Sharking: 1968 vs. 2008
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JAM said:Thanks for the info. I do love Morgantown, and all the people I met there were so cool. It was a very friendly pool environment.
Keith and Joe have met previously, with Keith coming out on top. I can 't remember how they played, but Keith did have to spot him to get action. They played one-pocket. I think the name of the joint was Frank's Place or something like that. I was hoping Keith could get some practice in playing Joe again. The two of them seemed to hit it off great.
On our way home from Vegas, we pulled into Morgantown to see Joe, just to hang out and get a little rest from our long journey. Joe couldn't come, as he had family duties, but we spoke to him on the phone. The locals were there in full force and really made us feel welcome.
There were a few kids that were coming and going, as there's an arcade next door. One of them showed an interest in pool, and that's all it took for Keith. We were there about 4 to 5 hours, giving lessons to four young'ns. They were so cute. Keith said he'd give them a dollar every time they pocketed a ball. He showed them how to stroke it, sometimes holding the cue with them, so they could make the shot. The look in their eyes was priceless. When we left, they all followed us out to our car and asked when we'd be back.
I am going to stop by there and see if those kids are still hitting 'em. They really warmed my heart. I love West Virginia. My father was from Piedmont originally when he was a young boy, which is kind of near Frostburg.
JAM
You guys certainly get around!
Smorgass Bored said:
I'm happy you associated me with Gromit not Wallace, Gromit is much cooler. :smile:
As to me in FL, round peg, square hole. If I win the lottery and can afford 2 places I can consider it for the heart of winter.
In the 60s, 70s and 80s... matching up you had to be either deft or very thick skinned. I learned the hard way and I was glad, the current sharking moves are all but laughable compared to those of 20 years ago. Kids today are too thin skinned and are way too spoiled to take any shark moves from 20 years ago. The kids today can't even match up when the juke box is ON. too much of a distraction... LOL
When I was a player in a match (in the 80s), anytime my opponent tried to disrupt my play, (notice I didn't say 'shark') I would just get up from the shot, re-chalk my cue, and wait until they were finished with what they were doing and then I would go back to the shot. If they re-started the disruption I would just stand up and smile and wait patiently until they were finished. It took me a long time to learn this discipline and a lot of lost matches.
After this distraction had been repeated several times, the opponent would ask "when are you going to shot?" and I would reply, "when you are talking, I want to hear what you are saying, so I stop shooting",
Once the opponent said I was slowing up the game and complained to the TD, the TD literary Laughed out loud and then warned my opponent about sharking.
IMO 98% of sharking is 'self imposed' nothing bothers you if you are truly focused. The other 2% is from electric lighting failure, and cell phones ringing just as you pull the trigger.
When I was a player in a match (in the 80s), anytime my opponent tried to disrupt my play, (notice I didn't say 'shark') I would just get up from the shot, re-chalk my cue, and wait until they were finished with what they were doing and then I would go back to the shot. If they re-started the disruption I would just stand up and smile and wait patiently until they were finished. It took me a long time to learn this discipline and a lot of lost matches.
After this distraction had been repeated several times, the opponent would ask "when are you going to shot?" and I would reply, "when you are talking, I want to hear what you are saying, so I stop shooting",
Once the opponent said I was slowing up the game and complained to the TD, the TD literary Laughed out loud and then warned my opponent about sharking.
IMO 98% of sharking is 'self imposed' nothing bothers you if you are truly focused. The other 2% is from electric lighting failure, and cell phones ringing just as you pull the trigger.
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I Plead Innocent OR Temporary Insanity
This past weekend, I was sitting ringside for the Winner's side hotseat match between Corey Deuel and my calcutta player Ronnie Wiseman.
At the end of their earlier match to get to this point, Ronnie had gone to the bar to nap between sips of coffee. Corey had gotten into his car and gone to a local grocery to buy fresh fruit and practice on another table.
When Mike Janis called their match and Corey decided to sit at the same table at which I was sitting, I leaned over to my buddy sitting next to me and whispered (loud enough for Corey to hear), "when I get home, I'm going to write on AZ Billiards, the largest pool website in the WORLD, that when I went to the Men's room, I caught Corey Deuel washing his little cherries in the bathroom sink." (which was TRUE)
Corey didn't play well that match and Ronnie's win assured him of at least a 3rd Place finish. While only trying to be humorous, do you think what I did/said was 'sharking' ?
Doug
(btw, they played the Finals at that table also and Corey chose to sit at my table again........... Ronnie won the tournament)
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This past weekend, I was sitting ringside for the Winner's side hotseat match between Corey Deuel and my calcutta player Ronnie Wiseman.
At the end of their earlier match to get to this point, Ronnie had gone to the bar to nap between sips of coffee. Corey had gotten into his car and gone to a local grocery to buy fresh fruit and practice on another table.
