you survived 4 marriages and ran 11 racks wow
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you survived 4 marriages and ran 11 racks wow
sports
school record for softball throw
8 second pin in wrestling
was on varsity all 4 years in cross country wrestling and golf
365 yard drive in golf
pool
took 3rd at a tournament 2 days after getting the 30 staples pulled from my surgery in my stomach area not knowing I was even going to play pool was on vacation with the wife we walked in to a festival and they had 20 tables lined up guy said sign up is in an hour open singles. The winnings paid for the vacation.
Life
Got married at 19 and am still married to my queen 9 years later
have 3 wonderful kids
have been sober for 6 years now
graduated top of class in the navy
saved 2 poeoples lives one was trying to commit suicide and I talked him down the other was Over dosing and I figured it out and rushed him to the hospital Doc said 20 ore minutes and he wouldnt be alive
school record for softball throw
8 second pin in wrestling
was on varsity all 4 years in cross country wrestling and golf
365 yard drive in golf
pool
took 3rd at a tournament 2 days after getting the 30 staples pulled from my surgery in my stomach area not knowing I was even going to play pool was on vacation with the wife we walked in to a festival and they had 20 tables lined up guy said sign up is in an hour open singles. The winnings paid for the vacation.
Life
Got married at 19 and am still married to my queen 9 years later
have 3 wonderful kids
have been sober for 6 years now
graduated top of class in the navy
saved 2 poeoples lives one was trying to commit suicide and I talked him down the other was Over dosing and I figured it out and rushed him to the hospital Doc said 20 ore minutes and he wouldnt be alive
Threw back to back no hitters as a 14 year old in Babe Ruth baseball...still have the game balls
Won soccer State Championship senior year of high school...leading goal scorer
Served 6 years in USAF from 89-95
Have 2 great kids
Ran 3 racks of 9 ball in Vegas for APA team championships - my high run - I stink...LOL
Went back to school for computer programming and love what I do now.
Won soccer State Championship senior year of high school...leading goal scorer
Served 6 years in USAF from 89-95
Have 2 great kids
Ran 3 racks of 9 ball in Vegas for APA team championships - my high run - I stink...LOL
Went back to school for computer programming and love what I do now.
Accomplishments
In order of occurance;
I.Q. tested in the 7th grade and was put in an advanced class with collegiate courses. 1st of any such thing in Va.
Made 4 in a row from half court once, on a bet.
Invented and patented 2 industrial tools, one of which you see everyday.
Pool - a) finished 4th in a pro tourny in jersey
b) met Jay Helfert! :thumbup:
Graduated with my second degree with a 4.0 gpa.
In order of occurance;
I.Q. tested in the 7th grade and was put in an advanced class with collegiate courses. 1st of any such thing in Va.
Made 4 in a row from half court once, on a bet.
Invented and patented 2 industrial tools, one of which you see everyday.
Pool - a) finished 4th in a pro tourny in jersey
b) met Jay Helfert! :thumbup:
Graduated with my second degree with a 4.0 gpa.
Having a hard time with the half court ones. I know that you did it, but I don't really know to view that as an achievement.
The others, even the shots are impressive.
The others, even the shots are impressive.
I woke up this morning. At my age, I think of it as an accomplishment...
At age 12, I once threw 1-->20+bull doubles in rotation with darts. (Only once for me, and only 1-16 in triples) I sure suck at it now...:frown:
At age 12, I once threw 1-->20+bull doubles in rotation with darts. (Only once for me, and only 1-16 in triples) I sure suck at it now...:frown:
Many things are better left unspoken. like maybe my half court story and your reply.
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I'll start. Newstroke you da man! To all our servicemen,,,,Thank You. And to all who answered in this thread Ya done good.
As for me I won a Maryland state championship in International air pistol. I'm from PA! And I did it with a 175$ Daisey air pistol(shooting against 1200 to 1500 hand made imported Olympic level guns!). I've benn shooting pool since January of 10(this year). I won a Vegas pre-qualifier in 8 ball. And have 1 break and run in 8 ball.
Aside from that surviving 32 years as a line mechanic in car dealerships. And the previous poster with the RA. I know how you feel!
Mark Shuman
As for me I won a Maryland state championship in International air pistol. I'm from PA! And I did it with a 175$ Daisey air pistol(shooting against 1200 to 1500 hand made imported Olympic level guns!). I've benn shooting pool since January of 10(this year). I won a Vegas pre-qualifier in 8 ball. And have 1 break and run in 8 ball.
