Its that time again and I know the slow season will be here soon. What I don't understand is why the pool scene dies in the summer?? I've heard several reasons but mostly:
good weather and people would rather go outside and do other things.
-I know that many pool players out there are the recreational type and quite a few of them are golf players as well.
-I know that pool doesn't have quite the following as some other sports like basketball and football (which people play all year round. Even when its not the season, there's still a lot of people playing).
-I also know that pool's reputation isn't the best and most younger people out there have not been exposed to the world of billiards as much as they were to other sports when they were younger. A majority of parents discourage billiards in the lives of younger kids (due to drugs, gambling, violence, etc.)
Here's what I don't understand...
Why does the scene slow down a lot in the summer?? Its an indoor sport which can be played year round. If people are willing to build indoor basketball courts and stadiums then why isn't the pool community willing to stay inside a pool hall as much as they were in the winter? Summer is also when a lot of younger people have more free time than most of the year.
Take a look at bowling. Its an indoor sport and in many cases pool and bowling do go hand in hand. What I see is: bowling does pretty well all year round. The amount of recreational bowlers (from my observation) is pretty consistent from Jan. to Dec. Why not the same for pool?
Let's knock our heads around a little and try to cook up some suggestions on how we can revolutionize this whole sport and get more people involved. The more involvement, the more money that can be spent for the players and enthusiasts. Let me know you ideas!
good weather and people would rather go outside and do other things.
-I know that many pool players out there are the recreational type and quite a few of them are golf players as well.
-I know that pool doesn't have quite the following as some other sports like basketball and football (which people play all year round. Even when its not the season, there's still a lot of people playing).
-I also know that pool's reputation isn't the best and most younger people out there have not been exposed to the world of billiards as much as they were to other sports when they were younger. A majority of parents discourage billiards in the lives of younger kids (due to drugs, gambling, violence, etc.)
Here's what I don't understand...
Why does the scene slow down a lot in the summer?? Its an indoor sport which can be played year round. If people are willing to build indoor basketball courts and stadiums then why isn't the pool community willing to stay inside a pool hall as much as they were in the winter? Summer is also when a lot of younger people have more free time than most of the year.
Take a look at bowling. Its an indoor sport and in many cases pool and bowling do go hand in hand. What I see is: bowling does pretty well all year round. The amount of recreational bowlers (from my observation) is pretty consistent from Jan. to Dec. Why not the same for pool?
Let's knock our heads around a little and try to cook up some suggestions on how we can revolutionize this whole sport and get more people involved. The more involvement, the more money that can be spent for the players and enthusiasts. Let me know you ideas!
. Basketball virtually dies indoors in the summer (except for the WNBA, lol, what a bore). There is still a healthy amount of basketball played, but it's played on asphalt or concrete courts outdoors. When I used to play indoor soccer, the league turnout got prety dismal in the good weather. Some good weather sports go indoors in the winter, but their indoor equivalent really isn't the same sport. 
so what do you expect. 
I wish our pool hall had a nice a/c enviroment, it gets really hot and fingers gets sweaty eww I hate that feeling, because the owner is to cheap to run the a/c.
