Where I come from in SW Ks. most all of us dress in what most would call casual attire. Jeans, T-shirts, etc. I generally wear a tee shirt that is nice with the NRA logo because I am a Benefactor member. It is not tucked in. If I had to play in a tournament I would tuck it in. I think a collared shirt is BS. I wear a hat because it helps cut the glare of the table lights off my glasses. Black Levis and a pair of Rios Mercedes boots. IF that is good enough for funerals and weddings it should pass for a pool tournament. Oh, I do take off the hat in church.
Strong opinion: Dress Codes Needed
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Exactly, because it has appeal. Pool went away because it doesn't... get it?
you forgot the river of alcohol supplied to the fighters. The UFC needed a spectacle, and they got it. forever changed the sport. Billy gets tipsy and shoves someone and there is gnashing of teeth and clutching of pearls all over azb
Thank you for your insight.
Because maybe it's a small minority who thinks the course needs to change?
Sorry, suit and tie for both events.
Thank you for your insight.
Fair enough... so be it.
Everything is fine here in NA pool people, nothing to see here....
Ya, I got a chuckle at the 'good enough' designation of typical biker 'formal' wear for weddings/funerals as well....
I think slacks and a polo are dorky. Trying to force everyone in a tournament to dress like a dork stodgy to me. I get it if we are talking a Matchroom event that’s destined for TV. And I get it if you’re a sponsored athlete. But it’s weird to say I couldn’t show up to a regional classic held at some economy hotel conference room and be dressed in my favorite t-shirt and jeans.
I like walking into the tournament room and seeing people from all walks of life competing together. CEOs in dress attire next to bikers in leathers next to just some dude. I don’t see the need to make them all conform to the the typical attire of one walk of life.
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Well the veil has been raised for me and I now know that NA pool is perfectly fine the way it's going. That being said, I think you're right.
I would just say that for me, if there was an opportunity to play in a major event and I could end up on a stream/TV. I'd want to put my best foot forward. If that's jeans and tee for you..., right on.
I think you and I are pretty much on the same page. I play in any "pro" tournament I can. I always dress nicely for those, even wear my fancy shoes!
I am tired of seeing black T shirts at pool events or shirts with inane comments such as "pool players do it with balls". Some folks don't know how dirty and dumb they look.
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Do you guys think that pool has huge potential but no one can see it?
Investors and sponsors don't give their money because they like it but because it pays off
If the pool is on TV, someone would watch it for sure, but is it profitable?
Probably not, because no one wants to invest
you guys compare pool with NASCAR and cornhole
That doesn't have a big audience too, but if it's on TV, it's paying off
The car industry financing NASCAR because they want to show their technology on TV
Someone invest to put cornhole on TV, probably they calculated how it will pay off
Probably more people who see cornhole would buy a set for their backyard, than others that see pool will buy a table
When the market is saturated, it will probably no longer be on TV
It's not about how is someone dressed it's all about profitability
Investors and sponsors don't give their money because they like it but because it pays off
If the pool is on TV, someone would watch it for sure, but is it profitable?
Probably not, because no one wants to invest
you guys compare pool with NASCAR and cornhole
That doesn't have a big audience too, but if it's on TV, it's paying off
The car industry financing NASCAR because they want to show their technology on TV
Someone invest to put cornhole on TV, probably they calculated how it will pay off
Probably more people who see cornhole would buy a set for their backyard, than others that see pool will buy a table
When the market is saturated, it will probably no longer be on TV
It's not about how is someone dressed it's all about profitability
Have you watched a cornhole event? The players aren't dressed like they are at some backyard BBQ. They look professional. Someone thinks the "look" is certainly important.
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he wants to sell jerseys too
Great! That could be another revenue stream for pool.
I'll tell you this, the next time I see a snooker stream with 2 guys in beach shorts, wife-beaters and flip flops arguing about the rack will be the first time I see this. And the same goes for 3C. Maybe if the pool players being streamed grew up and started dressing and acting like professionals they too could end up playing in televised championships.
Unfortunately there are too many out there and in this thread who defend pool players dressing like bums and acting like thugs.
Pool won't grow by catering to pool player mentality, which mostly sucks. To grow, pool needs to appeal to a non-pool playing audience.
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Did you see my other posts?
Pool was growing constantly last 20 years before the pandemic
Popularity is declining only in the USA
Maybe non-pool playing audience don't want to watch how Estonians, Greeks, Albanians, and other countries with a population smaller than some cities in the USA beat the shit out of Americans in their own game