Was pool better 50 years ago?

I would compare it to what is Basketball now than what it was from 40-50 years ago as far as analogy goes. Pool now is better because of availability/access to it, more tournaments, pay, training, rule change, equipment change, racking sytem/equipment. Skills, other than jump shots becoming more of a staple now to escape a safety, there isn't much that pool players that makes them skills-better than your old pool gods. so does it make the new guys really good and make the old gods look like amateurs? now this interesting podcast is one I defer to when asked that question, Login to view embedded media . discussion about it starts at 21:50 mark with both players giving their answers. now SVB was the top dog when this interview podcast happened.

Practice what I Preach

I had a flashback of that 1 missed shot that cost the player as I approached the match winning 8 ball playing a Grand Master.
My self to self uh called "time out". I got up off the straight in basic shot to taste my beer and apologized for the delay. My words were the same as Danny's to me after missing a simple match shot playing Earl the Pearl. 🤷‍♂️ "uh, I Just Got Nervous. " It can happen but it can be dealt with as well. I made mine using the.strong foundation and mechanics when my mind/body communications were uh getting garbled. 🤷‍♂️ 😉
It can happen. DMIT IT er uh admit it. Start over and make it.
I watched Cole decintigrate to the alcohol. His foundation and set had the ball being made if he were to pass out and leave it to gravity.

Practice what I Preach

Ah..
The Thrill of Victory
 and
The Agony of Defeat

Was the Wide World of Sports intro, back in the '60s.
I minimize the extreme of the agony by minimizing the extreme joy of victory.
Kinda making it less important than...uh just doing my best.
Never Give Up is my favorite t-shirt. It's illustration is the Frog in the beak of the stork with hands around the neck of the stork. 🤷‍♂️ It ain't over until he swallow.
One of my favorite come back stories was watching Dan Louie in the first of the double elimination finals and his opponent uh hit a grandstand shot on his game, set and match shot leading 6-0 going to 7. The nine was just a gew degrees off of straight, so he knocked the back off the pocket. Giving whitey just enough to drift and Drip into a pocket. Dan won the title......again 😉 🤷‍♂️
Be sure I studied at every opportunity when Dan was playing.

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