Aside from that surviving 32 years as a line mechanic in car dealerships. And the previous poster with the RA. I know how you feel!
Mark Shuman
I don't understand your comment. I was praising your efforts, I just didn't know if the half court shots could be on par with the other achievements you listed or others listed. When I say on par, I mean of the same type, if you said you had the highest number of 3pt ers in a game or something like that I could understand, or made a full court lob shot in a game. It just seemed like there was no category for I made 4 half court shots in a row.
~Finished 13th in the 2002 US Open, was my first time there.
~Won a Florida Pro Tour Stop 6 months after a spinal cord injury, took 7 months to walk 100% though.
~While in the ICU for the spinal cord injury I kept a nurse from quitting her job, she was planning to quit that day but tore up her letter of intent.
~Just beat a prescription pill problem stemming from the spinal cord injury, no rehab just staying home for a week and toughing it out.
~Won a Florida Pro Tour Stop 6 months after a spinal cord injury, took 7 months to walk 100% though.
~While in the ICU for the spinal cord injury I kept a nurse from quitting her job, she was planning to quit that day but tore up her letter of intent.
~Just beat a prescription pill problem stemming from the spinal cord injury, no rehab just staying home for a week and toughing it out.
Bragger?
I triple dipped my opponent in the finals of a state 8 ball tournament to win my first-ever pool tournament.
Since there aren't many triple elimination tourneys, I thought maybe this would be a candidate for the thread.
Triple Dipper Trigger they called me for a few months.
To top it off, my goal was to win a tournament in my 30s, and I finally accomplished that with that win. And THAT weekend was my Birthday weekend, also.
Besides all that, I graduated with a degree in meteorology from Texas A&M.
I triple dipped my opponent in the finals of a state 8 ball tournament to win my first-ever pool tournament.
Since there aren't many triple elimination tourneys, I thought maybe this would be a candidate for the thread.
Triple Dipper Trigger they called me for a few months.
To top it off, my goal was to win a tournament in my 30s, and I finally accomplished that with that win. And THAT weekend was my Birthday weekend, also.
Besides all that, I graduated with a degree in meteorology from Texas A&M.
What was your prescription pill problem.
What was your spinal surgery. I had started a few threads about playing pool and back surgery, but didn't get hardly any posts.
What was your spinal surgery. I had started a few threads about playing pool and back surgery, but didn't get hardly any posts.
WTF! You mean you met Jay H. and lived to talk about it.
By the way, I'm very impressed with four half court shots. I've made one in a row a lot of times, but never two. From 20' in high school, no one could beat me. It was like shooting free throws for me. I shot around 65-75% from that range in amateur B-Ball. It wasn't unusual for me to make four or five in a row, until they started guarding me closer. I suffered from short man's disease though (5'7"). I never got a chance to play varsity ball, even though I grew up playing with guys who were on the team, some of who I could run circles around. No one ever took the ball away from me when I had to take it down court. I could dribble two to three inches off the ground with ease (with either hand). I loved basketball. I just needed taller parents!
WTF! You mean you met Jay H. and lived to talk about it.
By the way, I'm very impressed with four half court shots. I've made one in a row a lot of times, but never two. From 20' in high school, no one could beat me. It was like shooting free throws for me. I shot around 65-75% from that range in amateur B-Ball. It wasn't unusual for me to make four or five in a row, until they started guarding me closer. I suffered from short man's disease though (5'7"). I never got a chance to play varsity ball, even though I grew up playing with guys who were on the team, some of who I could run circles around. No one ever took the ball away from me when I had to take it down court. I could dribble two to three inches off the ground with ease (with either hand). I loved basketball. I just needed taller parents!
You got horse action sir!
You got horse action sir!
Thanks Tim, but I'm about 20 years out of stroke. Tell you what I will do though. I will bet you that I can dribble the ball closer to the ground and for a longer period of time than you. In fact, I will bet that I can still dribble less than two inches off the ground for one minute! Not as easy as it sounds. I'll also bet on one inch off the ground for thirty seconds. Try that one sometime. The pros can't do that. Now go practice and get back to me. I'll expect to hear from you in about a week or two.
P.S. I might even bet on a half inch if the odds are right. I guarantee you I'm the only one who does that. At least I've never met anyone else who could do it yet. And that includes some college level ball players. HELLO!
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