What's the deal with pool players? A sport for angry and shitty people it seems

I think pool is just really good at revealing ones character. And there are a lot of shitty people out there...

Playing someone in a serious game you really learn a lot about the guy if you pay attention.


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I was brought up with the emotion was no emotion, in any sport.

Drives your opponent mad, when you react the same no matter the outcome.

For those of you young enough, I tried to model my behavior to emulate Jack Nicklaus.

Some people are born differently, and some are jerks.

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I've always been partial to shitty people. They're way more fun than non-shitty people.
For years I wandered aimlessly, searching for shitty people to associate with. I looked everywhere, but all I found were non-shitty people. I was desperate.
Then one glorious day, out of the blue, I stumbled into a pool hall where low and behold, as far as the eye could see, were shitty people. Tall ones, short ones, fat ones, skinny ones, hot ones, ugly ones, drunk ones, drugged ones, happy ones, and sad ones. A plethora of shitty people.
Well, it's been a long time since I first walked into that shitty world of shitty people, but since then I've never looked back. Give me a shitty person any day of the week.
Now, pissy people? I'll have no truck with them. :)
 
JoeyA said:
Well Sam,
It looks like you have found your "out" for not becoming a pro player. It is a difficult road for sure.

What you're saying about people involved in pool is not that unusual but if you're looking for an excuse to not follow through on the Pro Route, you don't need one.

Best to you and yours,

JoeyA
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not to rain on the parade but when someone has played for 3 months it is way premature to have goal of being a "pro" anyways :cool:
 
Prince H said:
I think one of the main reasons is that pool is a notoriously singular and fairly selfish game. Think about it like this: At the highest level, the goal is to never let your opponent get to the table unless you have to. This means that the ideal match for any player would be one where the opponent never gets to the table AT ALL; you run out the entire set. So basically, if I come up to you and say "Hey! Let’s go play pool together!" I am REALLY saying "Hey! Let's go play pool together, but I don't want you to actually play...what I really want is for you to watch me run out all day long." I think that the people who are attracted to this kind of game need to have a certain type of brain in order to be willing to deliver (or endure) the kind of match where one player never gets to participate. A game where the ultimate goal is to be the only person playing is bound to attract the type of person who is willing to throw cues and cause tantrums. I also believe this is one of the many barriers to entry for new players; the threat of not being able to participate through no fault of their own besides a bad lag or coin flip.

I have been struggling to think of another game where it is possible that one player simply won't get to participate. Obviously this assumes we are playing winner breaks, which most people do. Can anyone think of another game that is like this?
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I played one, three and four wall handball tournaments for years. Unlike tennis you do not frequently alternate serves. In one wall handball you could serve 21 aces in a row...very rare, but that is one way to do it. Harder in three and four wall but possible. Racquetball also.
 
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OK.
It's official.
Sam Lambert is a troll extraordinaire.

You know he's kicking back with popcorn waiting for this thread to blow up too.
LOL:D
 
That may be true (that it is premature to have a goal this early on) but it is interesting to see a young man make such a bold statement at this early start. I kind of admire the naivete as much as I do the courage to state such on a thing on a forum of this type for all to see.

JoeyA


poolplaya1976 said:
not to rain on the parade but when

someone has played for 3 months it is way premature to have goal of being a "pro" anyways :cool:
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Basically Sam, it's like this: If you run into an asshole once in a while playing pool, you just ran into an asshole. If you keep running into assholes playing pool...then you're the asshole.

:D

Might want to examine your attitude and approach and see if something you're doing is putting people off.
 
How can you form any opinion based on "only playing for 3 months"?? You haven't been around Pool long enough, assuming that it's "only been 3 months".


Eric

SamLambert said:
There is definitely something going on with pool players.

Everyone just seem to always be so angry when they are missing a shot or having a bad game. You don't see tennis players throwing their tennis racquet or golf club (well, for that one, at least less often!) or break their hockey stick everytime they miss a shot!

It does happen, yes, but it happens so often with pool players, I am a bit in disbelief. I have only been playing for 3 months and I already saw 2 people break their cue and about 5-7 being thrown on the table/ground. I've seen my share of people hitting forcefully the cueball or the 9 with their hand after missing the shot to win the rack. I've even seen someone do a push at break speed! It hit the 9, it flew off table and hit a player on another table! Needless to say the guy was out of the tournament.

