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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Road Player as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
A road player is a billiard player who earns money through hustling while traveling. As referenced in wikipedia, Keith McCready is known as the most notorious real world road player hustlers.
You want to be a road player? They are all cowards. They scam local players, and don't have the balls to stick around.
The road player definition was entered on 1/13/2008 5:51:08 PM and was updated on 1/13/2008 5:51:08 PM. It is a cue sport term that is related to gambling and betting. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: road agent, road warrior for more on the meaning of road player.
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A Roadplayer is a person of real talent & showmanship when it comes to the game of pool. They have learned to entertain their opponent with their knowledge and skill. They give their opponent many opportunities to win while teaching them just how great a game pool is. It's NOT a hustle or scam when it's done right. The person they played has truly been given a show. It makes them a better cueist when they having played a real roadplayer. Rob "Roadplayer" Wolfe
Hi Rob, thanks for the addition to this billiard definition. I agree with what you wrote; do you have any examples, or references to support your definition? For example, can you provide a real-life example, or reference to a written example where a "road player" - "gave their opponent many opportunities to win while teaching them just how great a game of pool is"? Do you mean "its not PERCEIVED as a hustle or a scam when its done right? If a player wanted to "spend money" to get better, wouldn't they hire an instructor.
I'm 50 now and have been playng since I was 13. I started playing for money when I was 17 at the University of Colorado in Boulder. I played in Denver for four years out of the Family Fun Center. I theb went to Wichita and saw a ton of road agents at Burke's Steakhouse. I then moved back east and did the A/C route along with Fusco's in Philly, etc. I entertain my opponents with my play. Leave them so it teaches them. Give them advice along the way, etc. Just barely winning sometimes makes them think "This guy is lucky, if I just played a little better, I could beat them." Instructors are great, I took some lessons from Ray Martin and it was great. Real life lessons are not taught by instructors. I spent over 30 years in the bars playing. I got real good at reading people. Nobody wants "holes drilled in their head" It's not fun and I've learned the hard way = guns, ball bats, knives, etc. I once got two broken ribs for a one dollar game. Most of the road agents I have come across have little or no "style". All they leave their opponent is broke and pissed off. I like to play the mouthy guys who think they are all that.
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