Thanks, leto. I think we are all brothers when it comes to the hill climb that is 14.1. Good luck in your endeavor.
Lou Figueroa
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Thanks, leto. I think we are all brothers when it comes to the hill climb that is 14.1. Good luck in your endeavor.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks, BB. It is a great feeling. A funny footnote to the run is that I actually thought I'd run a 98. It wasn't until later when I uploaded it from camera to computer that I saw I had miscounted the racks. A mucho pleasant surprise.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks, Pidge. I love playing 3C too, but no longer have a table available. I learned to play while in Great Falls, MT. And then started playing again in St. Louis. For a while I was playing often with the late Bob Hemple, originator of Fellini cases. But now I just play a little when I visit my Mom out in LA. And oh yeah, going back a few years, I think 2002, I even played in a qualifier for the national 3C tournament:
(inser flashback music)
The tables just ate me up. They were heated Sogaards that played totally different form the ancient Brunswick I practiced on the week before. (The first time I put my had on the table I was momentarily transported back to my youth as I recalled the last time I said to myself in surprise, "But it's so warm... ") Also, they were putting secret sauce on the balls, so that didn't help me either. It went something like this (round robin flights of seven):
Lou loses 20-15
Lou loses 20-17
Lou loses 20-9 (George Ashby can still play some
Lou wins 20-5 (a quick soft shoe behind the scorer's table)
Lou loses 20-19 (ouch, had two swings at the game ball, er point)
Lou Lose 20-12
Everyone was very nice and gentlemanly and all, but the next time there is a pool player vs billiard player argument here, I collected MORE than enough ammo in what I saw and heard there. Not only all the petty back stabbing on the rail I heard (as well as tales from previous events
but also, from personally playing genuwine 3C players.A quick story: I was warming up with a gentleman who would eventually make it to the final round. This fellow was clearly getting agitated that a mere "pool player," playing with a fat old pool cue no less (ohmegod), fresh off the street, was beating him to death. Halfway through the game, all the gentlemanly chalk tapping stopped. And as I peeled off the last two points to beat him 25-23, the look on his face left absolutely no doubt that he was ferverently wishing my head would explode mid-stroke.
All in all though, it was a nice event and a great experience. The owners, Susan and Todd Farthing, were very warm and cordial hosts. The tables were immaculate and I think with a few days practice on them, I'd grow to like them. I also had a chance to talk to Bill "The Hawk" Hawkins, who due to deteriorating health, was in a wheel chair. I introduced myself and told him that I had refereed one of his matches at the "Rocket City Open" in Lompoc, CA back in 1977. Mentally, he's still sharp as a tack, and we talked about that event and players we knew. He shook my hand and thanked me for coming up and reminiscing with him.
George Ashby was also a pleasure to talk to. Very knowledgeable and happy to answer any question. I talked to him for quite a while about the tables, players, and St. Louis.
Of course for me, the highlight of the trip was seeing my old bud from Chicago, Monsignor Lavin. We killed many a Michelob after hours, but I told him, as we left the tournament venue, "The next time I suggest going to a billiard tournament, just kick me in the teeth."
Lou Figueroa
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Thanks, Ken. About 15 years ago I was playing *a lot* of competitive pool and ran a 128. But that was on a much softer table. Anyone familiar with Table 17 at The Break knows what a bee-atch it is, so I'm prouder of this run.
Lou Figueroa
Busboy,buddy
You do know that's 102 without missing don't you?
The APA 7's here run about 12.
Good job, I'll be in St.Louis next month. Hope we can hook up.
Carl
You do know that's 102 without missing don't you?
The APA 7's here run about 12.
Good job, I'll be in St.Louis next month. Hope we can hook up.
Carl
Thanks, Dr. It takes time and all the little shots, particularly the position plays -- rolling the CB a scooch over there or pulling it a smooge over yonder -- are not so easy. It looks easy, when done right, but it is not. Hang in there.
Lou Figueroa
Lou
Good job Lou.
Didn't mean to hijack your thread.
Just messing with Busboy a little.
Again good job.
Carl
Good job Lou.
Didn't mean to hijack your thread.
Just messing with Busboy a little.
Again good job.
