OK, I don't know if it is just me...

chin0

chin0

"Chino Miss-A-Lot"
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Last night, my friend and I went to the pool hall to go play a few games. He recently purchased his own cue, but by no means is he a serious shooter. He's the type of guy who shoots pool and get his own cue just to tell people he shoots pool. He wouldn't have got his own cue if the pool hall that I go to has decent cues (Old beat up Lucasi 1-piece bar cues). He doesn't have a proper bridge, he lays his hand flat on the table and just put the cue on the gap of his thumb and palm. He doesn't get down to shoot, he stands up completely straight to shoot. He freaken do stupid movie crap and tries to shoot with the cue behind his back. :confused:

Anyhow, we were playing 8 ball on a 10 footer, and I won the last two games. He sat down after he racked the balls and I set my shooting cue down for the break. I have never used any other chalk but Masters Tan chalk on my shooting cue to it cleaner and it is much easier to clean up.

After the break and not making anything, he picks up my cue and started chalking it with blue Masters chalk. I instantly snatched my cue from him and started going the hell off asking him WTF his problem was and told him to pay attention and open his fu(king eyes. :mad:

He apologized or what not but I definately don't want to ever shoot with him again. He doesn't respect the game, and does whatever he wants. I feel that shooting with a person like this is not going to benefit me at all. I don't know if I am over reacting, but I am pretty mad about it. Sorry for the long rant, I know I am a newbie and I have not earned the respect to be going off like that. Though I don't have any nice or expensive equipment, but I take care and respect them. By him doing what he did was very disrespectful to me.
 
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Shooting with an open bridge is pretty common, I find myself doing it a lot (although I'm trying to get back to my basics). Although I don't know that getting really mad was the right thing to do when he used a different color chalk, nobody can tell you when you should or shouldn't get mad. As far as his "unique" playing style. there are a lot of well known and respected pool players with unusual shooting methods. I would recommend not letting it get to you and play him again. Focus on your game and ignore the things he says/does. The beauty of this game is that our opponent can't do anything to us (aside from a good safe perhaps), the only person that can affect your abilities and your attitude is yourself.

Good luck!
 
With all due respect sir, I think you were overreacting a bit. By the sound of it your friend is just getting the grasp of the sport, yet hasn't got into the culture and etiquette stuff that well. You either don't play him because he makes you mad, or you be patient and try to help him understand the game as well as the manner more.
 
I wouldn't be too upset about his lack of respect for the game (and I'm not convinced that's what really bugged you) since as you said, he really isn't a pool player. I have a buddy that doesn't play and when we get together if he breaks etiquette I just point it out to him.

From reading your post, it sounds like what really got you angry is the same thing that would irk me - not the lack of respect for the game but the lack of respect for someone else's property. My same buddy, uninitiated in pool, would never think to pick up my stick without asking.

To this I can relate. I'm in a pool hall of which I'm not a regular. The guy shooting alone on the table next to me, a complete stranger, looks over at my cue on my table as I'm re-racking the balls. He says "Is that a Ginacue?" I told him that as a matter of fact it was, an old one. Next think I know he's over at my table with my stick in hand, dry stroking it. I told him in a courteous but firm tone to please put it down immediately.

Some people, geez!
 
Next time this happens, you should just break your cue down, put the joint protectors back on, rack all the balls and proceed to smash your cue over the table until it's in a million pieces. When you're done, politely ask your friend if he's hungry and wants to go grab a bite to eat.

I swear to you, he'll never use your cue ever again.
 
chin0 said:
..my friend and I went to the pool hall to go play a few games. ...he picks up my cue and started chalking it with blue Masters chalk. I instantly snatched my cue from him and started going the hell off asking him WTF his problem was and told him to pay attention and open his fu(king eyes. :mad: ....
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I tell you the same thing a top player said to me after he shot a couple of balls with my stick: Thass why dat weed ain't no good...
 
I know open bridge is very common, I use an open bridge myself. When I say he lays his hand flat on the table, his palm is literally all the way on the table. I try to help him out and tell him little things, but he gets mad and snaps at me and say I know what I'm doing.

I have been patient with him for a really long time, he started shooting with me when I first started a few months ago. I may have been over reacting for going off and saying I won't ever shoot with him again. I mean we are still friends, I mean I talked to him about going off on him earlier today but I just thought that he should've been more thoughtful and pay attention. I'm just ranting guys, sorry.

DogsPlayingPool said:
I wouldn't be too upset about his lack of respect for the game (and I'm not convinced that's what really bugged you) since as you said, he really isn't a pool player. I have a buddy that doesn't play and when we get together if he breaks etiquette I just point it out to him.

From reading your post, it sounds like what really got you angry is the same thing that would irk me - not the lack of respect for the game but the lack of respect for someone else's property. My same buddy, uninitiated in pool, would never think to pick up my stick without asking.

To this I can relate. I'm in a pool hall of which I'm not a regular. The guy shooting alone on the table next to me, a complete stranger, looks over at my cue on my table as I'm re-racking the balls. He says "Is that a Ginacue?" I told him that as a matter of fact it was, an old one. Next think I know he's over at my table with my stick in hand, dry stroking it. I told him in a courteous but firm tone to please put it down immediately.

