The nice "bad line caller"

[am1899]

Can you be reasoned with? Do you relent when your opponent questions your call?

Do you imagine your opponent considers themselves a very unfair line caller?

Everyone on this thread has basically said the same thing. "I'm always right. I'm always fair. My opponent is always wrong and always hooks me". Can't imagine why you have problems. If everyone just accepted your perfection and the fact that they are low down no good cheaters, the world would be a much better place I think.

But of course, even that's not true. Even if everyone agreed with every one of your calls with no hint of questioning them and made perfect calls on their side you'd still complain. Even if everyone overturned their calls to agree with your perceptions every single time (even if your perceptions are wrong), you'd still complain that they didn't just see the world exactly as you see it every single time. Even if they change their calls to match your perception, you'd be angry that you had to tell them to.

And the kicker is, you don't think you're being unreasonable at all. You being right all the time is just the way the world is. If only everyone else could see that.

Kudos to you for calling her out. Hopefully she will see the light and change course.

IME unfortunately most people who cheat as such will not relent and can’t be reasoned with.

I used to go through all the, “are you sure” gyrations. And rarely did it have any positive effect. If anything, I just became increasingly pissed off while my opponent(s) continued lying to my face and stealing points with impunity.

Now, I consider myself a very fair line caller. I don’t call a ball out unless I’m sure. But, if I’m sure I’m getting hooked by my opponent, I don’t bother with all the verbal stuff anymore. I just cut right to the chase and retaliate, taking a subsequent point. (Save your lectures, I know it’s not right, against the code, etc.). IME it’s the only thing that shakes them up and lets them know that continuing efforts to cheat will be futile.

That said, I won’t retaliate in a social match. If a bad call comes, I smile or shrug and move on. (I do get why you called her out though under these circumstances…and I think it was the right thing to do).

 

[Airspun]

this is how you solve all close line calls:

"Out but a lot closer than a thought!"