Superstitious much?

Celophanewrap

Call me Grace
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Are pool players a superstitious group? At the table luck only occurs when something good happens for our opponents (and we all know that...). What I mean is, is there, or art there "rituals," or are there things that you do that if you don't do it just doesn't feel right. Before it's your turn at the table do have to take a drink, and if it's a particularly hard shot do you take two drinks and swish around the second one? or do you tap your beer mug with your wedding ring? something like that? Something that you might consider part of your pre-shot routine that is unique to you? If you talk about it will it jinx you? Do you have lucky socks or t-shirt? Is there something in your case that maybe you don't (or do) show but you have to have it with you? If you have to mark your 8 Ball pocket is there only one marker that you're comfortable using? I knew one guy that wouldn't break if you racked the 13 in front. He'd ask you to rerack until you moved the 13. Anyone?... Anyone?....
 
Used to put a "hex" on the pocket you were aiming at by drawing an invisible x on it with my finger right before you shot.


Muahahaha
 
I carried a silver dollar in my front pocket for luck. I always started with Ike facing the table and if I lost I turned it around so he wouldn't be ashamed. When my oldest daughter was 8 she bought a popsicle with it from the ding-dong man.

"I'm not superstitious, I am a little stitious" Michael from The Office
 
I have a golf ball with MOJO printed on it in my case.
sometimes I put it in my pocket.
could be a few other trinkets in there as well.
I figure it can't hurt.
steven
 
Actually, I imagine it could hurt if you bumped into a pool table with a golf ball in your pocket.
 
it does hurt. when you believe in stupid things you do stupid things. your decisions are no longer based on the facts but on some other things you plant in your mind.
 
I always shoot a long straight shot before I'm completely done playing for the day! I feel like if I was to die, at least my last shot was made! I'm not going down on a miss;)
 
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