Jeff sparks
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Well, I'm sure this topic has been discussed and cussed to no end on this and other forums in the past, but I'd like to know if there is a solution to the inadvertent amount of time that's allowed to a player in the game of one pocket?
I have to say that upon occasion, I do take over a minute to finalize my shot selection, but it's rare when I do, it's gotta be a tough situation before I take that long to select a shot & shoot.
Are there no rules governing the amount of time one can use to select and shoot a shot?
I'm not at all advocating or campaigning for a shot clock, but it seems to me that certain people who play the game have no regard for the other player, they seem to be oblivious to the fact that they use an extreme amount of time to decide and shoot every single shot.
Other than refusing to play, or quitting, is there a gentlemanly way to ask the player to speed up without offending him? Am I alone in this camp, am I out of line with this thinking, how do faster players handle playing with extremely slow players? Just don't play them?
I'm not trying to offend anyone's style of play, but IMO the game should be enjoyable for both people to play, and there should be a rule governing slow play. It's not allowed in golf, either in a tournament, or on a public course. On the pro circuit, it's a penalty after a warning, and on a public course the Marshall will ask you to speed up your play.
It akin to playing in lower stakes poker games where the players are kids for the most part who have played internet poker and watched countless hours of WSOP footage, they pattern their style of play after their heros in the WSOP, they study, study, study, think tank, think tank, look at their opponent, study, study, then fold! EVERY TIME! It's like they are on TV the way they take so much time to act on a hand that is an automatic fold.
I've watched countless hours of the best one pocket players in world over the last few months, trying to learn at a fast pace, some are so slow to select a shot I actually have to rewind the tape when I wake up! Alex & Cory are in one camp, while Frost & Chohan are in another, I'll let you guess which is which.
Point being, the game should be fun to play for everyone, and the way the rules are now, it's not! There should be a ruling made by a governing body and it should be fair to everyone. IMO it would make the game a whole lot more enjoyable to play, for everyone.
I know, never happen, Right?
I have to say that upon occasion, I do take over a minute to finalize my shot selection, but it's rare when I do, it's gotta be a tough situation before I take that long to select a shot & shoot.
Are there no rules governing the amount of time one can use to select and shoot a shot?
I'm not at all advocating or campaigning for a shot clock, but it seems to me that certain people who play the game have no regard for the other player, they seem to be oblivious to the fact that they use an extreme amount of time to decide and shoot every single shot.
Other than refusing to play, or quitting, is there a gentlemanly way to ask the player to speed up without offending him? Am I alone in this camp, am I out of line with this thinking, how do faster players handle playing with extremely slow players? Just don't play them?
I'm not trying to offend anyone's style of play, but IMO the game should be enjoyable for both people to play, and there should be a rule governing slow play. It's not allowed in golf, either in a tournament, or on a public course. On the pro circuit, it's a penalty after a warning, and on a public course the Marshall will ask you to speed up your play.
It akin to playing in lower stakes poker games where the players are kids for the most part who have played internet poker and watched countless hours of WSOP footage, they pattern their style of play after their heros in the WSOP, they study, study, study, think tank, think tank, look at their opponent, study, study, then fold! EVERY TIME! It's like they are on TV the way they take so much time to act on a hand that is an automatic fold.
I've watched countless hours of the best one pocket players in world over the last few months, trying to learn at a fast pace, some are so slow to select a shot I actually have to rewind the tape when I wake up! Alex & Cory are in one camp, while Frost & Chohan are in another, I'll let you guess which is which.
Point being, the game should be fun to play for everyone, and the way the rules are now, it's not! There should be a ruling made by a governing body and it should be fair to everyone. IMO it would make the game a whole lot more enjoyable to play, for everyone.
I know, never happen, Right?