For the most part, pool players operate in a kind of “stay in your own lane” environment. Three lanes, basically; amateur, semi-professional and professional, with some lane straddlers in every crowd. Some lane changers at all three levels, in multiple directions, have a way of annoying the players whose lanes they cross into than the ones they encounter in the same lane. Amateurs that could use a shot clock, for example. Semi-pros who ‘pretend’ they’re amateurs to hustle and ‘pros’ who behave like the ‘kids’ they were when they were just starting out. Handicapped tournaments send lower-ranked competitors a sort […]
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