Pool as it should be

garczar said:
Me too but sq/ft'g has to make $. Shooter's in Olathe,Ks. sets up bleachers for tournaments and they're always full.
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I had a conversation with our new bar owner for our league team. The 2 tables are set up wrong and there's no place for both teams to sit, much less any wives and friends who come along. I suggested a different layout and he frowned as I expected. Then I said, but if you make room for the friends and wives to come, then it won't be just the players drinking and eating. He smiled and nodded.

We'll see.


jeff Livingston
 
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Fatboy said:
That’s not a easy table. Watch the video for a while and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Playing in equipment like that will make tourney new cloth/tables feel like a cake walk. Humid as hell, old cloth, hot, all are factors that make that box tough action. And toughen up players for nice new shiny equipment.
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I was joking about the pockets................I grew up on tables that make that look new, we called the pool hall
the shithouse, or dungeon.
Old rag cloths with holes in it,,,,, beverage stains,,,, heat track marks that glowed,,,,cig burns on the cloth and rails,,,, ashes on the table,,,,,no ac in summer,,,,barely heat in the winter....so humid they charged extra for sauna,,,,the balls were so dirty the 5 ball looked purple.... when you chalked, the tip popped thru the bottom,,,,old radio on the counter that was a struggle to dial in a station, there was no bunting balls ,everybody had a big stroke, strong power strokes.,,,you had to be smooth or you were slugging
You had to break open a rack of 14.1 with a bowling ball.
Our 3 cushion table was the same way.....you needed a running start to get 3 rails,,,nevermind 4 or 5 rails.
All true,,,except for the sauna charge. I could go on and on.

There were great players,,,I watched Sailor Bill run hundreds daily, and play 3 cushion. Bill had a table pretty much reserved for him unless it was needed as last resort. I was his rack boy, eventually gaining opportunity to play and learn from him. Straight Pool was king, but we played every game, there was no such thing as funsies, cash after every hand is the term we used, we always played by the game, no sets. You had to show your cash, you weren't playing 9 ball $5.00 a game with $15.00 in your pocket. With $15.00 you got Pill Pool action for 50 Cents.

When Petey Margo opened The Golden Cue it was a new day for us. It was like walking into Yankee Stadium for your first time and seeing that field. It was beautiful, you got goosebumps.. Nice equiptment, lights, controlled temps, and great players. It's where I first met Miz.
We still went back to the dungeon for action, there were guys that didn't like change and refused to move on.

I was bored sitting here waiting for my wife, I ended up rambling.
 
SmoothStroke said:
I was joking about the pockets................I grew up on tables that make that look new, we called the pool hall
the shithouse, or dungeon.
Old rag cloths with holes in it,,,,, beverage stains,,,, heat track marks that glowed,,,,cig burns on the cloth and rails,,,, ashes on the table,,,,,no ac in summer,,,,barely heat in the winter....so humid they charged extra for sauna,,,,the balls were so dirty the 5 ball looked purple.... when you chalked, the tip popped thru the bottom,,,,old radio on the counter that was a struggle to dial in a station, there was no bunting balls ,everybody had a big stroke, strong power strokes.,,,you had to be smooth or you were slugging
You had to break open a rack of 14.1 with a bowling ball.
Our 3 cushion table was the same way.....you needed a running start to get 3 rails,,,nevermind 4 or 5 rails.
All true,,,except for the sauna charge. I could go on and on.

There were great players,,,I watched Sailor Bill run hundreds daily, and play 3 cushion. Bill had a table pretty much reserved for him unless it was needed as last resort. I was his rack boy, eventually gaining opportunity to play and learn from him. Straight Pool was king, but we played every game, there was no such thing as funsies, cash after every hand is the term we used, we always played by the game, no sets. You had to show your cash, you weren't playing 9 ball $5.00 a game with $15.00 in your pocket. With $15.00 you got Pill Pool action for 50 Cents.

When Petey Margo opened The Golden Cue it was a new day for us. It was like walking into Yankee Stadium for your first time and seeing that field. It was beautiful, you got goosebumps.. Nice equiptment, lights, controlled temps, and great players. It's where I first met Miz.
We still went back to the dungeon for action, there were guys that didn't like change and refused to move on.

I was bored sitting here waiting for my wife, I ended up rambling.
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I loved pill pool, always good fun

Great post!!😃😃
 
chefjeff said:
I sure wish hall owners would set up a spectator area, like bleachers at least, to better enjoy such matches.


Jeff Livingston
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They are short sighted. Thinking maximum tables squeezed into a space is the highest and best use of said space.

What they fail to realize is they aren’t selling pool, they are selling a atmosphere in which pool is the central activity. If nobody is comfortable they have failed.

There’s a balance and proper way to build out a pool room. Too much seating is a loss of revenue, too little and same thing. Like most things there’s a optimal ratio-somewhere in the middle. Enough tables and the right amount of seating to crest the right atmosphere will yield the highest profits.

It’s a art based on experience, something room owners might have but they let greed over take their better judgment. Wasting space is just as bad.

We’ll see.

Best Fatboy😀
 
garczar said:
That's one reason the 'pino's are so tough. They're used to crappy conditions. They come over here and people are bitching about chalk-n-shit.
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That’s correct. Learn to play on that and everything is a hanger on new cloth. Also teaches you how to move the CB and develop a stroke. Mexico has similar equipment in lots of places.
 
Fatboy said:
I play barefoot 90% of the time
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Sunova,,,,I had a vision
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GoldCrown said:
Corey…. Checks the rack like a snail with air brakes.
As for me … I’ve been told repeatedly I’m not good enough to complain.
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Unless the balls have clearly visible gaps or the apex ball isn't touching the sticker, I'm shooting. It's nice when things are perfect but I'll save that for the world championship.
 
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