well this will probably start a 40 page thread but oh well.
i was talking to friend today how we need to make pool exciting etc.
thing is pool is inherently unexciting unless you play it etc.
as some of you know i now am into dirt bikes and street bikes.
i would venture to guess there are as many people who play pool as ride dirt bikes maybe way more.
i just bought a drz400e plated dirtbike today for 2200.guess what now im gonna put skid plate,aftermarket bars,oil,filter,mcct,case savers,radiator guards,antifreeze,
grips,battery tender,i could go on and on.
my point is when you love dirtbiking you go into motorcycle shop and the new ktm bikes are 9000 .
thats how the dirtbike companies can sponsor and pay the pro riders because when your a dirtbike nut like me your going to spend 3-9 thousand on one or more bikes .
if your a pool nut you can buy a cue for 95 bucks join a league and maybe once a year get a new tip.
i know i know there are many in pool who spend more than that but trust me the average motorcycle enthusiasts spend way more on average which is how the money trickes down from the bike companies to the pros.
im not saying the pool crowd is broke or cheap im just saying if you love pool you buy a predator for 500 ,if you love dirtbikes you buy a 9800 dollar ktm,then each year you spend 1000 on maintenance on the bike.
the cue will last forever and might need a tip.
trust me the pool crowd follows the game just as much as the bike crowd but the bike crowd is forced to pay more money to play the game which is how the motorcycle pros get rich.
people always say nobody watches pool its boring etc.
the same amount watch pool as dirtbike racing but the average dirtbike nut spends way way way more because he has too.
they dont sit around dirtbike racing saying . its not exciting and nobody watches.they say we just need the 100,000 that watch to go out and buy a 5000 dollar bike every 3 years .
in pool even if everybody that played pool bought a 200 dollar cue it wouldnt change much because the cue lasts 20 years. the bike lasts1- 5 years and cost 50 times as much.
i would rather watch the dirtbike pros race then watch the masters golf in person but to somebody else dirtbikes are boring.
everybody has some hobby they are in love with ,mines bikes and it costs big money to play.
if someone loves pool it costs nothing to play and thats one of the many reasons pool companies dont sponsor players.
there are many other sports that are the same like golf,every year its a new 500 dollar driver or 55 dollar box of balls that barely last18 holes.
anyway believe me if a brand new dirtbike cost 300 bucks and lasted 15 years and never needed parts honda could not and would not pay chad reed millions to wear honda clothes and ride a honda bike.
i was talking to friend today how we need to make pool exciting etc.
thing is pool is inherently unexciting unless you play it etc.
as some of you know i now am into dirt bikes and street bikes.
i would venture to guess there are as many people who play pool as ride dirt bikes maybe way more.
i just bought a drz400e plated dirtbike today for 2200.guess what now im gonna put skid plate,aftermarket bars,oil,filter,mcct,case savers,radiator guards,antifreeze,
grips,battery tender,i could go on and on.
my point is when you love dirtbiking you go into motorcycle shop and the new ktm bikes are 9000 .
thats how the dirtbike companies can sponsor and pay the pro riders because when your a dirtbike nut like me your going to spend 3-9 thousand on one or more bikes .
if your a pool nut you can buy a cue for 95 bucks join a league and maybe once a year get a new tip.
i know i know there are many in pool who spend more than that but trust me the average motorcycle enthusiasts spend way more on average which is how the money trickes down from the bike companies to the pros.
im not saying the pool crowd is broke or cheap im just saying if you love pool you buy a predator for 500 ,if you love dirtbikes you buy a 9800 dollar ktm,then each year you spend 1000 on maintenance on the bike.
the cue will last forever and might need a tip.
trust me the pool crowd follows the game just as much as the bike crowd but the bike crowd is forced to pay more money to play the game which is how the motorcycle pros get rich.
people always say nobody watches pool its boring etc.
the same amount watch pool as dirtbike racing but the average dirtbike nut spends way way way more because he has too.
they dont sit around dirtbike racing saying . its not exciting and nobody watches.they say we just need the 100,000 that watch to go out and buy a 5000 dollar bike every 3 years .
in pool even if everybody that played pool bought a 200 dollar cue it wouldnt change much because the cue lasts 20 years. the bike lasts1- 5 years and cost 50 times as much.
i would rather watch the dirtbike pros race then watch the masters golf in person but to somebody else dirtbikes are boring.
everybody has some hobby they are in love with ,mines bikes and it costs big money to play.
if someone loves pool it costs nothing to play and thats one of the many reasons pool companies dont sponsor players.
there are many other sports that are the same like golf,every year its a new 500 dollar driver or 55 dollar box of balls that barely last18 holes.
anyway believe me if a brand new dirtbike cost 300 bucks and lasted 15 years and never needed parts honda could not and would not pay chad reed millions to wear honda clothes and ride a honda bike.
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