jasonlaus said:

Im lost, anybody with me

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Yup.

I read it 4 times and still don't understand...

qolbrand said:

i know!!! it’s a real bummer.

you might have missed the part where i talk about trying to slow down. I go back and forth.

My last practice sesh i was averaging 30 seconds a shot.

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I don't really agree with playing the game slowly for the sake of it. The most important thing is finding a nice rhytm.

qolbrand said:

i stare and i stare and i measure angles and tangent lines and set my cue on the rail and all that shit and then i miss the hanger.

by the way, 20-30 balls is a GREAT day for me i think i usually run like 6 or 10 probably.

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Making sure to leave insurance balls, using small, controlled cue ball movements and focusing on end patterns will get you way beyond where you are.

qolbrand said:

my first assessment was probably the correct one. i’m either too dumb or not patient enough to get good at this

and thats okay

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I don't think brains really comes into it much. It's just about a few basic principles, and once you incorporate them, the game becomes instinctive. If you can't play instinctively, you'll never get to the highest level. You'll wear yourself out from overthinking. If you spend a little time thinking about insurance balls and end patterns, you'll spot them without thought soon enough.

qolbrand said:

in the meantime, i intend to take the friendly advice from some of the folks in here who care and continue to apply it to my practice, hoping one day something clicks.

but if it doesnt, its just a ball rolly stick game and idgaf

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I wish you all the best with your 14.1 journey. It's a game which can be enjoyed at any level and which has stood the test of time. There is a drill called the "brainwash drill" but it has various other names, which consists of spreading out all the balls and trying to run them without the cue ball touching a rail. Jim Rempe recommended it. Maybe you'll like it. It helps the patterns stand out, I think.

maha said:

sadly those pool rooms are mostly gone replaced with league playing rooms or monthly paying players knocking around balls by themselves.

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Like I said, not the case here in SoCal. 4” pockets as far as the eye can see and rooms are packed

maha said:

i'm surprised more don't have special shoes to play pool with. its amazing that some still just wear what they came in with.

it doesn't take much time to change out your shoes, take out your extra shafts, and put together your break cue, and get your jump cue ready. and take out your special chalk, bring out your own cue ball, get out your moosehead bridge, and start your game.

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It's called a pregame ritual

Good grip, and you don't have to lean too far for that long shot.....BOOM 2 birds, one stone


EDIT: They are however a bitch to put on LOL

Ttt

Athletic shoes. Pool is a sport.

I generally prefer engineer boots when I play.

mikemosconi said:

For playing pool it is all about comfort inside the shoe and firm grip on the outside - that is it

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You make pool sound like coochie.

maha said:

i'm surprised more don't have special shoes to play pool with. its amazing that some still just wear what they came in with.

it doesn't take much time to change out your shoes, take out your extra shafts, and put together your break cue, and get your jump cue ready. and take out your special chalk, bring out your own cue ball, get out your moosehead bridge, and start your game.

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You forget your rack somewhere?