Questions on getting Respect / Fear at a table

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Hi guys, I'm searching for some thoughts on how to establish a solid table image, mainly in a single table tournament setting.

I've seen some people get in there and start firing chips at the pot right away. Some of these cats show down junk early on but establish that they'll play any two cards, and when they get lucky on a draw then they have chips to push the table around.

On the flip side, I've seen conservative players play little pots and come in hard when they are actually playing a pot. Of course, when the two personalities clash, a lot depends on the players.

Obviously there are many different variations in style, and I've been working on the conservative approach as of late, showing down only good hands and committing myself to a pot very strongly, with solid raising and re-raising.

I seem to run into a lot of King-Rag or Ace-Rag that calls me down and somehow catches something on the turn or river to take it. Obviously times where I'm covered (they can afford it and are just playing reckless) or when it looks like a desperation situation, I could understand someone trying to knock me out. But, I feel that I've projected the image of only playing some good solid poker and showing down only good hands. Yet I still get looked up and get outdrawn....

Is there a better approach to establishing a better image? At the rate that the blinds move on PP single table tourneys, I find myself opening up my game at good times and having it work a lot, but sometimes a loose cannon throws my gameplan off. I've run into situations like this at 10+1, 20+2, 30+3 and 50+5 single table tourneys. Apologies for not having hand examples, but I'm more concerned with table image and trying to build up some credibility. I definitley switch my game up and understand it's a case-by-case basis (depending on the hand, and who's at the table). Any pointers on this subject would be appreciated, thanks guys!