On The Road Again with Perfect Aim....

[genomachino]

Here we go again with the smoke..........

Smoke free is supposed to be smoke free.

It isn't supposed to be SURPRISE!!!!!!! I'm going to light one up and don't tell anyone will you.

This is what the day bartender said to me at one of the poolhalls.

He was far enough away where I just kept on getting ready to give a lesson.

The lesson called and said he was too sick so I got out of there real quick.

Kind of stupid. I'm in there because it is no smoking.

I'm in the same poolhall tonight and is was getting close to closing and 2 or 3 of the staff light up cigerettes and the guy playing on the next table lit one up along with 3 or 4 other customers. . Unfortunately before i realized he had the cig going I got a couple of direct hits that I breathed in.

I wonder if the owner knows this is happening. This is pretty sad for someone like myself trying to be healthy.

The place has that dingy looking feel to it and that is the reason. They smoke in it probably every night I assume. That smoke makes any place dirty looking no matter how much you clean.

Beautiful setup for a poolhall.

As you drive up the windows look dirty like the windows in your car get from cig smoke.

I went to Anytime fitness and exercised like i normally do after I got out of there.

Unreal. I rode the bike at the same speed that I normally do and instead of my heart rate being in the 140 beats per minute it was up to 160 to 166.

It's really a shame but I might have to stop my journey and try to get my health back. It's a shame that a player can't even go to a non smoking poolhall and be assured that you are not going to have to breath some smoke.

A person might say it isn't as bad as if they smoked all the time. But for me and I'm sure other players the smoke feels like acid as it drifts into my body and lungs.

Would a person want a little poison in their food? Well i don't want a little smoke(poison) in my lungs.

I'm trying to stay alive right now and teach a little pool.

One man a van and the road..........

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

I might have to stop my journey and try to get my health back. It's a shame that a player can't even go to a non smoking poolhall and be assured that you are not going to have to breath some smoke.

A person might say it isn't as bad as if they smoked all the time. But for me and I'm sure other players the smoke feels like acid as it drifts into my body and lungs.

Would a person want a little poison in their food? Well i don't want a little smoke(poison) in my lungs.

I'm trying to stay alive right now and teach a little pool.

One man a van and the road..........

Thank you, Geno, for continuously trying to remind everyone about the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoking.

Since you have the mobility to work anywhere you want to, for health reasons why not work only in states that ban tobacco smoking in public places?

 

[genomachino]

Kentucky is non smoking.......

Thank you, Geno, for continuously trying to remind everyone about the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoking.

Since you have the mobility to work anywhere you want to, for health reasons why not work only in states that ban tobacco smoking in public places?

At least I know Louisville is. That's what is sad. I'm in non smoking places and still have to breath in some smoke.

When it comes to smoke and your health zero tollerance is the only way to go.

Thanks for the input. That's what I'm trying to do. Keep getting surprises in many places I go.

Still get some smoke here and there..........I just saw on the news about 10 minutes ago. The lady was saying that lung cancer is the leading killer in the world. She didn't say how many deaths per year though. It's around 168,000 new cases every year. With an early detection survival rate of 5 years average. Not so hot.

The funny thing is that 90% of all lung cancer is from the direct result of cigerette smoke. It's preventable.

Our pool halls are one of the biggest contributors of this for sure. Once the laws that are passed trying to protect peoples health, they need to be enforced by the owners of these businesses. Without a fault.

our lives depend on it........

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

At least I know Louisville is. That's what is sad. I'm in non smoking places and still have to breath in some smoke.

When it comes to smoke and your health zero tollerance is the only way to go.

Thanks for the input. That's what I'm trying to do. Keep getting surprises in many places I go.

Still get some smoke here and there..........I just saw on the news about 10 minutes ago. The lady was saying that lung cancer is the leading killer in the world. She didn't say how many deaths per year though. It's around 168,000 new cases every year. With an early detection survival rate of 5 years average. Not so hot.

The funny thing is that 90% of all lung cancer is from the direct result of cigerette smoke. It's preventable.

Our pool halls are one of the biggest contributors of this for sure. Once the laws that are passed trying to protect peoples health, they need to be enforced by the owners of these businesses. Without a fault.

our lives depend on it........

