Last night had a great night, played a strong 4 in 8 in a makeup match and won 5-0. Played a six and won 5-0 as well.
Got interesting later when a guy used his full length jump cue to jump a ball against another player on my team. He jumped it off the table so in the end it didn't matter, but he tried to claim it is his second playing cue. He didn't shoot any other shots other than the jump shot with it. I told him off after the match (normally I'm the most calm and nice guy) but he is also a known sandbagger. I usually don't let any of this bother me but the guy was so smug in saying it's his second playing cue and not a jump cue and yes it has a harder tip but it wasn't phenolic so it's within the rules.
I asked him when is the last time SVB used two playing cues in a match to which he replied, "you're comparing me to him""?"
So i asked when is the last time anyone in league used two playing cues, to which he had no response, and tried to mumble he used it for other shots before in other matches. So I asked him how many shots did you use it for in your 9 racks of 8 ball tonight, to which he softly said, "one."
"So it's your jump cue then."
Again I don't sweat the small stuff usually, people that want to waste money sandbagging, that's their loss. I have a great team with great friends and enjoy this game. Maybe the problem isn't with him but with APA. Maybe they should just say no jumping at all, or allow jump cues. I've been playing 4 years, one night a week and have progressed pretty far, I can only imagine how much more fun and enjoyment these people that play 2,3 or even 4 nights a week would get if they shot their best every time and realized it's a lot cheaper to buy a 200 dollar flight to vegas than it is to sandbag for years paying weekly fees and bar tabs trying to qualify for vegas. It feels a lot better to progress in skill level than it does constantly limiting yourself by trying to maintain a certain low skill level. How some people have played for 10+ years and are still a 3 or 4 is somewhat pathetic to me. Anyways, rant over.
Ryan---------> glad to get that off his chest and stealing cornerman's move
Got interesting later when a guy used his full length jump cue to jump a ball against another player on my team. He jumped it off the table so in the end it didn't matter, but he tried to claim it is his second playing cue. He didn't shoot any other shots other than the jump shot with it. I told him off after the match (normally I'm the most calm and nice guy) but he is also a known sandbagger. I usually don't let any of this bother me but the guy was so smug in saying it's his second playing cue and not a jump cue and yes it has a harder tip but it wasn't phenolic so it's within the rules.
I asked him when is the last time SVB used two playing cues in a match to which he replied, "you're comparing me to him""?"
So i asked when is the last time anyone in league used two playing cues, to which he had no response, and tried to mumble he used it for other shots before in other matches. So I asked him how many shots did you use it for in your 9 racks of 8 ball tonight, to which he softly said, "one."
"So it's your jump cue then."
Again I don't sweat the small stuff usually, people that want to waste money sandbagging, that's their loss. I have a great team with great friends and enjoy this game. Maybe the problem isn't with him but with APA. Maybe they should just say no jumping at all, or allow jump cues. I've been playing 4 years, one night a week and have progressed pretty far, I can only imagine how much more fun and enjoyment these people that play 2,3 or even 4 nights a week would get if they shot their best every time and realized it's a lot cheaper to buy a 200 dollar flight to vegas than it is to sandbag for years paying weekly fees and bar tabs trying to qualify for vegas. It feels a lot better to progress in skill level than it does constantly limiting yourself by trying to maintain a certain low skill level. How some people have played for 10+ years and are still a 3 or 4 is somewhat pathetic to me. Anyways, rant over.
Ryan---------> glad to get that off his chest and stealing cornerman's move