Things that irritate you on the table.

what gets me

Dirty balls ,,, POOL BALLS ! ,,,before anyone jumps all over that one . You know ,when the cue ball looks and feels like its been rolling around in the parking lot for a few days .
 
It's the little things.
When people place the chalk on its side or upside down on the rail after chalking their cue.
People who miss, grab the chalk and walk away with it like they're the only ones who need it.
People who use talk and get it all over the place.
People who rack 8 ball with the 8 on top of the balls and roll the rack forward then to a quick stop so the 8 drops into position on its own -that's just plain gay.
Not racking on the spot.
People who sit in MY chair to watch the match.
I'm sure there are more.
 
I LOVE when people smack the cue ball down on the head ball of the rack to make the balls touch more.
 
Okay, I just thought of one and this is for real. Every now and then someone will walk up to their table with a tray of balls, turn the tray over, and drop them from a height of a foot or so. You can hear it all across the poolroom.
Very disrespectful to the game and potentially damaging to the table cloth. :angry:
 
When a person uses so much hand chalk the table ends up looking like a gymnast just got done gyrating on it.
 
I hate it when people dump the balls from the tray onto the table.

I hate it when people roll a house cue on the table to see if it straight. Last night I watched a guy collect several cues off the rack then proceeded to roll each one.
 
One poster mentioned it. When somebody misses a shot, he/she then takes one chalk and walks away. This annoys the hell outta me. Even worse, this somebody will continue doing so until there ain't any chalks left on the table.
 
since music was mentioned, there are a couple of bars where we play league that has karaoke on league night, nothing worse when you are on the money ball than to have to fade a mariah wanna be howling at the moon right in mid stroke.:(

Mike
 
personally :
-improper stance
-talking
-generally not in the game (to save time in writing this)
-if there is something bothering me slightly i have to correct it otherwise i shark myself out for the entirety of playing

opponent:
-when they play 21 fricken' questions with you while you are shooting or giving you their life history in a cliff notes yet far to long rundown
-personal hygiene
-talking in general (only 1 person i play with where we go hours with not even saying as much as a word to each other, love that)
-asinine attempt at shots , which rearranges the furniture in turn leaving me to assemble a new method to run out.
-cell phone calls/texting/facebooking
-being anywhere near the table while i am shooting
-chalking their cue while its my turn at the table(calm down buddy you wont miscue from the chair while im shooting) as they stand right next to you
-line of sight, or all up in my shiz!
-heckling me or themselves

location:
-room temperature
-cleanliness of table/seating
-odors
-other participant's actions/conversations
-gawking
-personal space to shoot/sit+
 
AfghanBilliards said:
I Can't stand when someone buys their own chalk...and they think they are being cool by getting a off color like tan, black, etc. People should understand that the chalk should match the cloth. The reason for different color chalk is for different felt/cloth colors. Thats it, nothing more. When someone uses tan/black/teal/whatever color chalk and it streaks up the cloth on the table, it irritates me to no end.
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This - although where I play it's usually because they have different color cloth on their home table. No problem - just don't use your personal chalk at the bar!

Tapping the head ball with the cue while racking.

Music or a game on a TV that is too loud.
 
Opponents in a rush

When I shoot, even playing safe, I like to see the balls come to a rest.
So, I feel my opponent shouldn't come to the table till I leave.
I want to see what the balls do and how they settle...
..it gives you info on how the table plays and influences your touch on future shots.
I mentioned it to a player and he said "What's the difference?You took
your shot."
I said "I can still scratch while the balls are moving.If you want to take
responsibility for my shot I'll start touching moving balls and you'll be
giving me ball in hand."

He conceded that point and later thanked me.
 
TXsouthpaw said:
Upside down chalk!
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Ooo ooo ooo!! Add me to the list! Was the very first thing I thought of.

When I look across a pool room and see someone leaning heavily or sitting on a pool table. Really, c'mon, steel pipe to the knees for you. I even cringed one time when I was at a party in a local lodge and someone thought it was cute to let a baby crawl all over a ratty old bar box.

The guy who takes a tray of balls and dumps them on the table from a few inches above the slate.

Ultimately, the things that irritate me the most are the people who cannot respect the equipment.
 
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