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I sent you a PM, Geno.

Yeah pretty much the same here.

Me too, and not only am I from Wisconsin, but I'm from small town, Wisconsin.

Another great point Jay. I do sometimes put unnecessary pressure on myself just tying to impress my friends or worrying about what people think when they're watching me. That's probably why I seem to play my best pool when I'm not in my hometown, and playing somebody I don't know at all.

Yes that's definitely one of the things I'm going to focus on to help me get out of my slump.

Yeah I do drink beer, and yes having a couple does calm me down. I do know too though of course that too many has a negative effect, so if I know I have a long wait before shooting again I switch to water or soda. I'm glad I've gotten so many good responses. Another good idea would probably...

Excellent articles, thank you.

So much great advice. Yesterday I felt like never picking up a pool cue again (as if that would happen). Now I feel much more confident and I plan on doing some focused practice in the next few weeks instead of just banging balls, and definitely really work on doing the same thing each and...

Hmmmmm... Now this is an idea I'll have to consider ;). But on a serious note, thanks for all the great advice guys.

Well I've been home for a few weeks now, and of course I have been playing a lot of pool. Unfortunately though I'm having a lot of trouble keeping my nerves under control in games that matter. I've played in two tournaments, and both times I squeaked through my first match (it wasn't pretty...

After a long flight and a week at Ft McCoy I finally arrived home yesterday. It feels really good, it's been a long year. Of course the first thing I did was screw together my new Doug Patrick custom and start hitting balls. It was definitely a great investment. It's a work of art and hits...

I'm in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. I haven't drank a whole lot of rip-its this deployment. Last deployment when I was doing convoy escorts I used to drink them all the time. We even had one driver who would also drink 7-8 on an 8 hour convoy. I can just feel my teeth rotting out of my...

You are right they do love to play, I just wish they wouldn't abuse the equipment so much. My first tour I didn't get any kind of entertainment since I was in the suck. Then last time I happened to be off duty because I was going on leave really soon, and Aaron Tippin happened to be giving a...

Here in Iraq we have a security firm that hires Ugandans to do base security operations. I know you're all wondering why the government contracts out a job that a soldier would traditionally do. Of course the answer is, the lowest bidder. It's much cheaper to have Ugandans do it for $500 a...

Just a few days left here and I'll be on my way home for the last time :). Even though I'm getting out of the Army I still support my comrades 100%. I have gone to a few concerts over here and met a few celebrities, so I was always thinking it would be cool to get someone over here to do a...

I'm in Baghdad right now, but unfortunately (well not really lol) I leave in a few days. Otherwise I could have been your liason to distribute some cues. I'm sure there's plenty of members of this forum with family/friends overseas. I bet with the amount of people who visit this forum there's...

Yep I'm spending it in Iraq... I'm not working though, because I'm coming home soon.

The safety battle in the 2nd rack is awesome.

Win a local tournament, and then go from there.

Thank you very much, but I must respectfully decline your offer. It's a very nice gesture, but saying thank you is enough, and your tax dollars already contributed to my salary. Thank you though.