I’m sorry, but I’m not waving if i slop in a ball in a 9 ball game

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judochoke

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We see it all the time watching the pro tournaments. Someone will slop a ball in a pocket, not meaning to, and they wave at their opponent like to say I’m sorry. Not me. Also on the break when the 9 ball goes in. I read a post on here a while ago, where a player said he had two speeds at the pool hall playing. Kickback, having some fun speed, and full on shark as his other speed. Said he sees nothing but the table and the balls, blocks everything out. IF and WHEN i do start playing some 9 ball tournaments, i will be in shark mode, seeing nothing but the table, no waves, no smiles, total concentration.

I am able to be in shark mode at the gym, tuning everything out, total concentration on what I’m doing. Hopefully i can carry that over to a tournament.

(Just my opinion)
 
I think it’s just good sportsmanship when you shit a ball in to acknowledge it, right? But that’s not to say there’s anything wrong with total concentration when playing a tournament or doing anything where concentration is key. I sure hope my cardiologist is balls deep in concentration if the time ever comes and I need him/her.

But there’s also nothing wrong with the folks who aren’t so focused as you and good sportsmanship has never been more needed than today.

So what are you waiting for to start tournaments?
 
Scared. 9 foot tables scare me, as I’m a 7 footer player. But the pool hall right by my house has a 9 ball tournament on wednesdays, almost ready to give it a go.
 
I wouldn’t say is unsportsmanlike to not wave for a slop shot. But i would say it’s a fake wave, as the shooter get to keep shooting. I dont give fake waves. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
 
judochoke said:
We see it all the time watching the pro tournaments. Someone will slop a ball in a pocket, not meaning to, and they wave at their opponent like to say I’m sorry. Not me. Also on the break when the 9 ball goes in. I read a post on here a while ago, where a player said he had two speeds at the pool hall playing. Kickback, having some fun speed, and full on shark as his other speed. Said he sees nothing but the table and the balls, blocks everything out. IF and WHEN i do start playing some 9 ball tournaments, i will be in shark mode, seeing nothing but the table, no waves, no smiles, total concentration.

I am able to be in shark mode at the gym, tuning everything out, total concentration on what I’m doing. Hopefully i can carry that over to a tournament.

(Just my opinion)
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It has been a thing in billiards forever, but I don’t recall seeing it in pool much until recently. A good old player in Denver schooled me in the 80’s. He was a gentleman who would help new guys, give pointers, play without gambling as the billiard players did. We were playing and he scratched one. He told me that you give your opponent the little polite wave but then you really want to bear down and make 3 or 4 more to really twist the knife and get to the opponent. 😉
 
judochoke said:
Scared. 9 foot tables scare me, as I’m a 7 footer player. But the pool hall right by my house has a 9 ball tournament on wednesdays, almost ready to give it a go.
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Go use that concentration and practice for a few months on that 9’ table and when you get back to the 7’ the pockets will look like gully buckets.
 
Z-Nole said:
I think it’s just good sportsmanship when you shit a ball in to acknowledge it, right? But that’s not to say there’s anything wrong with total concentration when playing a tournament or doing anything where concentration is key. I sure hope my cardiologist is balls deep in concentration if the time ever comes and I need him/her.

But there’s also nothing wrong with the folks who aren’t so focused as you and good sportsmanship has never been more needed than today.

So what are you waiting for to start tournaments?
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Like if your Doctor shits in a stent and waves at the nurse, sorry hun!
 
judochoke said:
Scared. 9 foot tables scare me, as I’m a 7 footer player. But the pool hall right by my house has a 9 ball tournament on wednesdays, almost ready to give it a go.
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If you're shooting at pockets - sure there's an accuracy problem. Good players shoot at the object balls. They shoot the shots, rendering the pockets irrelevant.
 
judochoke said:
Scared. 9 foot tables scare me, as I’m a 7 footer player. But the pool hall right by my house has a 9 ball tournament on wednesdays, almost ready to give it a go.
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I don't think you need to hold yourself to the same standards as a pro player.. by any measure
 
Buckzapper said:
If you ride the 9 on me and get a little sloppy, it means you've booked a game you cannot win. You're a victim.
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But... did the 9 go in? :) Is the CB in a safe spot or a shot leaving the guy in the chair a real brain burner? Does he see the scratch? Is it a trap? Sometimes 9 ball lets skill look like luck. I like it that way! 👀
 
I'm trying to understand the correlation between good sportsmanship and focus. Also, how is the acknowledgment fake if the intent wasn't to shit a ball in or play position off 4 balls?
 
its fine either way. not required or frowned upon if you dont, but classy nonetheless. If it happens to me or anyone im playing for fun, we laugh it off if the ball shits in or rolls perfectly for an unintentional safety. In a tournament setting, i can see a friendly wave.
 
judochoke said:
Scared. 9 foot tables scare me, as I’m a 7 footer player. But the pool hall right by my house has a 9 ball tournament on wednesdays, almost ready to give it a go.
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i hear ya. My favorite is an 8 footer. 7 footers are too clustered and crowded, 9 footers are big and more challenging. I find my happy medium is an 8 footer.
 
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