A few weeks back we joined an APA Double Jeopardy team they play 9 ball and 8 Ball on Tuesday nights. All was well, I play as my mediocre SL 3 in 9 ball and as a SL 2 in 8 Ball.
My team chooses to put me up against a SL 7 in 8 ball. My lag is perfect, I break dry, he runs a couple of balls. Next I proceed to clear the table including the 8.....
Which I never marked!
He was furious (IDK why)! I just brushed it off and I tried again (almost did twice) but to no avail he played his safeties flawlessly. I put up a good fight and safeties, but eventually I succumbed to my anxieties. I lost 7-0 All the same it was my first time running out. It was NOT my first time failing to mark the f'kin pocket.
So even if my skills are just above bad, why do I even bother being in the stupid league, if: a. I let the anxieties get the best of me or b. I'm just going to slop the balls around the table like some Idiot!
Last summer I played 8 ball for a few weeks, it was terrible I won 1 match of the 8 I played and quit for 9 ball instead. This session I've played 3 times including this one. The first one I won 2-0 and rackless, the second I won 2-0. This was my third match in 8 ball but in all honesty it never crossed my mind that I would come close to wining against a 7... and I was sort of right.... okay and sort of wrong too.
Is there any hope for me here?
My team chooses to put me up against a SL 7 in 8 ball. My lag is perfect, I break dry, he runs a couple of balls. Next I proceed to clear the table including the 8.....
Which I never marked!
He was furious (IDK why)! I just brushed it off and I tried again (almost did twice) but to no avail he played his safeties flawlessly. I put up a good fight and safeties, but eventually I succumbed to my anxieties. I lost 7-0 All the same it was my first time running out. It was NOT my first time failing to mark the f'kin pocket.
So even if my skills are just above bad, why do I even bother being in the stupid league, if: a. I let the anxieties get the best of me or b. I'm just going to slop the balls around the table like some Idiot!
Last summer I played 8 ball for a few weeks, it was terrible I won 1 match of the 8 I played and quit for 9 ball instead. This session I've played 3 times including this one. The first one I won 2-0 and rackless, the second I won 2-0. This was my third match in 8 ball but in all honesty it never crossed my mind that I would come close to wining against a 7... and I was sort of right.... okay and sort of wrong too.
Is there any hope for me here?
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