
Welcome Pask,

I have a friend in Paris, Christophe Chevilliotte, his family manufactures pool and billiard tables for many years. His company also imports and sells cues and billiard equipment. If you ever need any supplies or equipment they are a very high quality company and have access to worldwide markets. Very nice people also.

Bienvenue
Jay
 
Welcome Pasc. People will treat you much more kindly if you post photo's of your favorite French female pool players. You do know what I mean by favorite don't you.
 
Thanks all for your warm welcome :thumbup:


12310bch said:
Pask, I was just teasing you a little bit. I was being very condescending to the ladies and their skills and I was trying to get you in trouble with them. You gotta watch out for guys like me. But you turned out to be too much of a gentleman to fall for my trap. Welcome to the forum. It's a pleasure to meet you.:thumbup:
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Heheh, I knew you were teasing, and I was kinda joking too when apologizing (I mean joking about the serious tone, but I was serious about my opinion on ladies!). It's not that easy sometimes to see if peopel are joking or not via text messages though. My favorite game, is 9-ball, so I'm quite a bit of a hustler, in my behaviour I mean cuz I don't gamble on pool :D

realkingcobra said:
So you're PLANNING on moving? July 2010 hasn't come yet Welcome to the forums.

Glen
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Oops! Mistake corrected! It was a bit late here when I typed my first message :rolleyes:

pulzcul said:
welcome PASK, got a helmet?
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I reckon I wear more a garrison cap than a helmet nowadays - which is much more comfortable and fashionable! :grin:

A-1 billiards said:
Welcome Pask,

I have a friend in Paris, Christophe Chevilliotte, his family manufactures pool and billiard tables for many years. His company also imports and sells cues and billiard equipment. If you ever need any supplies or equipment they are a very high quality company and have access to worldwide markets. Very nice people also.

Bienvenue
Jay
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I know Chevillotte brand. Their home manufacture is based in Orléans near Tours. It's an old family billiard manufacturer, and they make good quality tables. The pool table I play on is a Chevillotte (modern style). Regarding equipment, as for all billard suppliers in France, they don't have much choice, and sometimes it's quite expensive. That's why I and many other French players buy their gear abroad. As far as I'm concerned, I order stuff mostly to Germany : no customs fees (it's in the European Union), low prices and shipping, wide range of choice. For example, you can't find Joss cues in France, or you may ask a billiard shop to order one for you but you will pay a fortune eventually. But I don't blame French billiards shops. I guess high prices are due to importation fees, and the small range of choice may be due to the lack of demand (talking about pool here not carom, snooker or English pool).

Tennesseejoe said:
Welcome Pasc. People will treat you much more kindly if you post photo's of your favorite French female pool players. You do know what I mean by favorite don't you.
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There's not so many girls playing pool here, unfortunately. At my club, there are mostly English 8-ball players (UK pool is the most popular billiard in France) and most of girls play this game. One of the reason is that this kind of pool is easier to play (easier rules, small tables, small balls). So many ladies turn to it because some of them think that US pool is too difficult and requires more 'physical power'. I'm quite the only 'serious' US pool player at my pool hall. The other players are from UK pool or snooker and there's only one US pool 9-foot table there. So, sometimes other players play US pool but don't take it seriously for competition. Then I often have no problem to practice or play because I know the 9-foot table will often be available when I come to the room. The problem is that I mostly play alone or if I find someone, it's not very interesting because it won't be challenging and I won't improve my match play this way. My coach has moved to Nantes recently, and I'm looking forward to take a membership to his club there for the next season, where there are 8 US pool tables (Brunswick) and where I know more players. I'll keep training here in Tours and sometimes go practice and play competition in Nantes.

However, as I'm a pool enthusiast, I try to attract new comers to this billiard. So when people come for fun here, I often offer some of them to have a try playing me, explain them the rules of some games, show them the basics of how to hold a cue, stroke, basic shots etc. And of course, I try to attract ladies (to the game first hehe). I try to show people that US pool isn't that difficult, that it's very accurate and technical, and much more interesting than UK pool, and that they can also simply have great fun with it. Most people don't go for it because they simply don't know the rules, or have false ideas about it.

