When I was in my early, mid and late 20s, it wasn't unusual for me to get in action for 6, 7 hours at a time. A lot. At times, it stretched on ( and, yeah, occasionally aided by "extra-curricular" substances ) for 12 or more. Or longer. And except for maybe a few yawns and some eye-blinking, I was none the worse for wear the next day.
Then I got married, began a full-time 9 to 5 for what turned out to be a bit over 30 years, bought a house, had a kid, raised him and did everything expected from someone who had such life-demands. It didn't include much pool. Some. But not much. So I was never *in* action at 40 to 50 to 60. But if I had been, I suspect I would not have held up terribly well after 50, playing 10 hour of sets. Or even 5 hours. For those of you who *were* in action most of the time at 50 or over, how did you hold up? What's the longest you stayed in action on any given day at, say, 52? Or anywhere in that neighborhood? And how much did it affect you the next day?
Then I got married, began a full-time 9 to 5 for what turned out to be a bit over 30 years, bought a house, had a kid, raised him and did everything expected from someone who had such life-demands. It didn't include much pool. Some. But not much. So I was never *in* action at 40 to 50 to 60. But if I had been, I suspect I would not have held up terribly well after 50, playing 10 hour of sets. Or even 5 hours. For those of you who *were* in action most of the time at 50 or over, how did you hold up? What's the longest you stayed in action on any given day at, say, 52? Or anywhere in that neighborhood? And how much did it affect you the next day?