Winning trophies,,,,, your opinion

[TheBook]

My father-in-law has a ring from the ABC for the one 300 game he threw. In football they have Super Bowl rings. I think it would be cool if they had a measure of a perfect game or match in pool like the 300 in bowling. Maybe the BCA could give a 1000 ring to any pro that shoots an Accustats 1000. My father-in-law is not even the best bowler in his family, his brother has bowled 3 perfect games. I think, excellence should be acknowledged in such a way.

Tracy

I was in a pool league and this player was wearing a 300 ring. I said that I was not aware of him being a bowler. He said he wasn't and won the ring in a pool game. Another player laughed and said after the first one the rest don't mean as much. He is a semi pro bowler and has 17 - 300 games. He said he has given a lot away to family members.

I asked this same question in Keith's section.

 

[deadstroke32]

I remember winning a womens tournament in pennsylvania,and getting third in the doubles.The trophies were huge! I had to unscrew it in like five different places to ship them back home.They took up the whole back seat! I never got rid of any trophy,they each mean something different to me.

I'll love to get them both Cash and the trophies..

 

[blah blah]

merging the ideas

ok, i hear you guys: trophies are good for memories but they take up space, need to be taken apart, shipped home, and can't be spent in time of need.

How about instead of a trophy, a 1 oz silver coin with the name of the tourney and the poolroom etc, picture of the place, whatever. For the name and title, you ever see a french 10 franc coin? It's got a "gold" ring around the outside: the winner's name could be printed on there around the silver disk.

Now the trophy can be kept in the pocket to show to anyone at any time, can be shown off when flipping for the break in future matches (intimidation!), can be collected like other coins, and worst case, can be sold for its weight in silver when super hard times come around.

Another similar idea would be rings- like superbowl rings or college class rings. totally collectible and portable, but now you have to worry about sizing.

 

[Snapshot9]

I like your idea ...

ok, i hear you guys: trophies are good for memories but they take up space, need to be taken apart, shipped home, and can't be spent in time of need.

How about instead of a trophy, a 1 oz silver coin with the name of the tourney and the poolroom etc, picture of the place, whatever. For the name and title, you ever see a french 10 franc coin? It's got a "gold" ring around the outside: the winner's name could be printed on there around the silver disk.

Now the trophy can be kept in the pocket to show to anyone at any time, can be shown off when flipping for the break in future matches (intimidation!), can be collected like other coins, and worst case, can be sold for its weight in silver when super hard times come around.

Another similar idea would be rings- like superbowl rings or college class rings. totally collectible and portable, but now you have to worry about sizing.

I like your coin idea, years ago at the VNEA in Vegas, each participant was given a coin with year, location, and the tournament information on it. I always like it, and besides, you can put about 20 coins in a plaque display without much space, and just use the one you like that month for flipping.

Local type tournaments here have gone to plaques for 1st with a team
or players picture on it, besides the cash awarded.

Don't care for the rings idea. I don't wear jewelry because it bothers me
shooting Pool .... lol (also made all of my wives mad too - wedding band
and all).

Trophies from Major tournaments, pro tournaments, are okay IMO. League
type trophies are clutter. The only one I really was proud of was MVP
in an advanced 9 ball league.

How about a silver or gold nameplate with players name and tournament
name and location that can be put onto a player's cue case? Or a gold
or silver necklace with a cue or rack of balls, or their Pool nickname on it?
Or golden cues that can be attached to the ends of shoestrings? Or
gold crossed cues that can attach to a ballcap? Or a good Pool coat?
Room owners need to think 'outside the box' a little.

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

I am still voting for Cash, or Prices with Value. Cues, Tips, Cases, FREE BEER...

 

[wahcheck]

trophies

The trophies I got were appreciated at the time, but as people have said, they just collected dust after a while.....Instead of trashing them, I gave them to a tournament director to be re-cycled for some junior events....