What drives you crazy while at the table?

I hate what happened to me last week -- I went to the bathroom, and upon returning I see a tipsy girl banging away with my cue, obviously thinking it was a house cue... and then accusing me of being rude; "Why can't you go an' get your own cue?!"

Some people, jeez!

-- peer
 
Gregg said:
Number one for me is when I miss a shot I feel I should have made. It drives me crazy. I can't stand it. I have a hard time from keeping my stack from blowing.

Next and far down on the list is watching a lower skill shooter take minutes to line up a simple shot, only to miss it badly.
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If I told ya I'd have to kill ya. In your answer to this quesiton, it would be I would never let you know.
 
my pet peeve is: (and this is more to myself than anyone else) Lining up to take my shot while the player on the next table is waiting patiently for me to move so they can shoot. And I blow the shot. But the worst part is knowing I succumbed to the pressure of having them watch me. And I knowing that they probably know this as well. And I knowing that they now know that I knew that they knew that.
 
AuntyDan said:
Do you mean an opponent who chalks whilst you are shooting? This drives me nuts too, especially a few players I know who like to chalk almost continously whilst watching you shoot, not just once immediatley after they've missed.

Howeve if you mean whilst the opponent is shooting then I am (as you well know) guilty of this and have no intention of changing. I'd rather chalk every shot than mis-cue once in a while due to lapses in chalking frequency. If it also happens to annoy my opponent it's one of those legal sharks they cannot do anything about. (Like a friend of mine who wears sandals that swish and flop as he walks around the table, the noise gets really annoying after a while!)
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What I mean is a person who shoots then takes the chalk starts chalking. Notices you looking at them then hands you the chalk, so you can chalk for your shot since it is your turn at the table. Then of course thay re-chalk again before there next shot.

Mack
 
Pet Peeves

Young drunk women standing close to the table raising
their voice loud about some relationship or b****ing out
some guy in her life just trying to get everyone to notice
her, aka lil attention junkies.
 
another

Hearing some low level player give some bullshit advice, to some one else.

When some "bar" player asked you to play 8 ball. You ask them what rulse "ball in hand" not even using the term APA or BCA.

Then they reply with "just regular straight pool rules" so you start racking up to play 14.1 and they have no idea WTF is going on. And some how your the dumb shit.

Mack
 
After whooping up on a banger, and having his friend tell me that I was lucky because every time a broke and ran out, they were all easy shots. And "did you see my buddy make those bank shots, and combos on the 9?" Whitey goes where I tell him to go!!
 
when i miss easy shots drives me mad, someone placing the chalk downwards that is a no no for me gets the table's dirty, other then that nothing drives me crazy except that deer i hit a few weeks ago man, they should start using crosswalks or something lol.
*My poor car.
 
This thread pops up every couple of months it seems. We pool players are a pissy bunch, ain't we? Who can blame us though when the stupid freakin balls won't do what they're supposed to, every single time.

The one that struck a nerve with me is putting people right next to each other when their are plenty of open tables. Every five minutes it seems you have to get out of your stance and wait to shoot because someone (and they're usually idiots who can't play or they would of picked a different table) is right behind you.

My new pet peeve is my pool hall seems to be missing a ball from every single rack so when you're playing you've got 13 centennials and 2 mystery balls that are different, and usually of crappy quality.
 
in no certain order


opponent taking phone calls or chatting with friends when its their turn to shoot.This is becomeing a real problem lately. Not just the phone issue, having conversations in the middle of a game is getting out of control

placing chalk upside down. Nothing like dirty rails to put my hands on or rub my clothes up against

table sharking - hanging out by your table after they shoot on theirs. Most social players do this notoriously. It seems I am always poking them with my cue saying "move it"

waitresses "tip hunting" and overhearing them complain about tips (I always tip and well, btw)

pool hall employees that let somebody play right next to your table when there is 25 empty tables. This really pisses me off. It never fails too. A group of 6 jack asses will choose the table next to mine and the employee will not direct them to a different table so I will have to move. This is a big issue in most pool rooms and its nice to see management that recognizes it

The guy/gal who has an excuse for every missed shot and swears they are real good but will never "play me some"

League nights - Getting kicked off my table so the league can have it

Old, nasty, disgusting, worn out cubes of chalk. I always bring my own healthy piece

handicapped tournaments or getting kicked out of a tourny half way through for shooting "good"

9 ball riders. You know, the guy who rides EVERY money ball EVERY time and manages to win against people who would destroy him in a non slop game

IPT bashers :)

Girlfriends showing up and their BF (my opponent) asking me if I mind her getting in on some game!!!! Since I am a nice guy, I always say yes with a smile but, I want a chalange, a good game. Not a "night out"

That should be a good start :)
 
BAZARUS said:
...country music...I can't stand this crap...
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Me too.....it's like poison to my ears....

the only thing that sharks me is when someone smoking exhausts their fumes over the table....:mad:
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stolz2 said:
The opponent, that chalks his cue after each shot.

