Like to listen to music while playing?
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I do not know about anyone else but when I play with headphones, I pay extra close attention and know it is my responsibility to hear those things. I think we all know when someone is trying to get you on two and I also know when a push is coming.acedotcom said:Hey! I like music just like the next guy... or gal. But, if you don't hear me when I say, "That's two on you," DON'T BLAME ME!
I see plenty of players without any excuse that do not pay attention...
headphones really keep me focused and that is the whole point.
lol nope its on a desk right next to my stereo. I plug in through my AUX jack and just put in on pandora and I created my own station there with all kinds of blues and guitar. It just plays through my stereo speakers like a CD. About 200 different songs.Jude Rosenstock said:
cuetable said:One of the project ideas I have is to convert billiard shots into music. I have talked about this with a music engineer friend on and off for a while.
I know how to make a software to track colors in video signals and covert them into positional data, or to be saved directly into CueTable format for some interesting use
At the same time, I can feed the live data into MIDI sequencing software such as MAX and have software play the sound back instantly to the player.
It will be like changing the title of this thread to "Listening to your shots while playing them"
Anything you do is an art expression...
This is an interesting concept, I would love to hear more, as I myself am a freelance audio engineer. I think intigration of technology with a sport with as much heritige as billiards is awesome, It helps draw in the younger crowd.
Pantera rocks my pool stroke !!...yes I'm old, yes I'm crazy........j 
Classic rock,Doors,Jimi,Skynard,i really feel smooth when i listen to James Brown.
I watched this happen recently in a 9 ball tournament,a guy told the kid he was on 2 but the kid didnt hear him do to his headphones,lost the game and then quit the match.acedotcom said:Glad it works for you, but there's a kid down here I play in tournaments who never hears anything I say to him. I can't remember now if he missed anything worth hearing, though. I know, that's the point.
Whatever Floats your Boat!
I have worn them while practicing a bunch, and playing most of the time during that time frame. I really haven't gotten back to it lately. Probably need too.
I did like it from the standpoint of taking away distracting factors. One game where it did come in handy, the guy was a "talk-er". He would describe every shot he missed, why he missed it,what he was doing, where he was eating lunch, and so on. I really hate to be rude, but the headphones give me an opportunity to NOT answer, and focus on my game. I think it helped and illustrated the whole point why I wear them.
FWIW, from a Non-talker.
I have worn them while practicing a bunch, and playing most of the time during that time frame. I really haven't gotten back to it lately. Probably need too.
I did like it from the standpoint of taking away distracting factors. One game where it did come in handy, the guy was a "talk-er". He would describe every shot he missed, why he missed it,what he was doing, where he was eating lunch, and so on.
I really hate to be rude, but the headphones give me an opportunity to NOT answer, and focus on my game. I think it helped and illustrated the whole point why I wear them.FWIW, from a Non-talker.
I've often wondered if listening to music while practicing affects my ability to learn and comprehend fully? I know some of us think we know it all, but can't we always learn something by carefully observing our own performance? i.e., cue ball position, speed control, staying down, stroke mechanics etc... It seems the music might make us a little less aware of some of these aspects of our game. As far as listening in competition, I don't see any drawbacks there, I'm only talking about practicing.
I'm just asking for comments, I don't know if this is a valid theroy. What do you think?
I'm just asking for comments, I don't know if this is a valid theroy. What do you think?
Tim5000 said:
Since listening to music allows me to block out distractions and replace the world's soundtrack with one of my own choosing, I don't think so. When I practice alone, I want to be just as focused as when I am playing someone and personally I find that harder to do. Not only do my headphones block out external noise but I think they also prevent people from coming over and interupting me. I think most peopl see it as a sign that you do not want to be disturbed...
So I think it helps my practices, remember most music on someone's iPod is stuff we know very well, so it just becomes like a nice fluffy cloud that blocks the sun from getting in your eyes.
Listening to music is fine for some but for me it takes all the fun out of the game. Pool is and always will be a social sport. When I play someone listening to there I POD I will not talk to them its annoying.
So if someone questions my shot I just say take the damb ear plugs out and u would have heard me say 8 ball corner pocket game over buck up! I had a guy say well just point next time LMAO I will not change my game I called the pocket not my problem you didnt hear it.
Pool is and always will be a social sport. When I play someone listening to there I POD I will not talk to them its annoying. So if someone questions my shot I just say take the damb ear plugs out and u would have heard me say 8 ball corner pocket game over buck up! I had a guy say well just point next time LMAO I will not change my game I called the pocket not my problem you didnt hear it.
belmicah said:
Is it fixing it? Or is it putting a band aid over it.
Doesn't much matter, i wasn't trying to get into an internet fight with you or anything. Just pointing out that I feel that it's rude to have one of these things on, during a match / practice.. or well pretty much anytime your not by yourself?
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