Zerksies said:

The biggest misconception with fargo and these lower levels. Is they think that playing pool has a big deal with this. But really the biggest gain of skill is "knowledge" is studying pool reading books etc.

A guy can wack balls all day and not get much better. Some book knowledge of why you do something and why you choose this route over this other one goes hand in hand.

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A balance of books and practice and competition on the fields of friendly strife is my recipe.
Of course books should be Study including books.
I studied the top players at every opportunity. Dan Louie was the Northwet Champion that I paid real close attention when he was playing.
I did get to study Efren on his first visit way back in , uh was it 84 or 85?
My practice was similar to the practice regimen I learned playing baseball and football. Different routines depending on the conditions. My preparation was a big factor in good performance in big events.
NO Gambling the last week before a big event was one rule. Getting there early enough to get an hour on the equipment was another.
My Fargo number reflects my performance when walking in cold to small tournaments with untested equipment and conditions.

Zerksies said:

The biggest misconception with fargo and these lower levels. Is they think that playing pool has a big deal with this. But really the biggest gain of skill is "knowledge" is studying pool reading books etc.

A guy can wack balls all day and not get much better. Some book knowledge of why you do something and why you choose this route over this other one goes hand in hand.

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A balance of books and practice and competition on the fields of friendly strife is my recipe.
Of course books should be Study including books.
I studied the top players at every opportunity. Dan Louie was the Northwet Champion that I paid real close attention when he was playing.
I did get to study Efren on his first visit way back in , uh was it 84 or 85?
My practice was similar to the practice regimen I learned playing baseball and football. Different routines depending on the conditions. My preparation was a big factor in good performance in big events.
NO Gambling the last week before a big event was one rule. Getting there early enough to get an hour on the equipment was another.
My Fargo number reflects my performance when walking in cold to small tournaments with untested equipment and conditions.

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Zerksies said:

The biggest misconception with fargo and these lower levels. Is they think that playing pool has a big deal with this. But really the biggest gain of skill is "knowledge" is studying pool reading books etc.

A guy can wack balls all day and not get much better. Some book knowledge of why you do something and why you choose this route over this other one goes hand in hand.

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I didn't get too interested in "knowledge" until my physical skills started diminishing. Wish I knew what I know now back when I could shoot straight.

gregcantrall said:

2012 and 2015 were the years I won the well here's the thousand words pictures. WinkView attachment 914117
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Then 4th in the A devision got me graduating to Masters devision. My Fargo never exceeded 630.

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7th-8th is the highest I ever finished in the Masters before Fargo. Got first place in Elite scotch 8 ball a couple years ago with my friend Russell Cearly from Eugene. Was a pretty good payday I think we went for a buck in the player auction and it was $3k along with around $4k for first place. Sadly I had to give Russ half and we had to split the Calcutta with Tony Bloom who bought us. As usual headed home brokish from LC.

Coos Cues said:

I have faced Kenny multiple times. Tough action. Don't let his wife sleeping in her chair fool you!

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Okay! So my only victory in the Masters 8 ball (in a significantly long race) was playing Kenny. So how does That translate to a number? I don't even recall what His number was at that time. He had just joined the Masters as they couldn't get a field for The Grand Master devision that he had populated for years.

2012 and 2015 were the years I won the well here's the thousand words pictures. Wink


Then 4th in the A devision got me graduating to Masters devision. My Fargo never exceeded 630.

gregcantrall said:

got me thinking now. Back in the day I was playing in the Seattle Tacoma area. The east side of Seattle, Bellevue was a base for a couple of years. The White Spot er uh Right Spot in Fife was when I encountered Oregon players. Tacoma is where I started playing.
Kenny Dodd is of course my first Oregon player to pop up in my brain.

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I have faced Kenny multiple times. Tough action. Don't let his wife sleeping in her chair fool you!