Mack
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That would be me:) Not after every single shot but pretty close, my father taught me this when I was younger and it's a habit that refuses to go.
 
Originally Posted by stolz2
The opponent, that chalks his cue after each shot.

Mack

I chalk after every shot...that's stupid to say that it bugs you....
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CaptiveBred said:
in no certain order


opponent taking phone calls or chatting with friends when its their turn to shoot.This is becomeing a real problem lately. Not just the phone issue, having conversations in the middle of a game is getting out of control

placing chalk upside down. Nothing like dirty rails to put my hands on or rub my clothes up against

table sharking - hanging out by your table after they shoot on theirs. Most social players do this notoriously. It seems I am always poking them with my cue saying "move it"

waitresses "tip hunting" and overhearing them complain about tips (I always tip and well, btw)

pool hall employees that let somebody play right next to your table when there is 25 empty tables. This really pisses me off. It never fails too. A group of 6 jack asses will choose the table next to mine and the employee will not direct them to a different table so I will have to move. This is a big issue in most pool rooms and its nice to see management that recognizes it

The guy/gal who has an excuse for every missed shot and swears they are real good but will never "play me some"

League nights - Getting kicked off my table so the league can have it

Old, nasty, disgusting, worn out cubes of chalk. I always bring my own healthy piece

handicapped tournaments or getting kicked out of a tourny half way through for shooting "good"

9 ball riders. You know, the guy who rides EVERY money ball EVERY time and manages to win against people who would destroy him in a non slop game

IPT bashers :)

Girlfriends showing up and their BF (my opponent) asking me if I mind her getting in on some game!!!! Since I am a nice guy, I always say yes with a smile but, I want a chalange, a good game. Not a "night out"

That should be a good start :)
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You need a home table :D , I have one for sale.
 
BAZARUS said:
You need a home table :D , I have one for sale.
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Got one already. It should be playable tonight or tomorrow :) I just put the new cushions on yesterday and all I need to do is cover the table. I'll do that today/tonight. Been without a home table since I moved 2 months ago. It is killing me lol

I have had a home table, with little down time, for about 10 years. I still go to pool rooms to compete, match up, or just observe (while practicing) the regulars to see how their games are coming along. I play friends at pool rooms too. The ol lady does not like me bringing over pool players. She hates pool, it is the worst thing to ever happen to her life ;) I think she would rather I had girlfriend instead of an obsession with pocket billiards lol


Lets add smoking to the list of things that bother me.
 
When some young kids come in and even if 2 tables away they stand around with their friends with a pack of cigarettes in one hand and smacking the pack against their other hand....and/or they light up a cigarette and leave it in the ash tray to let everybody else smell the secondary smoke..:mad: :mad: :mad:
 
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I hate old worn out pieces of chalk. I also hate hearing people who suck give advice like they are a touring pro. And people who delibertly shark by placing chalk by your the pocket you are shooting at. Tonight I was playing a guy and he did this too me. I raised up from my shot and grabbed the piece of chalk and used it and set it aside on another table that was not in use. I then got back down and he did it again. So I stood back up and asked "how many pieces do you have" and with a innocent look he said sorry. I then drilled the 9 ball and won the set.
 
5ballcharlie said:
I hate old worn out pieces of chalk. I also hate hearing people who suck give advice like they are a touring pro. And people who delibertly shark by placing chalk by your the pocket you are shooting at. Tonight I was playing a guy and he did this too me. I raised up from my shot and grabbed the piece of chalk and used it and set it aside on another table that was not in use. I then got back down and he did it again. So I stood back up and asked "how many pieces do you have" and with a innocent look he said sorry. I then drilled the 9 ball and won the set.
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This is when i declare the three feet from the table rule lol. I know what you mean what i do is to irritate them i stay down on my shot forever even if it is a straight in shot and a foot apart. Nyce to hear you won the set wish'd i could have seen it.
 
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