Big_H515 said:
welcome to the party.
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Watch your head, popping up Champagne! :grin:
 
hi from oldzilla.

wecome to the forum. check out azmarketplace for your needs. all the great products with the best prices and azbucks toward future purchases.
it helps to support the free forum.
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via http://www.azbilliards.com/index.php

also i want to invite you to the Accustats Game Show on wed,thur, and fri nights at 8pm est.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/accu-stats-on-location
it is on ustream , which is free to sign up and chat with the viewers.
you can win dvds by being in the chatroom during the show !
Accustats has many dvds, books and other stuff to chose from.
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chech out my threads on the live stream area forum to see all the info ! :cool:
 
12310bch said:
This is a strange land we occupy in AZB. Here is some dictionaries that might help you understand what the hell were saying:


http://azpoolscene.wikispaces.com/Billiard+Terms

http://billiards.colostate.edu/resources/glossary.pdf

http://www.sfbilliards.com/jargon.html

Have fun, Pask.
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Thanks for the links. I already know most of English/US terms used for pool, but a dictionnary is always welcome! By the way, your links would be a great help for me as I'm looking forward to editing a French-English pool dictionnary. I've been asked by my coach to be his agent and find him tournaments to play in Europe. Compared to me, he doesn't qpeak English very fluently, just a little bit enough to survive. So I was thinking of writing down such a dictionnary that he could take with him when he travels (as I won't travel with him). I'd like also to make that dictionnary for other French players in the club I'll join next season. The internet is full of great info, but if you want to get a maximum of it, you have to speak English, whatever the topic. So I'd like to help them starting with pool vocabulary. And by the way, have you got any links to some slang/jargon phrases you US players use when playing? We have plenty in French and I guess it would be interesting to know the ones you use in English (I know just a few of them).

oldzilla said:
wecome to the forum. check out azmarketplace for your needs. all the great products with the best prices and azbucks toward future purchases.
it helps to support the free forum.
http://www.azbmarketplace.com/
via http://www.azbilliards.com/index.php

also i want to invite you to the Accustats Game Show on wed,thur, and fri nights at 8pm est.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/accu-stats-on-location
it is on ustream , which is free to sign up and chat with the viewers.
you can win dvds by being in the chatroom during the show !
Accustats has many dvds, books and other stuff to chose from.
http://www.accu-stats.com/

chech out my threads on the live stream area forum to see all the info ! :cool:
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Thanks for the marketplace links. I know Accu-Stats, but I didn't know about the free livestreams with chatrooms. Looking forward to it! What is the GMT delay with EST by the way?
 
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Pask said:
Thanks for the marketplace links. I know Accu-Stats, but I didn't know about the free livestreams with chatrooms. Looking forward to it! What is the GMT delay with EST by the way?
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your welcome sir. the brits are 5 hours later than new jersey(est) so perhaps the same for France. it would be a nice late night pool show to watch. oui?

it is all about folks having fun, not a tournament but a game played with a flow chart. break and run jackpots. dvd drawing for chatters. see you there. remember to sign into ustream so you can be part of the chat.

btw,there are many many pool channels on ustream. the live stream area forum here can give you info when they are on live. also streamer central on azbilliards.com
 
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Okie dokie, it'll be +6 hours for France. Looking forward to getting there then, though my home connection isn't that fast sometimes - using a USB device to log on the internet, and sometimes it's fast, sometimes it's low. But I'll give it a try though, just for the chat at least :wink:
 
Pask said:
Thanks for the links. I already know most of English/US terms used for pool, starting with pool vocabulary. And by the way, have you got any links to some slang/jargon phrases you US players use when playing? We have plenty in French and I guess it would be interesting to know the ones you use in English (I know just a few of them).
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Pask, if you explore those links I gave you further , I think that you will find , along with some proper pool terms , most of the jargon and slang we use here in the states. It is extensive.
 
Bon jour, mon ami. Enjoy your stay here at AZB. You got any 63 year old french chicks over there who like to play pool and are single? :cool:
 
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