Has anyone tried this? Seems like a good idea I’m not joking. Did you shoot like SVB? I might try it actually
How do you handle light sharking?
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Classic replies from a class act.
My approach also. If a loudmouth idiot doesn’t ‘get it’ when you’ve stopped playing and you’re just staring at him, he’s utterly clueless and not anyone I would play with. When YOU are at the table, you get to talk as much as you like then (a la Mike S.) If no referee attending, player in the chair has a duty to shut up and pay attention.
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Flakeandrun
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I often play with headphones in. Not sure if this is frowned upon or not. Don't see many others doing this. No one has ever told me it's not acceptable.
All of our leagues and most tournaments are in bars, you get used to people talking and walking by the table. I'm not sure what I would do if there was not activity going on when I shoot.
It’s not the noise, it’s him getting away with fking with you to get an edge and your internal monologue trying to figure out if you should say something. Random people talking is rarily a factor. If you’re running racks it’s fine but if you get a few bad rolls and get a weird text from your chick all of a sudden little things are not so little anymore.
Thats fair. If I feel someone is doing me dirty it makes me put more effort in trying to win.
tomatoshooter
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Pool is weird. I can't consciously put in more effort and get good results. I can be a little more thorough with my pre shot routine and maybe make fewer stupid errors, but I can't try harder like with lesser sports.
tomatoshooter
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I've worn them when you get that group of people who are unfamiliar with the concept of inside voices. I don't put them in super tight, just enough to take the edge off. They pretty much just reduce the volume of everything. They would probably help if someone's sharking.
I've used foamies since the 90s. They are more for hearing protection since they enhance speech. Seems ears are the most sensitive in the speech range and the plugs attenuate loud noises that would normally obscure speech. Quieter is definitely more pleasant though.
just do what he does to you back at him, then its even.
but in life with have adversities. and maybe just deal with it by ignoring it.
do you go into road rage also if the guy doesnt drive like you want him to.
if you cant concentrate on the shot because someone is picking their nose or making sounds, or moving in your line of sight. then get your act together. yes, play in the phillipines or any crowed pool room with sweaters watching and notice its never quiet or have little motion.
yea if he jumps up and yells "boo" just as you shoot the nine then its too much.
but in life with have adversities. and maybe just deal with it by ignoring it.
do you go into road rage also if the guy doesnt drive like you want him to.
if you cant concentrate on the shot because someone is picking their nose or making sounds, or moving in your line of sight. then get your act together. yes, play in the phillipines or any crowed pool room with sweaters watching and notice its never quiet or have little motion.
yea if he jumps up and yells "boo" just as you shoot the nine then its too much.
Maybe think about how your complaint would sound out loud. “Hey bud, I’m pretty sure you moved your head on my last shot. I would have made it, but you really messed with my psyche when you picked your nose and ate it.”
For goodness sake, focus on the task at hand. Shoot, when I’m practicing there is usually a kid banging on a drum set and another one doing cartwheels. People talk and a little bit of head movement ain’t spit... unless I’m looking to make excuses.
Given the hardship he's experiencing with 'light'...wonder what happens when the heavy one appears.
Not “little”, he moved his head sideways about 2 feet sort of like poking his head to see if I’m hooked. I wasn’t even close to being hooked, the timing was very suspicious too - right during my backswing. Also why wait 20 sec to see if I’m hooked? One would check right away not wait for me to go down. His chair was in front of me. Had I missed the shot I would have gone full Strickland on him to be honest. I almost missed too hit it really bad. If my chair is ever in opponent’s shot I make sure to not make sudden movements once he’s down but that’s just me.
I had to play a guy once in the semis of a decent sized weekly tournament. As the match got tighter he was really getting into it. When my cue ball would stop he had a bad habit of getting up and checking my angle. The second time he did it I just sat down. He looked at me confused and I said something like "take your time, I'll shoot when you're good." I said it so sincerely since he's kind of a buddy of mine. He was embarrassed, apologized, and didn't do it again. I know from personal experience that if I let myself get frustrated I play worse.
My preferred method has me moving real close to the clown that is putting on a sharking act. I will very softly say, "you are going to stop this shit or I will become very loud and embarrass you." I never had to get loud.
There was no point in debating the legitimacy of their actions. They were always going to play dumb.
The threat or uh promise of escalation served to raise my adrenaline and guarantee my very beast.
So what was intended as distraction, I converted to inspiration.
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