this is a continuation from another thread, I thought it is an interesting topic, well for me atleast. I was asking about playing barefoot on the PI,
So I asked and I ws told people might look at me funny, I can handle that I play barefoot wheree ever i'm allowed too, I started after hours in an old pool room Boyce's after they closed til the sun came up, I realized then it's more comfortable and I play better, after I movet to Vegas i had to wear shoes to the pool room so I did I wouldnt disrespect the owner so used to have a old pair of Nike's with holes in the sole's, I wore them for pool for years til i wore them down to the socks, for some reason my shoes have awalys bothered me playing, that pair didnt, they made me look like i was homeless-I had new ones at home but the .5" in hight or the bouncyness of shoes throws me off, I have tried thin sole dress shoes and had no success there, flip flops are ok but I slide a bit in them and sometimes I have to get up and down to get them setteled right. I have tried the rubber ones they are worse.
I realize in a tournment ot would not be approiate to go bare foot to play, I wouldnt consider it, but during the years I played at home and after hours at some pool rooms I awalys play bare foot, the 2 rooms i play in now they let me play barefoot which is totally cool, my whole body feels connected whan I can feel the ground, my feet are like Efrens 1P game ...real strong. I like that feeling. Also with my back I dont have to bend down lower and that helps. I wouldnt on a busy night play barefoot as it wouldnt be polite and make the foom look bad but I play barefoot as often as possible.
I asked in the other thread if I could play like that in the PI and they said I might get laughed at(which is normal), which I can handle, besides I'm an easy target so i'm sure they wouldnt mind,
Some people play with a glove I tried that once and hated it, i have wet hands and that glove made my hand feel like they were fire, Earl uses finger extensions and who knows what else, we all have our preferance to make out selves feel comfortable to play our best, for me its no shoes.
What kind of footwear do you play with or does it matter to you?
So I asked and I ws told people might look at me funny, I can handle that I play barefoot wheree ever i'm allowed too, I started after hours in an old pool room Boyce's after they closed til the sun came up, I realized then it's more comfortable and I play better, after I movet to Vegas i had to wear shoes to the pool room so I did I wouldnt disrespect the owner so used to have a old pair of Nike's with holes in the sole's, I wore them for pool for years til i wore them down to the socks, for some reason my shoes have awalys bothered me playing, that pair didnt, they made me look like i was homeless-I had new ones at home but the .5" in hight or the bouncyness of shoes throws me off, I have tried thin sole dress shoes and had no success there, flip flops are ok but I slide a bit in them and sometimes I have to get up and down to get them setteled right. I have tried the rubber ones they are worse.
I realize in a tournment ot would not be approiate to go bare foot to play, I wouldnt consider it, but during the years I played at home and after hours at some pool rooms I awalys play bare foot, the 2 rooms i play in now they let me play barefoot which is totally cool, my whole body feels connected whan I can feel the ground, my feet are like Efrens 1P game ...real strong. I like that feeling. Also with my back I dont have to bend down lower and that helps. I wouldnt on a busy night play barefoot as it wouldnt be polite and make the foom look bad but I play barefoot as often as possible.
I asked in the other thread if I could play like that in the PI and they said I might get laughed at(which is normal), which I can handle, besides I'm an easy target so i'm sure they wouldnt mind,
Some people play with a glove I tried that once and hated it, i have wet hands and that glove made my hand feel like they were fire, Earl uses finger extensions and who knows what else, we all have our preferance to make out selves feel comfortable to play our best, for me its no shoes.
What kind of footwear do you play with or does it matter to you?
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I wear them and they're confortable.
