So are you saying you think this is kind of like having to pay the IRS an enormous sum of income taxes?
JoeyA
Tryin' to stir the pot are ya? :wink:
Not gonna bite. You know what I mean!
Women in pool tournaments
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Tryin' to stir the pot are ya? :wink:
Not gonna bite. You know what I mean!
Should amateurs not be allowed to enter either? There are top amateurs who are capable of cashing in a pro event and then go and win an event that the pros can't play in.
Most of the women I've played looked like men :groucho:
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Shoebat
This turned into a long thread once before- took me awhile to find it: Cleavage!
Even after almost 2 years I'm happy with my first response:
Overheard conversation:
"Doesn't it bother you, the way men stare when you walk into a room?"
"Honey, what would bother me is if men DIDN'T stare when I walked in."
As a woman, I will agree that we women know exactly what we are doing in our presentation. We also make sure to let each other know just what we think about their decisions.
As for any moments of confusion or guilt: if she's making a stir, you're supposed to notice while not being a pig.
If she's a real poolplayer, dressed suggestively, it's twice as intentional and you should concentrate harder on the pool.
You're not hot? Was I that drunk during DCC?
Well a long time ago, BV (before Viagra) I had the "usual" man desires and it cost me more than a little on the felt.
I suspect most young men still fall for all that stuff. For proof, see the divorce stats. Most of them don't even get to keep their playing stick. Money!? What the hell is that?? Look at THAT puuurfect rack! (and we ain't talking Sardo here, neither).
So, the old timers used to use the change in their pockets, or screw their sticks together while the other guy was on the nine, or standing too close, or getting a sudden cough, or any number of tricks to shark you, the wimmen (not all, I do agree), have their moves down Pat. (uuh.....that was the name of my first wife, btw).
To this day, I can't play against a sexy woman for shit. They get the cheese every time. And you know what? They get to do it all night.............and I go home...satisfied.
I suspect most young men still fall for all that stuff. For proof, see the divorce stats. Most of them don't even get to keep their playing stick. Money!? What the hell is that?? Look at THAT puuurfect rack! (and we ain't talking Sardo here, neither).
So, the old timers used to use the change in their pockets, or screw their sticks together while the other guy was on the nine, or standing too close, or getting a sudden cough, or any number of tricks to shark you, the wimmen (not all, I do agree), have their moves down Pat. (uuh.....that was the name of my first wife, btw).
To this day, I can't play against a sexy woman for shit. They get the cheese every time. And you know what? They get to do it all night.............and I go home...satisfied.
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I dress nice normally but when I play pool I dress down no cleavage no leg basically no skin showing. I will be dressed normally I wear a great deal of dresses and skirts but I keep a change of clothes jeans and top in the car with my pool cues.
I do all this for one reason to not distract my opponent or to be accused of it. I want them to play there best game. Granted most players would not be distracted anyways. Also I think is tacky when girls try to use there looks to win games.
Just had to put my two cents in
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mary avina
I do all this for one reason to not distract my opponent or to be accused of it. I want them to play there best game. Granted most players would not be distracted anyways. Also I think is tacky when girls try to use there looks to win games.
Just had to put my two cents in
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mary avina
Without having read the rest of the thread,
In professional tournaments you can (and should) have dress code which requires appropriate attire that befits a professional. This is enforcable and not unreasonable.
However in amateur tournaments, unless you create a dress code for all players (male and female) you can't single out women who maybe more distracting than others as long as they do not infringe up decency laws.
At the end of the day we've all seen beautiful women before, most of us have spoken to them, so we should be able to keep our concentration on the task at hand right?
In professional tournaments you can (and should) have dress code which requires appropriate attire that befits a professional. This is enforcable and not unreasonable.
However in amateur tournaments, unless you create a dress code for all players (male and female) you can't single out women who maybe more distracting than others as long as they do not infringe up decency laws.
At the end of the day we've all seen beautiful women before, most of us have spoken to them, so we should be able to keep our concentration on the task at hand right?
:blush:
My reason for starting this thread was just to get a little fun discussion rolling along. I was especially hoping to hear the ladies give their opinions. We've had a few posts from the ladies. Wish there were more.
I know that there are some women who genuinely don't want to win because they're distracting their opponent and was kind of curious as to the responses the thread might receive.
Glad you came over to my perspective and that is that the women competitors should have a "professional" standard of dress as do
the men.
I continue to work on developing my powers of concentration and maybe one day, I won't even notice what the other person isn't wearing. :blush:
I was talking primarily about women in POOL TOURNAMENTS and not the pool room. I'm not talking about women attending pool events or coming to the pool room. Specifically, I was referring to how women dress for competing in pool tournaments.
Thanks for all of the frank comments. They are all appreciated.
JoeyA
My reason for starting this thread was just to get a little fun discussion rolling along. I was especially hoping to hear the ladies give their opinions. We've had a few posts from the ladies. Wish there were more.
I know that there are some women who genuinely don't want to win because they're distracting their opponent and was kind of curious as to the responses the thread might receive.
Glad you came over to my perspective and that is that the women competitors should have a "professional" standard of dress as do
the men.
I continue to work on developing my powers of concentration and maybe one day, I won't even notice what the other person isn't wearing. :blush:
I was talking primarily about women in POOL TOURNAMENTS and not the pool room. I'm not talking about women attending pool events or coming to the pool room. Specifically, I was referring to how women dress for competing in pool tournaments.
Thanks for all of the frank comments. They are all appreciated.
JoeyA