Hmmm.... well..... are your friends, girls?
when you say "playing with my friends"... you mean playing pool, correct?
Given that assumption, here is my take.
Some of the most enjoyable times over the years, has been having some buddies who enjoy pool, get together and have ring games. Drink beers, take some "bud" breaks, and give each other lots of sh1t. Now the only thing we had in the line of respect, was that we would not say anything directly to the shooter while he was in the act of shooting.
We did everything from standing in their line of sight.... "accidently" dropping a house cue at the right moment..... trying to lay down a bet right before they shoot a particular shot...... using the "squeaky chalk" at the right time..... calling a foul on a close hit and watching them get all worked up and then tell them you were joking.... when faced with a fairly easy shot, tell the shooter how you would put it over in that pocket and go 2 rails with lots of reverse english and laugh your ass off as the would either miscue or get way out of line.
That is what made it so much fun. Cheap games, 2 on the 5, 3 on the 9, but over 6 hours or so, someone could make some money. Someone would miss and claim they were sharked (which they probably were) and we would argue about that. Ahhh... I miss that. Hard to find buddies like that, that can take lots of sh1t and give lots of it and come away from it all, as feeling like that had a good time.
It's the Tiger Woods approach. His Dad, from a early age, did everything possible to shark him when he was swinging. It allowed him to focus and shut everything else out. (Except those d@mn camera's I guess)
It may have worked for him, but I'm not saying it worked for any of us.
But it was fun
Now don't get me wrong.. I only do that when it's expected by a group of us having fun. Otherwise, I am the perfect opponent, as far as respect and expect the same.
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