You can Google "non smoking states map" to find non-smoking places to play pool in. Perhaps the following map would be a good starting point for you to research: http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/WRBLawsMap.pdf

It might be time for you to hit the road again!

 

[the420trooper]

This thread has turned into Gene's personal anti-smoking manifesto, and is quickly losing value because of it.

Gene, you're obviously not healthy. Smoke isn't supposed to make you feel like you're drinking acid. If you feel that way, you may want to see a doctor to make sure there aren't larger issues present.

Not nice, but apparently nobody else was going to say it.

 

[nobcitypool]

Gene, I appreciate your sensitivity to this issue but as the previous poster said, IMHO you'd benefit to keeping your thread pool related versus your own anti smoking campaign. Japan is one of the highest smoking ratio per capita countries in the world yet also has one of the longest average life spans. I believe the real facts would show starvation kills 100x more people world wide than lung cancer and I'd bet heart disease and heart related issues kill far more than lung cancer.

It's very easy for the anti smoking zealots to throw out all these outlandish figures blaming smoking for everything that ails this country. Why aren't these same people leading a campaign against the fast food restaurants, grocery stores and food manufacturers that are selling people crap to stuff their guts that leads to the USA having the highest obesity rate of any country in the world?

Please excuse me if I don't trust the people that have this country in debt to the tune of over 16 trillion dollars to be capable of telling me what's best for me and how to run my life. I also have a problem with the Government to tell private business owners that a product that is legal is illegal to use in their establishment. By the way, that doesn't mean I believe most pool halls wouldn't benefit by cleaning up their act and becoming non smoking, it simply means I don't believe the anti smoking laws should have been allowed. What's next, I can't smoke in my car or my own home? But of course, rest assured, Big Brother will stop there. You don't have to worry about them exerting more and more control over our lives.

Gene, you're a great guy, I mean that. I feel for you with your health problems. You have a choice. Choose not to go into a smoking establishment. When you're in an establishment that is purportedly non smoking and people light up, leave. Breathing in a few puffs of second hand cigarette smoke is nothing compared to the toxins you breath in daily from internal combustion engine exhaust and industrial discharge from places such as coal burning electric generating stations. I wish you the best my friend but please lay off the cigarette smoking campaign.

At least I know Louisville is. That's what is sad. I'm in non smoking places and still have to breath in some smoke.

When it comes to smoke and your health zero tollerance is the only way to go.

Thanks for the input. That's what I'm trying to do. Keep getting surprises in many places I go.

Still get some smoke here and there..........I just saw on the news about 10 minutes ago. The lady was saying that lung cancer is the leading killer in the world. She didn't say how many deaths per year though. It's around 168,000 new cases every year. With an early detection survival rate of 5 years average. Not so hot.

The funny thing is that 90% of all lung cancer is from the direct result of cigerette smoke. It's preventable.

Our pool halls are one of the biggest contributors of this for sure. Once the laws that are passed trying to protect peoples health, they need to be enforced by the owners of these businesses. Without a fault.

our lives depend on it........

 

[genomachino]

I almost can't believe the stats myself........

This thread has turned into Gene's personal anti-smoking manifesto, and is quickly losing value because of it.

Gene, you're obviously not healthy. Smoke isn't supposed to make you feel like you're drinking acid. If you feel that way, you may want to see a doctor to make sure there aren't larger issues present.

Not nice, but apparently nobody else was going to say it.

If second hand smoke kills 49,000 people in the USA per year and there are 168,000 new cases of lung cancer per year it's not hard to do the math.

That means that somewhere around 1/3 of the people that get lung cancer are non smokers.

It is a death sentence with survival rate average of 5 years. Depending on if it is 1st second or third stage.

I'm sick in my lungs directly because of being in the smoke. I am going through what so many other people are going through today by loving the game we play and the game we love as bait to make people sick.

It's different if you choose to kill yourself with a habit that is going to kill you probably but it's a shame to allow that habit to kill other people.

It isn't the government taking away a right. The people vote to make these laws. The government needs to enforce them.

People just don't want to get sick. Cigerrette smoke will make you sick.

How can anyone defend that. making people sick, sick enough to die.

If I got sick every time I ate an apple i would talk about that also.

The smoke made me very sick, if your in the smoke it's making you sick. Your just not sick to my level yet and hopefully you never do. They say some people have good Genes and their bodies can fight of the chemicals that are intruding their bodies.

