Totally agree. Look, that guy is a trolling, errrrrr, person. I have a much better term but the lords of the forum might get all wadded up.It's called hyperhidrosis. Had it my whole life. Can't stand powder everywhere and it's a lot more convenient. Now you have a reason. You hate gloves...SO DON'T WEAR ONE! What's next on your list? You hate boxers? Briefs? Maybe you get annoyed if someone shakes it more than twice? I'm sure you'll let EVERYONE know at least a thousand times
Ha, I've been known to bring my own set of balls in when there's a real match to be had. Should be said that my local room has absolute garbage for playing balls. Not one set is matched and all are original equipment from when the place opened decades ago.The guy that:
brings his own balls and rack to the room
wears a glove
wears an apron
carbon fiber shaft
$30 chalk
has an instruction book open with hand written notes
does the same drill over and over
and cant run a rack of any game
Felt Billiards in Englewood,Co has top notch everything,tables,balls and food.Ha, I've been known to bring my own set of balls in when there's a real match to be had. Should be said that my local room has absolute garbage for playing balls. Not one set is matched and all are original equipment from when the place opened decades ago.
You don't even have to be playing against them, just the smell of someone who was smoking weed is enough to gag a maggot. I don't know what the problem is but the current weed smells so bad that if one person was smoking weed you can smell them all over the entire room.Having to play someone in a tournament who's high.
Specifically chalk dust and powder on the cloththe most annoying thing is all those that complain constantly over little things that dont matter and dont have the nerve to tell someone near them what they are thinking.
I really liked Felt when I lived in Aurora. What's the other favorite room in your top two?Felt Billiards in Englewood,Co has top notch everything,tables,balls and food.
In over 60 years of playing in a lot of different rooms this one is in my top two.
The Ball Room in Toms River N.J. which is closed down.I really liked Felt when I lived in Aurora. What's the other favorite room in your top two?
Miscue marks on the cue ball that don’t seem to bother anyone but me, and no one ever attempts to clean them off the cue ball other than me.Specifically chalk dust and powder on the cloth
They don’t bother me a bit. The only time I wipe the rock down is when there a smudgeMiscue marks on the cue ball that don’t seem to bother anyone but me, and no one ever attempts to clean them off the cue ball other than me.
You don't even have to be playing against them, just the smell of someone who was smoking weed is enough to gag a maggot. I don't know what the problem is but the current weed smells so bad that if one person was smoking weed you can smell them all over the entire room.
It's probably because now adays they mix the pure strains with others to make higher octane.You don't even have to be playing against them, just the smell of someone who was smoking weed is enough to gag a maggot. I don't know what the problem is but the current weed smells so bad that if one person was smoking weed you can smell them all over the entire room.
Weed's legal in a lot of spots.Agree. The current robots are boring as hell. Get players gambling together, mic them up, talk some trash, get some smoking. You'll sell out tickets
I'm gonna try that game here at the house today.15 balls, random rack, shoot in order after the break and whoever makes the last ball wins the rack. Incoming player gets ball in hand after any miss.
Make them ponies run!
Well, here's my take on this. I'm not anti-glove, and in fact I use one myself when playing in hot/humid conditions. However, when I see someone playing with a glove under normal dry conditions I do kind of smile to myself in the slightly smug and quite possibly erroneous assumption that they are to some degree a wannabe player. This is because when I first started seeing gloves appear in the pool rooms and leagues they were nearly always on lower skilled players that adopted every new gadget that came along, thinking each new gimmick was the answer to moving them from banger to world beater. The same guys that overestimated their own skill, didn't bother to practice between league nights or tournaments, and blamed their losses on bad rolls, sharking or their opponents' phenomenal luck.Explain to me the difference between wearing a glove for golf, which is completely accepted, and wearing a glove for pool, which for you seems to entail some sort of stereotype?
I understand completely, and would have agreed with you completely 20 years ago.Well, here's my take on this. I'm not anti-glove, and in fact I use one myself when playing in hot/humid conditions. However, when I see someone playing with a glove under normal dry conditions I do kind of smile to myself in the slightly smug and quite possibly erroneous assumption that they are to some degree a wannabe player. This is because when I first started seeing gloves appear in the pool rooms and leagues they were nearly always on lower skilled players that adopted every new gadget that came along, thinking each new gimmick was the answer to moving them from banger to world beater. The same guys that overestimated their own skill, didn't bother to practice between league nights or tournaments, and blamed their losses on bad rolls, sharking or their opponents' phenomenal luck.
Over the years gloves have become more widely accepted, and I realize that even accomplished amateurs and pros many times feel a benefit from them. I'll grant that now a glove is not the sign it once was of someone relying on a crutch to prop up their game, but I have to admit that when I see someone new to me using a glove it still makes me kind of want to take a peek in their bag to see what else might be lurking there.![]()