That doesn't have to be the case. I've had plenty of lower rated players want to play cheap sets just to try to improve. I'll always give them my best game. I'm not very money-driven, and I know plenty of other players that are the same. Pool can still be fun without money.
Me 2. Not sure what low stakes constitutes, but if it's 10 or 20, I'm playing even.count me as a sucker
Yet again, Demetrius breathes hope into my perception of AZB...
I don't think you can judge whether he cares about winning or not without being inside his head.
Mostly .223 out of an AR. and .45 ACP. The "cheap" rounds are going for around 6 bits each.
IMO, he would be better off playing in tournaments, ranging from a $2.00 entry fee to a $500 entry fee, (whatever he can afford to spend), as often as he possible.
Yes, and there are many like you who play full speed all the time and don't let their guard down against a weaker opponent. No need for a spot with such players, but there are also many who don't give their best game against weaker players, and a spot has a way of getting their best game out of them.That doesn't have to be the case. I've had plenty of lower rated players want to play cheap sets just to try to improve. I'll always give them my best game. I'm not very money-driven, and I know plenty of other players that are the same. Pool can still be fun without money.
You don’t get it because I guess your a hustler not a player. I never asked for spots when I was gambling even when I was obviously over matched. It was never about the money. It was about finding out if the work I put in was making me better. A spot wasn’t going to tell me that.
Really? Nobody here disputes that cheap sets are a good way for lesser players to learn. However, no one here will convince me that an A player playing a C player with no spot will play their A game 100% of the time- when playing for cash.That doesn't have to be the case. I've had plenty of lower rated players want to play cheap sets just to try to improve. I'll always give them my best game. I'm not very money-driven, and I know plenty of other players that are the same. Pool can still be fun without money.
The problem with getting no spot from a much better player is that you do not not what game you are getting from the much better player! So how do you judge if you are getting better? Many players, for cash, will play just good enough to keep their hand in your wallet - better to force their best game with the right spot and then judge your improvement by forcing them over them to reduce the spot- much better way to judge your own improvement. From my own experience.
Unfortunately I think you're right here. North American Pool in of itself is populated with players that are generally looking to take advantage of others. I make the distinction of North America simply because I have no exposure beyond this continent, so I really can't comment on the attitude aboard.
I may not give 100%, but I am definitely trying to win every game. Your post earlier said something about just playing good enough to win, that's where I disagreed. I may try to get a little cute with position sometime, rather than play the best percentage, but I will absolutely try to beat the guy 9-0.
I concur with this.
Pool isn't too much different in your last statement. SVB plays the table, much more so than he plays his opponent.
Of course you're playing what the table has given you. However, until they change the rules of golf so I can opt to kick my opponent's golf ball behind a tree. The games are not comparable, imo....Pool isn't too much different in your last statement. SVB plays the table, much more so than he plays his opponent.
Unless it's some kids birthday and his mom wants to get a video of an 8 ball match, then things might get different......
That's class, Lou.
That's a good question. Could be.