Today i feel like I got a hangover.

I used to smoke before 1986 and drank. I quit smoking and realized I didn't get a hangover from drinking anymore. The hangover was from the cigs.

I care about people. I love helping players improve their game. i hear all the horror stories about players that have recently died. Many from cancer. I hear the horror stories from the players that are still alive that have had partial lungs removed or one lung removed or had chemo and these people know how the survival rate is for sure.

I just don't know how i could put a lid on what's going on out here and act like it isn't happening.

I don't know why other people choose to be so quiet about this subject. there are so many unhappy pool players out there that deal with the smoke on a daily basis.

I never met one non smoker out there that said. I can't wait to get down to the poolhall and breath in some of that wonderful stuff that causes cancer. I can't wait to get that smell in my hair so i have to take a shower when i get home. I can't wait to experience the burning eyes or the bad taste in my mouth or my voice getting hoarse. I can't wait until i get home and have the wife complain about how bad I smell. And my clothes. there is no chance I will wear anything that I had on until I wash them again.

But I have heard so many players out there say I got cancer and I don't even smoke.

If i die from this smoke at least i got to say something before I was too sick to speak. Dead people don't complain much and this is one of the reasons this fiasco has gone on for so long. That and the deep pockets of the cigerette companies. With enough money it seems you can do whatever you want as long as they don't fall dead right away like getting shot.

Today I don't even feel like getting out of the room. I could say it wasn't from the smoke i inhaled but it is.

If i go to that poolhall I just have to make sure i don't go there too early and the day bartender is smoking. If I'm there late I just have to leave before closing about 1/2 hour before everyone lights up.

Sad situation for sure.

 

[elvicash]

Gene i am a non smoker but have to walk through a cloud of smoke to enter almost every non smoking pool room or bar in indy. The owners all feel the non smoking laws hurt them financially. Probably did and most allow the non smokers to gather by the door so i have to walk through that myself coming and going. I feel the smokers dont like the rules and flaunt them frequently with tacit approval of the room even being joined by employees. Of the room. It is too bad as i would prefer complete non smoking. Why do smokers feel they have the right to put smoke in smoke free areas. I would play better and enjoy it more smoke free. And also many smokers feel as if throwing the butt down is ok. Wow what r they thinking. Enough of that lets foxcus on the pool i need to talk to u gene when u got some time. Take care of yourself. Dana in indy

 

[JoeyA]

Gene's stories about his trip on the road are important for those who follow behind his footsteps.

The fact that not smoking and not being around smoke is an important part of Gene's life and travel.

I respect other people's opinion and I'm not trying to be a horse's ass but I'll speak my piece as others have.

For me and many others, Gene's position and posting about smoking is just fine in any thread, but IT IS ESPECIALLY OK IN HIS THREADS!

If others don't find Gene's thread so appealing because of his position on smoking, then put him on ignore or unsubscribe from the thread.

I don't see why it is so hard for others to simply ignore threads because there is information in them that they dislike or disagree with.

Gene can write anything he wants, unless the owners or management of this site decide otherwise.

And on that note, it seems that as always, it's about whose ox is getting gored. And if it's not about whose ox is getting gored, then if it is not that then it is the same age old problem of people wanting to brow beat Gene into not discussing his position on smoking (the attempt to control).

Gene's position on smoking is well known and he has a right to that position and those who don't agree with it can go start their own threads and discuss whatever it is that the management allows.

Everyone has a right to write or post whatever they want as long as they obey the rules of the forums and respect the management's wishes.

With all due respect, it is ludicrous for fellow posters of this forum to tell him what he should or should not write in his threads. If you don't like what he is writing about, quit reading it. You've got two choices, put him on Ignore or simply don't open his threads. We all agree that Gene is a good guy. He's got a right to his opinion and there is no need to attempt to silence him. He's providing GREAT CONTENT in addition to his anti-smoking discussion. Let's not chase him off because he is his own man.

Kudos to those who suggests he get professional medical attention on his respiratory problems concerning smoke.

Gene obviously has serious respiratory problems concerning smoke, whether they simply be allergenic or something far worse.

