Billiards Halls – Top 5 Annoying Things When Playing in a Hall of Billiards
Article by Adam Gold
Man I can’t wait to have enough money to buy my own pool table! Why you ask? Simple. It’s hard to find good billiards halls these days. What’s wrong with them? Well I’m glad you asked!
#1 – Get out the way please!
This is probably the most annoying thing when playing in billiards halls. The owner puts the tables so closely together, that you can’t run a single game without bumping into a player or two from an adjacent table. So you either have to wait until your neighbor plays, or you have to rush into making your shot to clear the path for him. BLAH!
#2 – Waiter! Can I get some chalk to my table please?
Also very annoying. Many halls keep a very small supply of this blue chalk we all know and love, and the ones they do have in stock are often of low quality. That is just frustrating… How can you get any English (aka action/spin) on your ball like this? That’s right, you can’t!
#3 – It’s going… It’s going.. It’s… drifting?
Man… You know that feeling when you make a perfect high-sensitive shot, apply just about the right amount of strength to make the target ball slip into the pocket, only to watch it drift away from it’s course because the table is crooked? Well I do, and I really don’t love it when it happens… Do you?
#4 – Manager! Can I get a waiter here please?
This has nothing to do with the gaming aspect of billiards. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t like my throat to be left high and dry when I play. Am I right? Right. Which brings us to the next thing on our list.
#5 – Damn you cue stick, Stop slipping from my hand! Maybe if I wasn’t sweating so much…
I understand that the billiards halls owners turn the heat up because they want to maximize profits by encouraging us to buy drinks, but what’s the use? You can’t get any service anyhow! And really, I have nothing against making money, but toasting people for a living doesn’t sound like a legitimate business to me!
So am I alone in this?
What is your experience with your local billiards halls? Do you agree with what I’ve said? Or maybe you already own a private table. Either way, I would love it if you’ll share your thoughts and feelings with the rest of us.
Here’s to a better billiard playing experience!
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by admin on April 26th, 2011 Tags: Annoying, Billiards, Hall, Halls, Playing, things
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