Aside from slow players, I now found something I dislike equally as much. After watching many of these pro events, I noticed on the last shot of each game how the players and referee stand around the table waiting for the cue ball to come to a full stop before they can start placing the pocketed balls back up. I think this is an absurd waste of time as they wait for the slow moving cue ball to come to a complete rest. Especially since there is already a referee on hand. The referee and or players should be allowed to use their better judgment and just start placing the balls back up when they know that the cue ball has a zero chance of scratching.
New Pet Peeve in Pool
- Thread starter Rack’em
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“Better judgment “, that’s the problem
Slow play is way worse. A couple seconds to wait for the cue ball to stop rolling doesn't save much time in the grand scheme of things. It's like trying to beat the GPS eta time, won't make much difference.
If that specific situation accounts for a cumulative total of more than 15 seconds of "wasted" time in any given match, I'd be surprised.
There are plenty of things that annoy me in pool, but pros playing by the rules isn't one of them...
There are plenty of things that annoy me in pool, but pros playing by the rules isn't one of them...
I agree, quite annoying. (def not as bad a slow play though). This shows up even more on the Predator shoot out format. They have to wait for the CB to stop rolling when it's heading right to the middle diamond before setting up the spot shot again, and again, and again.
Rules have to be written so there's no ambiguity or "judgement" necessary in every situation.
there's not a ref on every table all through the tournaments. with area refs this rule makes sense
I watched one rack at the Turning Stone yesterday where the breaker sunk the 9 on the break, but the cue was spinning like crazy for about 10 more seconds. Wasn't moving, just spinning in place. Both players stood and watched it until it stopped, then started gathering the balls. Kind of funny, but if the guy I'm playing is waiting after I made that break, I'd stand there and wait too. Both of them standing there waiting made it seem even longer.