the moaner hunter
years ago , a young guy (18yo) from my carom club hated the moaners, you know, the guy moaning for everything .. even when praticing alone, they can't refrain to complain about the bad cloth, bad rails, bad balls, too much humidity , bad food, too cold beer ....
one day, in another poolroom , the young guy found a moaner who was praticing alone, moaning again and again. He watched him for 1 hour, didn't ask for anything, just sitting & watching, and the guy was telling him each 2mn that this table was the worst ever seen in a poolroom, that the balls are so old, so bad, that this poolroom should be closed (true !!) ..
then he asked to the young guy : have you ever played billard ? the young man told him that he had already played some games , so, the moaner invited him to play a straight rail game together, 50 points game , to show him how bad the conditions are .
The young guy pick up a house cue, ask for a shalk to the bartender.
The moaner offers the break shot to the young man.
the young man makes the break shot, then makes a 300 points run . immediatly after the 300th point , he looks to his watch and said "oups, it's too late, Sir, i have to go , my parents are waiting for me. Thank you for the game, Sir ! "
The poolroom regulars told me later than it was the last time they've seen the moaner in this poolroom ...
the young guy was 3 times winner of the <16yo straight rail european championship ....
.Unfortunatly, he stopped to play after the university...
years ago , a young guy (18yo) from my carom club hated the moaners, you know, the guy moaning for everything .. even when praticing alone, they can't refrain to complain about the bad cloth, bad rails, bad balls, too much humidity , bad food, too cold beer ....
one day, in another poolroom , the young guy found a moaner who was praticing alone, moaning again and again. He watched him for 1 hour, didn't ask for anything, just sitting & watching, and the guy was telling him each 2mn that this table was the worst ever seen in a poolroom, that the balls are so old, so bad, that this poolroom should be closed (true !!) ..
then he asked to the young guy : have you ever played billard ? the young man told him that he had already played some games , so, the moaner invited him to play a straight rail game together, 50 points game , to show him how bad the conditions are .
The young guy pick up a house cue, ask for a shalk to the bartender.
The moaner offers the break shot to the young man.
the young man makes the break shot, then makes a 300 points run . immediatly after the 300th point , he looks to his watch and said "oups, it's too late, Sir, i have to go , my parents are waiting for me. Thank you for the game, Sir ! "
The poolroom regulars told me later than it was the last time they've seen the moaner in this poolroom ...
the young guy was 3 times winner of the <16yo straight rail european championship ....
.Unfortunatly, he stopped to play after the university...
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