Tournament pet peeve

John Novak said:
was Earl vs SVB on the 10ft in ohio a few years ago.. Earl missed a shot and turned around and told someone in the crowd that he crunched his sandwich too loud......Dont know id it was the lettuce or the pickel...My suggestion to earl is he should play in a wax museum, then if someone moves or speaks get out of town.......
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Which brings to mind my pet peeve.........people that want to blame a missed shot on everything BUT themselves.

Maniac (misses shots because HE sucks:o!!!)
 
I find bare tits on my back very distracting.
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I don't mind quite so much as long as its not the guy you're playing against.

And he doesn't try and lick the back of your neck while you're bent over for a
shot.
 
Alot of players at tournaments wear headphones to keep their concentration, and avoid being distracted.
 

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The guys that wanna stand right next to the table not 2 foot from me annoy me the most. People being in my way when I'm shooting annoys me but I don't get too upset over it anymore as I've stopped being so much of a rhythm player so it doesn't throw me off.

The idiots I always get a kick out of are the one's that after every good shot say something like "oh that's bs ain't nobody that good".

For the most part once I'm down you can't do much to bother me. Go play in a busy strip club for awhile you'll learn how to focus through just about anything :eek:
 
I would empty my pockets and bet that no one from the Phillipines will post a reply to this thread.
 
I've played in the busy bars and clubs, and fully expect it to be a less-than-optimal playing experience. In fact, I grew up playing in bars with my dad, so my natural pre-shot routine includes looking behind me and taking an air-stroke with the cue to make sure I'm still clear before I get down.
What bugs me is when I do ask someone to slide over for a few seconds to give me room for a shot and they shuffle half a step from where they were.
 
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I hate it when my opponent is a sore loser......run across them alot since I'm always the winner.....and boom goes the dynamite.
 
Donny Lutz said:
Yes! Good vent!

One thing I'd add is not having playing rules posted anywhere, - for leagues or tournaments. And when there's a disagreement, the owners make up a rule on the spot, or say, "Just ask someone who knows..."
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Every bar should have this regardless , tourney or not . This would save boatloads of time and fights when trying to explain rules when someone challenges a table .
 
no peeing in the pockets, spitting in the chalk, or crop dusting the table
 
I've often been tempted to do like Earl and where earmuffs. The only music I like hearing, is the sound of balls being pocketed.
 
tank69 said:
My personal favorite is the opponent who stands 3 feet away from you and moves around the table with you.
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I was going to post the exact same thing. I just brought this up to two people I was playing with last Sunday. I call them "table huggers"!

The guy I usually play with has a BAD habit of doing this. No matter what your shot, he manages to find his way into your field of vision while you are shooting. Then he racks the balls and stands three feet from the table, directly in the center of the table width while you are breaking. I have told him numerous times that one day he is going to eat a ball when it flies off the table.

During the course of the game, he will follow you around the table and watch you shoot...from behind you, to beside you, to directly in your line of sight.

Last Sunday he was getting on my nerves and I finally told him, in no uncertain terms, that when HIS turn was OVER, he needs to sit his ass down or walk away from the table. Hopefully, he will remember it when we play again this week.
 
lfigueroa said:
Ass cracks.

This isn't really a tournament issue (though I suppose it could be). But recently a young scruffy looking kid comes into the pool room, pulls a stick off the wall and starts batting them around. And he leans over for his first shot and his jeans are past half-mast and it looks like he's not wearing any underwear. I have never seen such big, hairy, ugly ass crack in a pool room in my life. So eventually the kid says, "Play sum for 10 a game?" And I think to myself, "You could not pay me a $100 a game to look at your big, hairy, ugly ass crack." So I decline :-)

Lou Figueroa
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Hey Lou,
Maybe the kid is a plumber. Did you ask?
 
I never understood why people bring their better half to a pool tournament I mean is it suppose to be a moral support ? like some inspiration to do better on the table ?
 
prad said:
I never understood why people bring their better half to a pool tournament I mean is it suppose to be a moral support ? like some inspiration to do better on the table ?
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I took my wife with me to an out-of-town tournament one time. She happened to have a sister that lived in that town and she figured we could go and visit the family after I was out of the tournament (she knew I always go 2-and-out :embarrassed2:). She sat at a little table away from the playing area and read a book until I lost my two matches. She wasn't a problem to anybody.

Maniac
 
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