 

[nobcitypool]

JoeyA, my post was meant as a suggestion to Gene for his financial well being. Because of following this thread, I got a lesson from Gene when he was in Indy. If I had Gene on ignore, that lesson wouldn't have happened, therefore $200 less for Gene. Not likely to break him but multiply that by who knows how many, it adds up. If Gene posted enough of these anti smoking rants, I would have quit tuning in, believe me. Just a suggestion, as long as it is okay with management here, I could care less.

But BTW, you can get off your high horse. When I need you to tell me what to post, I'll let you know. I made what I believed was a friendly suggestion and I like Gene. It is not HIS thread. As you suggested, someone else owns the site and it is up to them what is posted. By the same token, as far as I'm concerned, Gene can go on every thread and post an anti smoking rant. Were it to reach a point that it irritated me, I would simply put him on ignore. If you found my post irritating, please put me on ignore instead of acting like your the Grand Monitor here. I hear you're a great guy and I suspect that is the case, however, I don't believe my post was rude or out of place in the least. Gene posted his opinion on A thread, I posted mine.

Let me add that I don't smoke cigarettes, I smoke cigars. It is no problem for me at all to play pool for 4 to 8 hours without smoking. In general, I think the no smoking in pool halls and restaurants is good. I simply think it is WRONG and yet another step by our Government in impinging on our basic human rights. Obama is working on guns now. Don't be confused, there will be more.

 

[JoeyA]

JoeyA, my post was meant as a suggestion to Gene for his financial well being. Because of following this thread, I got a lesson from Gene when he was in Indy. If I had Gene on ignore, that lesson wouldn't have happened, therefore $200 less for Gene. Not likely to break him but multiply that by who knows how many, it adds up. If Gene posted enough of these anti smoking rants, I would have quit tuning in, believe me. Just a suggestion, as long as it is okay with management here, I could care less.

But BTW, you can get off your high horse. When I need you to tell me what to post, I'll let you know. I made what I believed was a friendly suggestion and I like Gene. It is not HIS thread. As you suggested, someone else owns the site and it is up to them what is posted. By the same token, as far as I'm concerned, Gene can go on every thread and post an anti smoking rant. Were it to reach a point that it irritated me, I would simply put him on ignore. If you found my post irritating, please put me on ignore instead of acting like your the Grand Monitor here. I hear you're a great guy and I suspect that is the case, however, I don't believe my post was rude or out of place in the least. Gene posted his opinion on A thread, I posted mine.

Let me add that I don't smoke cigarettes, I smoke cigars. It is no problem for me at all to play pool for 4 to 8 hours without smoking. In general, I think the no smoking in pool halls and restaurants is good. I simply think it is WRONG and yet another step by our Government in impinging on our basic human rights. Obama is working on guns now. Don't be confused, there will be more.

Gene gave you his opinion.
You gave yours.
I gave mine.

Just so you know, I have no high horse.

I just know that Gene has a right to express his opinions, ESPECIALLY in his OWN THREADS.

I'm sure you meant well.
Hope the Perfect Aim lesson helped you improve your aim.

 

[SloMoHolic]

Gene called me last weekend (at my request) and spent over an hour teaching me and introducing me to the Perfect Aim concept.

Afterwards, as I started a few hours of practice, it became obvious that I had to get rid of my old bad habits.

I was lining up incorrectly, but somehow managed to compensate by either "aiming to cut too thin/thick" and/or steering to make many shots.

I always knew this could NOT be the ideal way to shoot pool.

After years of wondering which eye was (more) dominant, and after moving my alignment around with disastrous results, I was almost ready to accept that I would never be able to simply "shoot what I see" on the table.

In leas than 5 minutes, Gene was able to demonstrate clearly that my right eye is dominant, at least for most shots and positions. The rest of the phone call was spent demonstrating the proper usage of alignment with specific shots, from center-table straight-ins to 80 degree down-the-rail cuts.

It was awesome. I would even say it was eye-opening.

So, I decided to quit the steering, quit "adjusting" for my own known misperceptions, and try shooting with a straight stroke, but now aiming naturally, the way the shot SHOULD look when it's lined up correctly.

After a few more hours of practice, things started really clicking. I broke and ran several times on my home table, a tough 9' Diamond with 4.5" pockets. I haven't done that in a long time, and certainly not as cleanly.

