I knew Peaches!!
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💡The BEST pool advice I've ever received was...
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I know you did. Probably knew everyone I knew. Not to mention you know me too. You just forgot already
lol
It’s been a minuteI know you did. Probably knew everyone I knew. Not to mention you know me too. You just forgot already
The first time I met Duffy in Bananas in San Antonio he told me that professional pool players have a cue/case, pinky ring and a used car and one if not all will end up in a pawnshop or car lot. In other words they are constantly broke.
Well for me in the 80s , me being 17 years old and playing the old cats for 5$ per game one pocket was a lot because I usually / always lost my entire paycheck. Took me 5-6 months and I was giving them 12-5 / 12-4 and won all my money back plus tons more over the years…. Just gotta go all in and do some gambling. After you lose some paychecks , it just somehow comes to you , as in what shots to shoot and what shots not yo shoot!!!!! Lol ………To this day I still shoot the wrong shots and get punished , hard headed lol
There's no better way to get the drive to play better than to have rent on the line
(not my style but I've been in the game long enough)Remember his name?
Most recently, I remember hearing a story about Efren and how he likes watching lower skilled players because they get themselves into deep shit and since they don't know what to do they come up with creative stuff and get lucky once in a while. I heard Efren watches those and goes and practices the weird stuff.
Not sure if it's true but I started doing it and my kicking game is light years ahead of where it was years ago, and I've always been a confident banker/kicker
Ah, reminds me of an old classic...
The ball might go where you want it - but it will ALWAYS go where you put it
It was 40 years ago but I believe it was Earnie Horacek. I'm sure he is long gone now.There's no better way to get the drive to play better than to have rent on the line
Remember his name?
Most recently, I remember hearing a story about Efren and how he likes watching lower skilled players because they get themselves into deep shit and since they don't know what to do they come up with creative stuff and get lucky once in a while. I heard Efren watches those and goes and practices the weird stuff.
Not sure if it's true but I started doing it and my kicking game is light years ahead of where it was years ago, and I've always been a confident banker/kicker
Looks like he's gone, RIP
I grew up in Omaha and it looks like he was in the Lincoln area so I doubt I would know his name.
Thanks for the link. I am from Columbus originally but frequented Lincoln and Omaha area many times. I still miss Nebraska although it's not for everyone.Looks like he's gone, RIP
I grew up in Omaha and it looks like he was in the Lincoln area so I doubt I would know his name.
I never had a chance to play with any good players at an early age. My early playing through my high school years was at tables on the local Ivy League university campus. I specifically remember when I was about 14, some advice I got from college age player who was one of the top players on campus, who was also on the golf team.WATCH GOOD PLAYERS PLAY!!I REPEAT WATCH GOOD PLAYERS PLAY.
BUT WATCH GOOD PLAYERS PLAY AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY HE DID THIS OR THAT, ASK QUESTIONS. THAT'S MY 2 CENTS!!
He saw I was already a decent player, and he told me to stop using my cue as a crutch to help figure out where to aim on the object ball on cut shots, and just learn to trust myself in the aiming process. I took his advice and have never done it again since.
Y'all are missing the best one....
THE GAME IS THE TEACHER!
THE GAME IS THE TEACHER!
Absolutely a statement that changed the way I played.
HUH??? Suppose the shot in question requires a draw?? Gotta be able to do both ON DEMAND. Reminds me of 'drive for show, putt for dough'. If you're not drivin' it good your putter isn't gonna save you. Gotta do both.
Go rack any game of your choice 10 times. Shoot the first 5 with draw only and the last 5 with follow only and see what happens.
I can draw the ball better than most and so I have always had fun with it but once I heard that statement I did the test above and was sold. That is by far one of the biggest things that brought me from a banger to a pool player
I like to say "Draw for the crowd but follow the money"
I'm gonna draw every time unless i HAVE to go forward. Played so much on shitty tables growing up that a firm draw was always better than watching the cb roll-off/wobble following it.