Well, have we met? We did play one event down there on the coast.
That outline pretty much covers my Bio. Started similar and attained 620 to 630. Now at uh 74.625 my number is so low I don't look it up anymore.
Time and effort required to reach Fargo 400, 500, 600
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That outline pretty much covers my Bio. Started similar and attained 620 to 630. Now at uh 74.625 my number is so low I don't look it up anymore.
DeeDeeCues
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If you already have the room to put the table and it isn't being used for anything else. If you have to add on and build the simplest of structures for a table, you need a bare minimum of 300sf and would be hard pressed to get it done for under $20k.
Also, why play your full speed?
When you can keep the fi$h on the line and come back.
When I moved to Los Angeles 1976 and started my roadwork, wanting to see how good I could get, even tho in 1990 my game was at the top, I improved Every two weeks over a period of two yrs.
I had my usual route to pool rooms I'd visit/match up with certain players.
There were approx ten pool rooms..... and a couple after night places where McCready would be at.
I won every time I came back to play the same action.
After about 3 times thru they wanted a spot, which I now could do.
As it turned out, I got about ten trips to each pool room and won every time before I killed my action.
This was during my Strickland Encounter 1979.
Roadwork is KEY for a player that can play, to win especially when you lock up the money and may have to play 10-16 hrs straight.
bm
The limits a person puts on themselves is HUGE!
I don't think I am a number.
Well not the one I had in mind. Perhaps a better one though. 
I don't think I am a number.
After the fact is when the numbers matter.
Dan Louie produced the most incredible come from behind victory in the Oregon Coast BCAPL event. I think it was a race to 7 and Dan got a shot at 6-0 because his opponent showboated the case 9 ball for game set match. Dan won that set and the second as well. Never Give Up....
Dan Louie produced the most incredible come from behind victory in the Oregon Coast BCAPL event. I think it was a race to 7 and Dan got a shot at 6-0 because his opponent showboated the case 9 ball for game set match. Dan won that set and the second as well.
Never Give Up....
Forged in Fire and Case Hardened, comes to mind. Shrug
Ah!!! HERE IT IS.
Pool betting is indeed a process to the pro player. To us mortals, it can only be a struggle or stealing.
I've been playing since 1961 and have seen 100's and 100's of players.
Almost without exception a player reaches a certain level and stays there for life.
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
I don't recall meeting and pretty sure we've never played each other even though we have been to events at the same time.Well, have we met? We did play one event down there on the coast.
That outline pretty much covers my Bio. Started similar and attained 620 to 630. Now at uh 74.625 my number is so low I don't look it up anymore.
Very likely we have numerous common opponents though.
got me thinking now. Back in the day I was playing in the Seattle Tacoma area. The east side of Seattle, Bellevue was a base for a couple of years. The White Spot er uh Right Spot in Fife was when I encountered Oregon players. Tacoma is where I started playing. Kenny Dodd is of course my first Oregon player to pop up in my brain.
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
I have faced Kenny multiple times. Tough action. Don't let his wife sleeping in her chair fool you!
Kenny Dodd is of course my first Oregon player to pop up in my brain.
2012 and 2015 were the years I won the well here's the thousand words pictures. Wink
Then 4th in the A devision got me graduating to Masters devision. My Fargo never exceeded 630.
Then 4th in the A devision got me graduating to Masters devision. My Fargo never exceeded 630.
Zerksies
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The biggest misconception with fargo and these lower levels. Is they think that playing pool has a big deal with this. But really the biggest gain of skill is "knowledge" is studying pool reading books etc.
A guy can wack balls all day and not get much better. Some book knowledge of why you do something and why you choose this route over this other one goes hand in hand.
A guy can wack balls all day and not get much better. Some book knowledge of why you do something and why you choose this route over this other one goes hand in hand.
Okay! So my only victory in the Masters 8 ball (in a significantly long race) was playing Kenny. So how does That translate to a number? I don't even recall what His number was at that time. He had just joined the Masters as they couldn't get a field for The Grand Master devision that he had populated for years.
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
7th-8th is the highest I ever finished in the Masters before Fargo. Got first place in Elite scotch 8 ball a couple years ago with my friend Russell Cearly from Eugene. Was a pretty good payday I think we went for a buck in the player auction and it was $3k along with around $4k for first place. Sadly I had to give Russ half and we had to split the Calcutta with Tony Bloom who bought us.
As usual headed home brokish from LC. 
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
I didn't get too interested in "knowledge" until my physical skills started diminishing. Wish I knew what I know now back when I could shoot straight.
A balance of books and practice and competition on the fields of friendly strife is my recipe.
Of course books should be Study including books.
I studied the top players at every opportunity. Dan Louie was the Northwet Champion that I paid real close attention when he was playing.
I did get to study Efren on his first visit way back in , uh was it 84 or 85?
My practice was similar to the practice regimen I learned playing baseball and football. Different routines depending on the conditions. My preparation was a big factor in good performance in big events.
NO Gambling the last week before a big event was one rule. Getting there early enough to get an hour on the equipment was another.
My Fargo number reflects my performance when walking in cold to small tournaments with untested equipment and conditions.