Yesterday, I went out and played in a strong weekly tournament. Although I went two and out, it was clearly not a problem with aim. I only missed ONE BALL out of 10 or so games. That is, I only missed one reasonably makeable ball. I just kept hooking myself. These tables played so fast, it took me all day to get the speed under control. I LOVE fast tables, but just haven't played on any that fast in a long time.

Anyway, about 6 hours later, I felt good about my speed control, and boy, was I shooting sharp.

I even played a few $40 sets, something I haven't done in at least five years.

After only about 10 hours of practicing Perfect Aim, I am already playing better than when I stopped playing a few years ago.

Yesterday, I put together two 2-packs, and two 3-packs playing 9 ball. It was incredible. And it felt awesome. Line up, aim, shoot, and the ball drops right in. Over and over, all night long.

I even took a set off of David Henson, 7-4 (he gave me one game on the wire). Of course, he took three sets off of me, but he damn sure had to work for them. It was the most fun I've had playing pool in a decade.

I am ordering the DVD so I can learn the system in more depth, and so I can refresh that knowledge every now and then. And when the new version is released, I only have to pay for shipping. There is no reason to wait.

This one hour phone call with Gene was one of the most valuable things I've ever done for my game, and strangely, it didn't cost me a penny.

Perfect Aim is not hocus-pocus, magic, trickery or anything else. It is THE REAL DEAL. It was crazy how Gene could tell me without ever seeing me in person, which way I tend to miss certain shots (rail cuts, long straight shots, etc), just by asking me a few basic questions about my then-current alignment.

If you have not made the phone call, you are crazy. Give Gene an hour or less, and you'll immediately understand that there really should be no other way to play pool.

Yes, you can overcome misalignment, through practice and repetition (as I did for many years), but any progress you make only gets your stroke and perception FURTHER AWAY from the way the game should be seen.

It is WAY more fun to play when you know how to see your shots naturally. Ironically, it seems that seeing naturally doesn't come naturally to many of us.

Give Gene a call when you're at a table, and he will show you the way.

Thanks so much for everything, Gene: The lesson, the road stories, and your generous and positive energy. I wish you the best, in your game, in health, and in life.

Sincerely,

-Blake

 

[nobcitypool]

Joey, as I posted in another thread, I enjoyed my lesson with Gene. I enjoyed meeting Gene even more, he really is a nice and interesting person to spend time with. Perhaps my post didn't come across the right away but I do want to see Gene do well and prosper. As non smoking is his pet peeve, having the Government intervene in private citizens lives is a pet peeve of mine. I realize we're happy when the Government happens to intervene in an area that favors us and makes us happy. Don't be confused in thinking it will always be that way.

 

[backplaying]

Gene, I appreciate your sensitivity to this issue but as the previous poster said, IMHO you'd benefit to keeping your thread pool related versus your own anti smoking campaign. Japan is one of the highest smoking ratio per capita countries in the world yet also has one of the longest average life spans. I believe the real facts would show starvation kills 100x more people world wide than lung cancer and I'd bet heart disease and heart related issues kill far more than lung cancer.

It's very easy for the anti smoking zealots to throw out all these outlandish figures blaming smoking for everything that ails this country. Why aren't these same people leading a campaign against the fast food restaurants, grocery stores and food manufacturers that are selling people crap to stuff their guts that leads to the USA having the highest obesity rate of any country in the world?

Please excuse me if I don't trust the people that have this country in debt to the tune of over 16 trillion dollars to be capable of telling me what's best for me and how to run my life. I also have a problem with the Government to tell private business owners that a product that is legal is illegal to use in their establishment. By the way, that doesn't mean I believe most pool halls wouldn't benefit by cleaning up their act and becoming non smoking, it simply means I don't believe the anti smoking laws should have been allowed. What's next, I can't smoke in my car or my own home? But of course, rest assured, Big Brother will stop there. You don't have to worry about them exerting more and more control over our lives.

Gene, you're a great guy, I mean that. I feel for you with your health problems. You have a choice. Choose not to go into a smoking establishment. When you're in an establishment that is purportedly non smoking and people light up, leave. Breathing in a few puffs of second hand cigarette smoke is nothing compared to the toxins you breath in daily from internal combustion engine exhaust and industrial discharge from places such as coal burning electric generating stations. I wish you the best my friend but please lay off the cigarette smoking campaign.

