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Do you think Pool is Fun?

boogieman
cueball2010 said:
I think I have strong work ethics and determination. So when I win I feel pleasure. I practice to win, but I don't know if I find practice itself to be fun... I think I find practicing pool to be amusing or interesting like detective work. Like testing myself to keep trying to pocket as many balls as I can without missing, because I know that that will build consistency, and stamina. Is practice fun or work?

I am confident I can beat opponents 50-100 pts above my Fargo, for maybe 3 or 4 consecutive hours. Is this fun though? I feel like I am exerting a lot of effort, trying to keep my mind energetic and positive. But big money tournaments are never this short. After 7-8hrs, I'm lucky if I am still playing at my existing Fargo level. but if I can hold my self together for additional 3-4hrs I might just be able to take a big money finish spot. Is almost winning fun? I can tell you with great confidence I do know what satisfaction feels like to me, and I don't know if making it 8hrs out of a 12hr tournament is satisfying, but I know with great certainty that it is draining on the mind and body. Is a long and tiring day of pool fun?

So what exactly is this thing we call fun? What part of pool is actually fun for you?

I think of things that I can categorize as fun: riding a roller coaster, slow playing a pair of pocket aces while not drawing dead on the river, having a great conversation with someone who is excited to talk about the same things as you, getting drunk and not giving a fk about how you shoot.

I have a friend who said. "Pool is fun at the beginning. That is how you get sucked in. After that its nothing but battling stress to get better at the game". Problem is, is that I don't see how the game can remain fun if you never get better. Which brings me full circle back to the beginning of this post, because I doubt there are any members of this forum limiting their play to once every full moon that are experiencing fun. Maybe that is the issue... Once you develop pool passion you throw this thing called fun out the window.
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It's fun if you have masochist tendencies. 🤣 Or alternately if you like to practice competition or mastery of something. There's always something to learn and improve upon. It's like a puzzle and you don't even realize there are pieces missing til you find them under the table or in the box.

After my first 5 or so, tournaments they were no longer "fun," they are about cashing in the money. Even if you don't cash you can still take joy in a well played tournament. You can lose a tournament and literally make no mistakes if it's winner break. Lose a coin flip and you're toast. Now catching up with friends and such can be a fun aspect, and it can be fun to watch good players. But "fun," I'm not so sure.

Leagues can be fun. Playing sets with buddies for bragging rights or small money can be fun. Playing "single game record" where you all try to get the biggest win streak in a row can be fun.

A well ran tournament can be fun, but they are relatively rare.

In all honesty if you're not having fun, take a break for a couple weeks. You'll be interested again.
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24 years ago, a tumor was discovered behind my left eye. It was wrapped around the optic nerve. I had double vision one morning, but still went to work with my left eye closed. After about 30 minutes, I thought that this is stupid to try to work, I need to find out the why.

I had an X-ray, and was sent home. Then called back for a CT scan and sent home. Then called back for an MRI. I again went home (2 miles) and was called back to be admitted to the hospital four four nights. I wore an eye patch for about three weeks, and did not need it anymore, because my brain blocked out the center of my vision on the left eye. I still have double vision, but not really experiencing it because of the blacked out center. I am surprised this didn't happen to the OP. I had heard a story about a guy who wore goggles that inverted everything 180 degrees. After 2 or 3 weeks, his brain flipped the image for him. After reverting back to his regular glasses for a few weeks, he was seeing normal. Two doctors confirmed that this is legit.

I can't catch anything, but can still shoot pretty good. I am amazed that I can still hit the thin cut shots. Sometimes, I close my left eye.

I tried wearing a patch, and converted clip-on sunglasses by cutting it in the center and using a black marker to black out the lens. That did not work well, as I could still see the perimeter.

I considered buying contact lenses that look like an 8-Ball, to use during a tournament or other long session. Price was too high, and they don't last a long time.

I hope your vision gets better.
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