And now, I keep seeing these threads on here about people being ripped off by cuemakers and what not.

What's the deal? Why does pool seem to attract all the shitty people?
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SUPERSTAR said:
OK.
It's official.
Sam Lambert is a troll extraordinaire.

You know he's kicking back with popcorn waiting for this thread to blow up too.
LOL:D
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Yep. Only question left is what former banned member is he, or current member with a double alias.
 
I've never seen a person break a pool cue in person in my entire life. I've heard about it once though and that was in the 80's. Sure, I've seen people upset. Hell, I've been upset! You're in the wrong room, I think...
 
CMarshall said:
I've never seen a person break a pool cue in person in my entire life. I've heard about it once though and that was in the 80's. Sure, I've seen people upset. Hell, I've been upset! You're in the wrong room, I think...
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I certainly have. They broke a $2000 cue over a $500 set. I've seen a house cue broke over a guys head too. A kid about 13 or 14 did that to a guy who was in his 20's after he stiffed him. Dropped the guy like a sack of potatoes and permanently damaged his ear. Those are just two instances I can remember vividly.
 
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SamLambert said:
There is definitely something going on with pool players.

Everyone just seem to always be so angry when they are missing a shot or having a bad game. You don't see tennis players throwing their tennis racquet or golf club (well, for that one, at least less often!) or break their hockey stick everytime they miss a shot!

It does happen, yes, but it happens so often with pool players, I am a bit in disbelief. I have only been playing for 3 months and I already saw 2 people break their cue and about 5-7 being thrown on the table/ground. I've seen my share of people hitting forcefully the cueball or the 9 with their hand after missing the shot to win the rack. I've even seen someone do a push at break speed! It hit the 9, it flew off table and hit a player on another table! Needless to say the guy was out of the tournament.

And now, I keep seeing these threads on here about people being ripped off by cuemakers and what not.

What's the deal? Why does pool seem to attract all the shitty people?
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The league that I play in won't tolerate that type of player. The same can be said for the tournaments that I have played in. I think a lot of bad behavior is because league owners, tournament directors or establishment managers allow it to happen. I rarely go to a bar tournament anymore because of some of the non league players that play in them.

The league (APA) and establishment (Trick Shots - Orlando) that my wife and I play in have a very good group of players who play with a good sportsmanship attitude.There are a few that could be considered jerks, they are the exception and not the rule.

I play for the recreational and social aspect of the game. All the members of my team are our friends and we socialize outside of the league. Pool is our hobby and we all have pool tables and pool parties in our homes on occasion. If I visit a place that has a poorly managed crowd, I will not go back to it.

Bottom line, if bad behavior is a pattern where you play, I would find another place.
 
CMarshall said:
I've never seen a person break a pool cue in person in my entire life. I've heard about it once though and that was in the 80's. Sure, I've seen people upset. Hell, I've been upset! You're in the wrong room, I think...
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Gamble much? lol

Ive seen it all. Ive never launched one, but Ive dropped it on the table a couple times. Pretty mild really.

I watched a guy lose 3 sets, take his Omega/DPK and break it in half TWICE ( now in 4 pieces). Then run to his case and pull out an old Joss and snap it in half, so he couldnt play anymore...
 
Dognit said:
Gamble much? lol

Ive seen it all. Ive never launched one, but Ive dropped it on the table a couple times. Pretty mild really.

I watched a guy lose 3 sets, take his Omega/DPK and break it in half TWICE ( now in 4 pieces). Then run to his case and pull out an old Joss and snap it in half, so he couldnt play anymore...
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Ha! I did that once in my younger teenage days. Broke the cue after the set was over, then went to my locker in the pool room, pulled out my backup cue, and broke that one too. LOL. Boy, how things change when you grow up a bit:)
 
Pool players are special and much different from any other breed.If pool players were horses they would be mustangs:):):):eek::):):)Except for a few who woul be turtles:sorry:
 
iusedtoberich said:
Ha! I did that once in my younger teenage days. Broke the cue after the set was over, then went to my locker in the pool room, pulled out my backup cue, and broke that one too. LOL. Boy, how things change when you grow up a bit:)
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He wasn't even out of money yet. I failed to see the problem. :grin:
 
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