The real reason men are better at pool than women

If you can't debate nor contribute in a meaningful way please be quite.


Just this one. Sometimes I go by Joe_Jaguar but only when I have nothing useful to say :wink:

I get that my original post is not PC and is controversial. Doesn't make it not true.


Interesting. Good point. That might be it but I'm not an expert to further comment. On second thought testosterone levels drop as one ages so Efren would have been getting killed by 20 year old bar players if that was the case.

Come on dipshit, you know you are on about your 4th or 5th screen name on this site :boring2:
 
I'd have to agree with Scott, what a knowledgeable post.

Well, are you talking about Marilyn Monroe, or Rosie O'Donnell? Makes somewhat of a difference, by your statement.

You know this got me thinking. I believe I was slightly wrong in my original post. I think the real reason is this:

Men feel the need to dominate. Some show it some don't but all desire to be dominant.
Women don't have that need. Some are very driven but it's not in their DNA to go to war. Pool is war.


( beneath_the_sur and Joe_Jaguar didn't mean to hurt your feelings if I did I apologize. I'm rarely on this site but when I am this is the only username I use. I'm genuinely interested in this topic and just trying to figure it out with your guys help. Also men are obviously not better than women that would be a ridiculous and sexist statement and an insult to women. The sexes are just different. In the game of pool men tend to win more often, we're just trying to figure out why.)
 
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Break strength...or lack there of...has nothing to do with at least one game...One Pocket and yet no women are anywhere near the top in that game either. If you gave the best women ball in hand after their break...regardless of a ball being made...they still couldn't compete with the top level men. Even if you argue that not as many women play pool...it still wouldn't explain why not "one" has ever been able to compete with the top male players. I've given this a lot of thought...and it can't be eyesight...muscle memory...brain power...physical size...etc. There should be at least a few women players in the world who can compete with the best men...but there just aren't. So it is a mystery...yet to be explained.
 
Same in 3 cushion, no strength needed but the best woman player only has averages of 1.5max

While men have games with averages of 2.5,4, 5,
Nothing at all to do with physical strength
 
Break strength...or lack there of...has nothing to do with at least one game...One Pocket and yet no women are anywhere near the top in that game either. If you gave the best women ball in hand after their break...regardless of a ball being made...they still couldn't compete with the top level men. Even if you argue that not as many women play pool...it still wouldn't explain why not "one" has ever been able to compete with the top male players. I've given this a lot of thought...and it can't be eyesight...muscle memory...brain power...physical size...etc. There should be at least a few women players in the world who can compete with the best men...but there just aren't. So it is a mystery...yet to be explained.

Thank you.

Same in 3 cushion, no strength needed but the best woman player only has averages of 1.5max

While men have games with averages of 2.5,4, 5,
Nothing at all to do with physical strength

Agreed. And it's not height either before anyone suggests it because plenty of short Filipino players.
 
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I'd have to agree with Scott, what a knowledgeable post.



You know this got me thinking. I believe I was slightly wrong in my original post. I think the real reason is this:

Men feel the need to dominate. Some show it some don't but all desire to be dominant.
Women don't have that need. Some are very driven but it's not in their DNA to go to war. Pool is war.


( beneath_the_sur and Joe_Jaguar didn't mean to hurt your feelings if I did I apologize. I'm rarely on this site but when I am this is the only username I use. I'm genuinely interested in this topic and just trying to figure it out with your guys help. Also men are obviously not better than women that would be a ridiculous and sexist statement and an insult to women. The sexes are just different. In the game of pool men tend to win more often, we're just trying to figure out why.)
Women don't have a need to dominate?You have not met my wife then.
 
I don't see any anatomical reason why men would have more 'quick twitch' muscle fibers in their arms than women, especially since the number of quick twitch muscles is not dependent on how strong you are. I suggest that in time, women will learn how to swing the cue better, and be breaking on a par with the men.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Fast twitch fibers are more for power, slow twitch for endurance.

Men generally have a higher proportion of fast twitch fibers then women. The hormones differences affect structure and function as well, but I need not go into tall that I think.

Generally speaking a lot of the information disseminated in sports comes from athletic trainers and other such people, and there are many inaccuracies perpetuated. Athletic publications, both in print and online that are aimed at athletes contain and perpetuate a lot of misinformation about anatomy and physiology.

I think the nature of the cue sports makes the physical differences between men and women negligible in general.

Ultimately women can perform at the same level of men. Probably the participation numbers have a lot to do with the differences we see. Far fewer women pursue it seriously.


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Physical strength has nothing to do with it. If it did bodybuilders would be making all the balls on the break.

Men work hard on their game to improve relationships with people. That's what drives them, it's not the money. If they work ridiculously hard they have a chance to be liked, respected, admired and maybe even desired by the opposite sex.

Women don't need to work hard to be liked, respected, admired and desired- all they have to do is walk in the room.

Tell me I'm wrong

It is all about taking a Educated Risk -
Champion rated males execute it the best -
The women go conservative in the same spot -
Girls will duck and the dudes pull the trigger -
game here and a game there you will be left in the dust -

Do you take the bank to get out or do you go for the safe -- it's a tough spot to be in



bill
 
I think there is a nature and nurture difference between men and women that makes men more likely to obsess over a single skill/hobby. Pair that with more men choose to play. That puts many more men in the field of skilled players reaping the rewards of long hours of practice and competition. It’s so rare for a world-class player to emerge from that field, so it’s very likely to be a man.


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It is all about taking a Educated Risk -
Champion rated males execute it the best -
The women go conservative in the same spot -
Girls will duck and the dudes pull the trigger -
game here and a game there you will be left in the dust -

Do you take the bank to get out or do you go for the safe -- it's a tough spot to be in



bill

Not really, man or woman - the scared player usually loses. Period.
 
Who has more legs? A
Man or a woman?
I’d have to say a woman......

a man has 2 legs and a half


a woman has 2 legs and a hole
 
Oh boy......

This will be true, but sound really bad.

Us "men", are by nature conquers. just the way it is. We always have been and always will be, until we give it away..........

If what I am saying is not true then show me where I am wrong.......

It is what separates us.......
 
Chopdoc? Do you think testosterone has an influence on focus or "will to win"?

Yes.

It influences brain development itself and is partly responsible for some of the differences between male and female behavior.

But there are more factors than that. Some women are very competitive and some men are not.

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It has to do with our biological engineering. Men have always been the hunter. Hunting requires complete focus for the task. If they get distracted, no meat in the fire. While the men were hunting, the women were managing the camp. This requires multi-tasking, watching the kids, cooking the meat, cleaning the camp etc. While the men are focusing on that one crucial shot, the women are focusing on the shot plus their environment. It is just the way our brains are wired.
 
It has to do with our biological engineering. Men have always been the hunter. Hunting requires complete focus for the task. If they get distracted, no meat in the fire. While the men were hunting, the women were managing the camp. This requires multi-tasking, watching the kids, cooking the meat, cleaning the camp etc. While the men are focusing on that one crucial shot, the women are focusing on the shot plus their environment. It is just the way our brains are wired.



I agree that there’s an evolutionary psychology basis to it (amongst some cultural nurture). I think those factors bias what choices a man or woman will make for what they spend their time on and how that time is spent (like you’re saying). But I don’t think it actually limits their mental capacity either way (not that you’re implying that). If a woman chooses counter to those biases, her human brain is capable of anything a male brain is capable of. Women simply have a smaller sample size opting to go counter predilection. Smaller sample = less chances for a diamond in the rough to emerge.
 
In my city there's almost as many female drivers than male drivers. And the only people taking 3 minute to park a car are womens.

Men are significantly better than women at mental rotation, particularly in three dimensions.
 
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