Is removing your glove a shark move?

HitHrdNDraw said:
I appreciate everyone’s creativity in coming up with dozens of scenarios that are completely out of context. Of course you can switch gloves in the middle of a match of your hands are sweaty or to scratch you ass. Of course you can change shafts. I’m talking about a player,making an error when your opponent is on the hill and removing your glove for the sole purpose of assuming the match is now over and that’s the first step in packing your stuff upeven if the final ball has not been pocketed.


If someone is so sure that the other person is gonna run out that they remove their glove and start taking apart their jump cue, then just shake their hand and concede the match.

Otherwise, sit there and take your glove off when the match is over.

A few of you completely understand what I’m talking about and others are just trying to be contrarian.
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I agree.. you can tell when someone is taking their glove off because of an issue with it or when they are taking it off out of disgust for their play. Lol

Honestly I don’t care what the other person does. Play slow or fast or take off your glove I couldn’t care less.

I was in the finals of a small tournament and I had to double dip someone to win. I won the first set. Hill hill the 2nd set he blows an easy run out and as I Bend over to shoot a long ball off the rail there he is right in my vision breaking down his cue. Instead of standing up and resetting I shot it anyway and missed. He ended up dogging the out again and crazy enough I had just about the same shot and he’s breaking down his cue again as I’m bending over lol this time I stood up cleared my head rifled it in and ran out. I blamed myself 100% for the first miss. I knew I took my eye and mind off the ball when I saw that and should have stood up and reset. I blamed myself not him. A friend said something to him afterwards about it and he got pissy and never came to another tournament but I wasn’t mad at him. He’s normally a good dude who lost control of his emotions in that match . It happens.
 
garczar said:
Of course it depends on how its done. I've seen every shark move known to mankind in the last 40odd yrs. Only one time did i have to 'discuss' it with the other player. I was down on a shot and in mid swing when he lit his cig DIRECTLY in my eye line. He never did it again is all i'm saying.
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Oh, thats a good one!! Back when you could, anyway.
 
I get a giggle out of all the denialability excuses for their lame shark attempts. Different Situations got different responses. If they were newbie and thought they were just improving their luck by removing an unlucky glove, I was gentle but firm. I would stop my part of the show and give them center stage for their performance. Then I would gently explain how they had distracted me by their "thoughtless" movement in front of my shot. If they were simply uh misguided but capable of reform that was the end of it. I could get back to my shot and refocus on my task at hand. If they were encouragable and incapable of reform.....I would take the escalation route. My escalator response served to initiate my personal fight or flight adrenaline level, guarantee my best play, win or lose.
My favorite elevation response ended with, "You whiney crying shark move quarter jingling M Fer .......when it's your turn you can whine and cry and dance around all you want. When it's My turn, you sit there and take it like a Man." Oh it had the spot light on us as the delivery was projected at top volume. My adrenalin was so elevated that the high took me through him and to a victory in my first 2 day tournament. So Thank you Lake City Red a quarter jingling mfer that's a long time gone now.
Every situation calls for a different response. The room owner on the hill in Tacoma would get his quarters from his antique cash register that had a bell when he opened the drawer. Almost a guaranteed bell when down on the money ball. He played for 20 a game (at least) so an aggressive response was not my chosen response. In that situation I just made 'wait for the bell' a part of my Preshot routine. 🤷‍♂️ 320 is better than just 20 if I hurt his feelings. 🤷‍♂️
 
Poolmanis said:
if they never take a hat away before and take it when opponent is shooting game winning balls then it is shark move. You know it is...
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Depends on the hat/situation.
I don't totally understand what taking some ones ''hat away'' means.
Did you mean the opponent took their hat off and sat down after his turn at the table?
Keep in mind people take hats on/off/allot and w/o seeing understanding the exact ''take away Hat time'' I can't help yah.
I worked a 1000 player event, shirts had to have collars/etc.
Well the a/c system in the damp Midwest convention room worked Great, everyone started wearing sweatshirts and hooded ones, it was COLD.
Not seeing the collar, with a sweat top on, go annoying to ask em about the shirt/we ended that.
If I was in a pool room that was hot/humid and had poor a/c and I was sweatin'/shootin/missin' I'm gonna take my hat off when I sit.
 
HitHrdNDraw said:
I think it’s time this is discussed…

It’s hill-hill, ur opponent scratches on the break. Then walks over to his chair and removes his glove as if the outcome of the match is already determined.

How is this not considered dismantling of equipment, just like breaking down a cue, which is universally considered a forfeit?

I’ve seen that a number of times here at the INT open…. As well as one player who broke down his jump cue and put it in his bag while his opponent was still shooting.
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wth is wrong with it ... if i want to take the glove off for a moment ..why the hell not

dont be so emotional ... its you against the table ... forget about your opponent its not like wrestling
 
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