I agree completely. Most people are ignorant when it comes to the history of governments and their agenda to control the masses. Every stat Gene gives can be refuted by researching the subject. Smoking is bad and I don't know of one person that doesn't know it. I would almost bet that doctors kill more people than cigarettes, either directly or indirectly through drug scripting. We need a thread on how many millions of people big pharma kills every year, or better yet about pool.

 

[brock]

It was about getting better playing pool!!! Yall do not like our goverment, find a better place then make a post about it. Joey fought for us, and He seems pretty happy playing pool:grin:

 

[backplaying]

It was about getting better playing pool!!! Yall do not like our goverment, find a better place then make a post about it. Joey fought for us, and He seems pretty happy playing pool:grin:

Joey is not the only one. I agree with post that make us better at playing pool, but not wishing governments would dictate what we can and can't do, like they don't do that enough.. I like Gene and have met him before but I think many here will agree that he's a hypercondriac. Now back to pool I hope.

 

[ScottK]

JoeyA, my post was meant as a suggestion to Gene for his financial well being. Because of following this thread, I got a lesson from Gene when he was in Indy. If I had Gene on ignore, that lesson wouldn't have happened, therefore $200 less for Gene. Not likely to break him but multiply that by who knows how many, it adds up. If Gene posted enough of these anti smoking rants, I would have quit tuning in, believe me. Just a suggestion, as long as it is okay with management here, I could care less.

But BTW, you can get off your high horse. When I need you to tell me what to post, I'll let you know. I made what I believed was a friendly suggestion and I like Gene. It is not HIS thread. As you suggested, someone else owns the site and it is up to them what is posted. By the same token, as far as I'm concerned, Gene can go on every thread and post an anti smoking rant. Were it to reach a point that it irritated me, I would simply put him on ignore. If you found my post irritating, please put me on ignore instead of acting like your the Grand Monitor here. I hear you're a great guy and I suspect that is the case, however, I don't believe my post was rude or out of place in the least. Gene posted his opinion on A thread, I posted mine.

Let me add that I don't smoke cigarettes, I smoke cigars. It is no problem for me at all to play pool for 4 to 8 hours without smoking. In general, I think the no smoking in pool halls and restaurants is good. I simply think it is WRONG and yet another step by our Government in impinging on our basic human rights. Obama is working on guns now. Don't be confused, there will be more.

You'll love this story, Nob.

I don't smoke either, but I used to enjoy the occasional cigar.

While on my honeymoon in the Caribbean, I was able to pick up some assorted Cuban cigars while in port. When we returned to the ship, my wife wanted to take a nap before dinner so I went to the "smoking lounge" to sit and smoke one of the Cubans. I'm sitting there for not more than a minute when a crew member comes up and politely tells me I have to go out on deck. I said, "this is the smoking lounge, isn't it?" To which he replied it was, but cigars could only be smoked outside. Now this was long before any bans on smoking indoors and I found it... um, let's call it amusing... that in my day to day life I had to deal with the cigarette smoke of every casual smoker I encountered, but those same people were somehow grossly offended at the thought of smelling my cigar for a half an hour. I made my point to the crew member and agreed to move outside where the smokers wouldn't be offended, but to this day I find the irony of the entire thing amusing.

 

[chefjeff]

Joey, as I posted in another thread, I enjoyed my lesson with Gene. I enjoyed meeting Gene even more, he really is a nice and interesting person to spend time with. Perhaps my post didn't come across the right away but I do want to see Gene do well and prosper. As non smoking is his pet peeve, having the Government intervene in private citizens lives is a pet peeve of mine. I realize we're happy when the Government happens to intervene in an area that favors us and makes us happy. Don't be confused in thinking it will always be that way.

Like all top-down "solutions," those can't, by nature, please everyone. That's the rub, isn't it?

Jeff Livingston

 

[chefjeff]

It was about getting better playing pool!!! Yall do not like our goverment, find a better place then make a post about it. Joey fought for us, and He seems pretty happy playing pool:grin:

The problem with that advice is there's no place to go that isn't vastly affected by govt. anymore.

Jeff Livingston

 

[brock]

chefjeff, you have a link to wisdom, and I have read a lot of your posts, You know whats going on:sorry: