Pool Pitch: Pool the cleanest sport.

boogieman said:
I now have dirty blue hands from chalk in the cloth. Germs on every rail and surface. Some places take money in the tables... how filthy and barbaric! Ruined dress pants from chalk on the rail and some aluminum castings. Germs from hundreds of people touching the balls. The chunks in the balls make a good place for the germs to really take hold. A triangle that hasn't been washed for years. Breathing everyone else's air in the building while some drunk sprays saliva from his mouth while talking 6" from your face so you can hear him over the music. There is something vaguely sticky on the house cue. The urinal is in a puddle and the toilet seat has a fine yellow mist on it. Oh, the soap or paper towels are also missing. Damn, even the handle on the faucet is broken... I wonder if I can pull the stem up by hand? Just don't play at your average bar or the cleanliness goes out the window. 😜
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Damn what a horror movie. And they allow smoking indoors??.. But I guess if you played any sport there, football, soccer, basketball, figure skating, the bathroom condition, the smoke, would all be the same .

Moral? If cleanliness bothers you, stay yo ass on the porch with the kids. Or just find a respectable billiards hall that charge at least $10 or more an hour , non-coin operated. They take care of their tables properly maintained, balls shiny and sprayed with alcohol between each user, etc. And you won't find such low grade people and drunks, equipment .

And by the way am I the only person who brings their own equipment? Never thought of the germs I bring everything my own, balls included. Where I go tables and equipment are always squeaky clean in Denver, but I pay a higher price and don't go to bars with free pool anyone can play on the table or drop drinks.

Going to cheap hole in the walls will always sound that crappy, as there's no money in it to do better. The alcoholics and smokers, those who don't take pool serious won't go to a serious pool hall. #ProblemSolved
 
Pin said:
I don't mind his posts. They're different to the usual questions.

I guess it depends whether you compare pool to general sports or to SJM's non-aerobic indoor competitions. Both comparisons have their merits.

I heard that pool has been found (by some study) to be the safest sport you can play. Nobody wants to play the safest sport in the world, do they?We're manly, goddammit. We want risk and injuries. Same viewpoint probably applies for cleanliness.

But pool must be more dangerous than bridge, and some of those little chess pieces look like a choking hazard.

Everyone who pointed out that pool venues are usually pretty dirty is right, IMO. And if you were looking for a COVID-safe passtime, being indoors breathing the same air as other people is probably not great. But we'll all be vaccinated soon and then we can go back to licking each other's faces.
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You mean the sheep will be vaccinated soon. Not everyone is a sheep and will be vaccinated in the end.

Cheap pool venues are dirty. Other than the things that apply anywhere (breathing's others air indoors, etc) nothing you can do but play on outdoor tables, or rent tables in private rooms for 1-2 people per table. Then UV the entire room when they leave. But most don't want to pay for that service. Cheaper to just put a Covid liability and play at your own risk.
 
justnum said:
Is there a hidden meaning to this? Are most pool players interested in same sex relations? Every pool room I go to its like a teenagers room with posters of men,
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If I had to guess, I'd suggest the room owners want pool-related art, and think pictures of sexy girls would set the wrong kind of tone and deter female players.

If so, you might be able to sell non-trashy pool art with female players. But I wouldn't invest much in it without checking!
 
I am currently studying the WPBA players and WPA ranks.

WPBA and WPA do not match in rankings as of today.

Each of these woman have a story, however no one is talking about it. Everyone knew about the mouths the male players have.
What stories should everyone know about the top women players?

How does #ProPoolStandard sound?

It would be a social media account with the questions every women should be able answer when they are trying to go pro in billiards.

Thanks for the tip. A billiard room has responsibility to promote products and services as well as culture.

An updated version of No flip flops or tanks tops sounds like the direction I can go.
Also updating useful communication skills in the pool room.

Pin said:
If I had to guess, I'd suggest the room owners want pool-related art, and think pictures of sexy girls would set the wrong kind of tone and deter female players.

If so, you might be able to sell non-trashy pool art with female players. But I wouldn't invest much in it without checking!
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Is Alison Fisher still at the top of the current game? (I've not followed it at all.) That's astonishing.

I struggle to see a massive demand for the social media account. You'd need new, interesting content every couple of days, sustained for years. What about a series of articles / interviews on the topic in magazines and/or available online?
Or providing content of the type you mention to another organization's social media account that already has an established follower base?
 
I like the idea that success doesn't happen overnight.

Based on the dates its easy to determine a potential age for Mrs. Barretta.

The idea I want to develop is practice and hard work is measured in years not minutes and the second idea is women have only had a chance to tell their stories since 1976.

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Pin said:
Is Alison Fisher still at the top of the current game? (I've not followed it at all.) That's astonishing.

I struggle to see a massive demand for the social media account. You'd need new, interesting content every couple of days, sustained for years. What about a series of articles / interviews on the topic in magazines and/or available online?
Or providing content of the type you mention to another organization's social media account that already has an established follower base?
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Yes Alison Fisher is still iconic as ever. In terms of does the billiard industry have time and resources to promote her like a AAA movie, no.

That is where fan-dom comes in. Being a fan means being part of the solution.

Do you like when she posts on social media. Allison makes better posts than Shane and his fish. I think SVB has a fish fetish or something.
 
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