Good you have been gifted with the truth!
Played against a "master" level BCA'er in nine ball. I am dogsh!t at pool is all that I figured out after tonight.
I don't get to play against anything that is real competition at all, so when I do, I was excited. I got thumped.
At least I learned that after a year of playing, I have a long road ahead of me.
You should be happy to have had this epiphany after only one year of play....some go on for YEARS thinking that they play 3+ balls better than they really do....if not even worse.
After experiencing this know that even your "Master" level opponent has a LONG WAY TO GO also.
For whatever reason Pool is one of those things that participants judge their skills very bad, and to make matters worse they judge their games UP instead of down.
Whats funny is that most of the ones that judge their games up a few balls will not get in the box with an opponent that actually plays that speed.
I find the best rule for a progressing player (EVERYONE, even EFFREN as we are all progressing in some way/shape/form) is:
DO NOT JUDGE THY SPEED AND SKILL, that leads to dream land.
ONE MUST KNOW THY SPEED AND SKILL, that leads to the promised land.
Fact is you can never fix anything or better anything if you have a false sense of what is right and wrong. It's similar to good old fashioned corrective criticism, tho meant to be helpful from the informed...most of the recievers of it get defensive or upset as they feel judged or knocked down....NOT SO, it was only meant to inform and help better yourself!
I commend you for actually admitting it here (greenie for you my man!), as you could have pulled out the excuse list as to why you lost as many do....that never helps. You have done nothing short of removing one of the biggest obstacles to progression in this game we all love.
congratulations,:thumbup:
Grey Ghost