Some people, geez!
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It was not the lack of respect that I was irritated by, you are correct. I mean I am use to him putting the chalk face down on the rail, throwing balls on the table and etc. Those things doesn't bother me because I am use to him doing it. But to pick up my cue and just chalking it with a different color shalk made me pretty mad, because he wouldn't be the one cleaning and retipping my cue. I guess my rant is no where close to a guy picking up your Ginacue and dry stroking it, Guess I better lighten up!

Beware_of_Dawg said:
I assume you are using this term lightly. That or your one hell of a tough friend to have. Life's short, friendships are gifts. Lighten up dude.
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I am use to him not paying attention and not giving a damn about other people's crap, but when it comes to my cues, though they are not expensive but I freaken paid for them. But yea, I need to go meditate and lighten the hell up.

Jude Rosenstock said:
Next time this happens, you should just break your cue down, put the joint protectors back on, rack all the balls and proceed to smash your cue over the table until it's in a million pieces. When you're done, politely ask your friend if he's hungry and wants to go grab a bite to eat.

I swear to you, he'll never use your cue ever again.
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If my cues in a million pieces, he wouldn't be able to use it, cause I won't be able to use it either lol


Black-Balled said:
I tell you the same thing a top player said to me after he shot a couple of balls with my stick: Thass why dat weed ain't no good...
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That must have contributed to his action :D
 
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IMO you over reacted.

He apologized.

He is your friend (or was)

No damage done, you could wipe he blue chalk off.
 
If it was really a friend you should give him the benefit of the doubt and understand maybe it's a lack of interest not a lack of respect for the game. Maybe he works out or has other hobbys that are akin to pool for you. Think about when you participate in activities hes more focused in and you do something silly. Keep your boys close. What if you were shooting with the best person in the room and he had put blue chalk on your cue would you have flipped out the same way? No probably not.

Side note....blue chalk is for pool, there are no other chalks. Period.
 
chin0 said:
I instantly snatched my cue from him and started going the hell off asking him WTF his problem was and told him to pay attention and open his fu(king eyes. :mad:

By him doing what he did was very disrespectful to me.
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It sounds like you may have been a little disrespectful to him too. He used blue chalk and you went off on him. Overreact? Yea, I think just a little.:scratchhead:
For what it is worth, I never recall seeing a good player use any chalk besides blue or maybe green.
 
I think you over reacted. It's just a little blue chalk. You can take it off in a second. It comes off real easy. It's no big deal.
If you feel he is horrible at pool, then watch and analyze everything he is doing wrong, and think of which one, when corrected, would improve his game the most. And beat him every single game...totally destroy him. Then, when he is ready to quit and cry like a baby. Ask him if he'd be willing to take some advice.
 
Lighten up. Friends are too important. Just educate him, in a nice way of course, about your anal-retentive chalk obsession! :p
 
Yea, like I said, we are still friends and I talked to him about me snaping and going off on him and just told him I didn't mean any harm by it and I told him just pay attention next time. I tend to have a bad temper sometimes so it messes up the way I percieve things.

As far as the tan chalk goes, it is just a personal preference to use tan chalk to keep the shaft from bluing and etc. I am a bit picky on how clean my cue is, which I am still trying to stop being so picky about.

I'm just ranting, and I think the part about never shooting with him is a bit over stated, I'll just have to keep an eye on my stuff if he doesn't.
 
chin0 said:
Last night, my friend and I went to the pool hall to go play a few games. He recently purchased his own cue, but by no means is he a serious shooter. He's the type of guy who shoots pool and get his own cue just to tell people he shoots pool. He wouldn't have got his own cue if the pool hall that I go to has decent cues (Old beat up Lucasi 1-piece bar cues). He doesn't have a proper bridge, he lays his hand flat on the table and just put the cue on the gap of his thumb and palm. He doesn't get down to shoot, he stands up completely straight to shoot. He freaken do stupid movie crap and tries to shoot with the cue behind his back. :confused:

Anyhow, we were playing 8 ball on a 10 footer, and I won the last two games. He sat down after he racked the balls and I set my shooting cue down for the break. I have never used any other chalk but Masters Tan chalk on my shooting cue to it cleaner and it is much easier to clean up.

After the break and not making anything, he picks up my cue and started chalking it with blue Masters chalk. I instantly snatched my cue from him and started going the hell off asking him WTF his problem was and told him to pay attention and open his fu(king eyes. :mad:

He apologized or what not but I definately don't want to ever shoot with him again. He doesn't respect the game, and does whatever he wants. I feel that shooting with a person like this is not going to benefit me at all. I don't know if I am over reacting, but I am pretty mad about it. Sorry for the long rant, I know I am a newbie and I have not earned the respect to be going off like that. Though I don't have any nice or expensive equipment, but I take care and respect them. By him doing what he did was very disrespectful to me.
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You know everybody has to start somewhere...

-everybody has to learn etiquette somewhere
-everybody has to learn the rules somewhere

Instead of griping about him, you could be helping him

That's the way I see it anyways.
 
IMO a cue with plenty of blue chalk embedded into it is a testament to the player holding it.

Think of things in a different light.
 
Lighten up a little. You can let him know not to touch your stuff without permission without losing him as a friend.

BTW, where is this "10 footer" you speak of? Not many of those around any more.
 
Fwiw

the room owner where you played on that 10 footer .... probably wants to GO OFF on you for all those tan chalk marks you're leaving.:mad:

Get some sleep ....and next time try and HAVE FUN. It is a GAME isn't it? If he is your freind, you owe him a beer. JMO

td
 
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