2012 US One Pocket Open Trip Report
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Thanks, wahcheck, I appreciate you and the others taking the time to comment.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks, Tennesseejoe -- I don't know about a real cure, but what I saw I mention a little back up thataway ^ in the thread.
Lou Figueroa
Just caught the one hole bug this year, get to see Double J, play often at our local pool hall. thankyou for your Open story, also enjoy your commentay on the streams and Az.
Thanks Kennan
Thanks Kennan
Regarding the snippet above:
That is one issue I also struggle with, playing in big events. New balls/ cloth and often tables?
How in heaven's name can us some-timers be expected to play under such conditions?!
oh yeah, BB. It's near impossible. The pros have access to Diamond tables and new cloth far, far more than the average player. They're also used to playing against super high level competition. You're basically going against worst than casino odds by a long shot.
About the only thing you can do for yourself, is to buy your own balls and keep them in good shape and try, play the toughest guys in your own neighborhood, and get into events any time you can.
Lou Figueroa
TheThaiger
Banned
My local pro has a set of balls that are shinier than new - god knows what he does to them. Anyway, forget about throwing balls into the pockets with those.
My balls are filthy, obviously.
breaks all the rules . . .
Lou,
Great story as always. You definitely have a gift with a keyboard.
Reading about the bridge hand influencing the grip hand reminded me of something. Maybe you are just talking about distances but I used to use an odd trick when I was out of stroke, haven't thought about it in a long time. I would tighten my closed grip to the point it would raise blisters in a few minutes without using powder, tight as I could get it and still force a cue through it. I would think that this would do horrible things to my grip and stroke but it actually had the opposite effect, I pocketed balls well strangling the cue front and rear and this usually had a residual effect after I quit using it and loosened up. No way to play more then five or ten minutes like this, the work involved was too much. Think I'll try it next trip to Buff's just for grins.
Hu
Lou,
Great story as always. You definitely have a gift with a keyboard.
Reading about the bridge hand influencing the grip hand reminded me of something. Maybe you are just talking about distances but I used to use an odd trick when I was out of stroke, haven't thought about it in a long time. I would tighten my closed grip to the point it would raise blisters in a few minutes without using powder, tight as I could get it and still force a cue through it. I would think that this would do horrible things to my grip and stroke but it actually had the opposite effect, I pocketed balls well strangling the cue front and rear and this usually had a residual effect after I quit using it and loosened up. No way to play more then five or ten minutes like this, the work involved was too much. Think I'll try it next trip to Buff's just for grins.
Hu
Thanks, Hu.
And good luck with your experimentation. I'm still working out the bridge hand-grip and connection, but my results at my Friday practice session were pretty promising and I actually stopped to write down some notes. I may have stumbled onto something
Lou Figueroa
or not
Very nice of you to share your defeats with all of us,it takes an honest man to tell everyone about his loses,most people just like to talk about all their wins,Dont feel to bad Lou atlease you play good enough to give yourself a chance at winning,like you told us ,you should of and could of won some of those games if you would of just made the shot,but hell lease u were there n gave it your all,very nice story,thank you!
let me know please
Lou,
I'm always in the market for some good second hand magic! Let me know how things work out after you play with it awhile please. Theory is a wunnerful thing and something we have no shortage of on this forum but often we don't hear much about what happens when the rubber meets the road.
Hu
Thanks, Hu.
And good luck with your experimentation. I'm still working out the bridge hand-grip and connection, but my results at my Friday practice session were pretty promising and I actually stopped to write down some notes. I may have stumbled onto something
Lou Figueroa
or not
Lou,
I'm always in the market for some good second hand magic! Let me know how things work out after you play with it awhile please. Theory is a wunnerful thing and something we have no shortage of on this forum but often we don't hear much about what happens when the rubber meets the road.
Hu
Thanks, richie. It's tougher to be honest when you've just gotten the snot beat out of you, but I guess it's part of the process. And yes, I had a chance at at least three games, two against Gentile and one against Appleton, but I let them slip away. No excuse.
Lou Figueroa