When Mike Janis called their match and Corey decided to sit at the same table at which I was sitting, I leaned over to my buddy sitting next to me and whispered (loud enough for Corey to hear), "when I get home, I'm going to write on AZ Billiards, the largest pool website in the WORLD, that when I went to the Men's room, I caught Corey Deuel washing his little cherries in the bathroom sink." (which was TRUE)
Corey didn't play well that match and Ronnie's win assured him of at least a 3rd Place finish. While only trying to be humorous, do you think what I did/said was 'sharking' ?
Doug
(btw, they played the Finals at that table also and Corey chose to sit at my table again........... Ronnie won the tournament)
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Smorgass Bored said:do you think what I did/said was 'sharking' ?
Doug
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Of course! You sharked him BIG TIME! All you had to do was mention AZbilliards!
Ed Simmons said:
Talk about 'sharking'...
I have heard that some opponents wilt & melt at the sight of an AZB keyring attached to your csse
Doug
( I cannot attest to this, as I have yet to receive mine )
Smorgass Bored said:This past weekend, I was sitting ringside for the Winner's side hotseat match between Corey Deuel and my calcutta player Ronnie Wiseman.
At the end of their earlier match to get to this point, Ronnie had gone to the bar to nap between sips of coffee. Corey had gotten into his car and gone to a local grocery to buy fresh fruit and practice on another table.
When Mike Janis called their match and Corey decided to sit at the same table at which I was sitting, I leaned over to my buddy sitting next to me and whispered (loud enough for Corey to hear), "when I get home, I'm going to write on AZ Billiards, the largest pool website in the WORLD, that when I went to the Men's room, I caught Corey Deuel washing his little cherries in the bathroom sink." (which was TRUE)
Corey didn't play well that match and Ronnie's win assured him of at least a 3rd Place finish. While only trying to be humorous, do you think what I did/said was 'sharking' ?
Doug
(btw, they played the Finals at that table also and Corey chose to sit at my table again........... Ronnie won the tournament)
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Uh, why are you hanging out in the mens room?
Was it sharking? Man, that was Great White level. Imagine trying to play your match knowing the whole world was about to get that visual..Smorgass Bored said:This past weekend, I was sitting ringside for the Winner's side hotseat match between Corey Deuel and my calcutta player Ronnie Wiseman.
At the end of their earlier match to get to this point, Ronnie had gone to the bar to nap between sips of coffee. Corey had gotten into his car and gone to a local grocery to buy fresh fruit and practice on another table.
When Mike Janis called their match and Corey decided to sit at the same table at which I was sitting, I leaned over to my buddy sitting next to me and whispered (loud enough for Corey to hear), "when I get home, I'm going to write on AZ Billiards, the largest pool website in the WORLD, that when I went to the Men's room, I caught Corey Deuel washing his little cherries in the bathroom sink." (which was TRUE)
Corey didn't play well that match and Ronnie's win assured him of at least a 3rd Place finish. While only trying to be humorous, do you think what I did/said was 'sharking' ?
Doug
(btw, they played the Finals at that table also and Corey chose to sit at my table again........... Ronnie won the tournament)
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He probaly sat at your table again hoping to hear what else you might write..
But you know what they say, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the poolroom.. Good Move!
Originally Posted by Smorgass Bored
Would it be sharking to call a top Pro a "crybaby" and a "whiny b*tch" and then tell him "let's go out in the parking lot and fight for the tournament win" ?
This, when the top Pro just won the first set of a true 2 set double illumination.
They then took a 10 minute break to cool off and the top Pro was so sharked that he went on to lose the final set 9-6.
The top Pro was heard to say;
1.) This is why pool can't get anywhere
2.) <in the parking lot afterwards> I had to lose that set to prevent a fight
3.) If I ever have a tournament of my own, there will be a referee racking at EVERY table.
Doug
No, their initials were R.W. & C.D.
When the R.W. threatened to take the C.D. out to the parking lot to decide the tournament, I quickly raised my hand and loudly started the calcutta bidding at $100.
Doug
( I was prepared to go higher )
Would it be sharking to call a top Pro a "crybaby" and a "whiny b*tch" and then tell him "let's go out in the parking lot and fight for the tournament win" ?
This, when the top Pro just won the first set of a true 2 set double illumination.
They then took a 10 minute break to cool off and the top Pro was so sharked that he went on to lose the final set 9-6.
The top Pro was heard to say;
1.) This is why pool can't get anywhere
2.) <in the parking lot afterwards> I had to lose that set to prevent a fight
3.) If I ever have a tournament of my own, there will be a referee racking at EVERY table.
Doug
DRW said:
No, their initials were R.W. & C.D.
When the R.W. threatened to take the C.D. out to the parking lot to decide the tournament, I quickly raised my hand and loudly started the calcutta bidding at $100.
Doug
( I was prepared to go higher )