Carl
your avatars slay me!!!!! :grin-square::smile::grin-square:
Lou, that really is impressive. Nice job, sir! :thumbup:
best,
brian kc
Lou:
Again, congrats on such a nice run -- on a dyed-in-the-wool Gold Crown, too. I always pump my first in congratulations when I hear about someone breaking that number (and I know it's not your first, but still). You have a nice pace around the table -- not fast, but consistent, and it reflects on your honed PSR.
As mentioned in the 14.1 challenge thread, I ran a 114 a couple weeks ago, and the best part was, it was an action match to 125. Ran it right from my opponent's break, and the more satisfying part was, instead of my usual boneheaded fashion of ending a nice run on a miss, I played safe because I was in a bad spot, and wasn't about to take a flyer. A little safety battle, and then the remaining 11 balls to close it out. The number is not as important as rather how I played that match.
Congrats again on such a fine run -- and sharing it with us to view. I agree about the cat-herding thing. Tell folks to "come hither" to the 14.1 forum if they want the link.
-Sean
Again, congrats on such a nice run -- on a dyed-in-the-wool Gold Crown, too. I always pump my first in congratulations when I hear about someone breaking that number (and I know it's not your first, but still). You have a nice pace around the table -- not fast, but consistent, and it reflects on your honed PSR.
As mentioned in the 14.1 challenge thread, I ran a 114 a couple weeks ago, and the best part was, it was an action match to 125. Ran it right from my opponent's break, and the more satisfying part was, instead of my usual boneheaded fashion of ending a nice run on a miss, I played safe because I was in a bad spot, and wasn't about to take a flyer. A little safety battle, and then the remaining 11 balls to close it out. The number is not as important as rather how I played that match.
Congrats again on such a fine run -- and sharing it with us to view. I agree about the cat-herding thing. Tell folks to "come hither" to the 14.1 forum if they want the link.
-Sean
I've played only a handful of times when I've been visiting France, I'm absolutely terrible at it, but I enjoy the crap out of watching and learning about it. I'm in two minds about buying a table for the garage, but my god they're expensive! If you ever fins yourself in England, give me a shout and you can show me a thing or two about 3C
Keep up the good shooting....I've just watched the link from the 14.1 forum and I have to say that's one of the 'prettiest' 100+ runs I've seen. It was pretty text book how you went about it and made it look effortless. Well played.
TheThaiger
Banned
Lou:
Again, congrats on such a nice run -- on a dyed-in-the-wool Gold Crown, too. I always pump my first in congratulations when I hear about someone breaking that number (and I know it's not your first, but still). You have a nice pace around the table -- not fast, but consistent, and it reflects on your honed PSR.
As mentioned in the 14.1 challenge thread, I ran a 114 a couple weeks ago, and the best part was, it was an action match to 125. Ran it right from my opponent's break, and the more satisfying part was, instead of my usual boneheaded fashion of ending a nice run on a miss, I played safe because I was in a bad spot, and wasn't about to take a flyer. A little safety battle, and then the remaining 11 balls to close it out. The number is not as important as rather how I played that match.
Congrats again on such a fine run -- and sharing it with us to view. I agree about the cat-herding thing. Tell folks to "come hither" to the 14.1 forum if they want the link.
-Sean
You were on a 114 and you played safe? WTF?
Congratulations, Lou! I'm not even close yet, even after all these years
Thanks, PO. It takes time. If there is any secret it is having a consistent PSR you can rely on. When you can stop worrying about shooting straight then you can concentrate on learning what you don't know.
Lou Figueroa
It's cool. Threads migrate and wander of their own accord. No woes.
Lou Figueroa
Yes. I could insert a frown emoticon here, but that would be incorrect. It was indeed the correct way to go. The shot I had on 115 was not an easy shot, and position was even more difficult (I had a cluster that I was shooting away from, and I'd have to go up and back down the table to aim at a very small window for the next ball). Played safe on 115, and it turned out to be the sound decision, because I was playing a local killer in 14.1. This guy can (and has) run a match out even when behind.
But, this is Lou's thread. I only relayed that story to show that I understand what it's like to not only break that number, but either get it on film or else do it in a match.
-Sean
Lou:
Again, congrats on such a nice run -- on a dyed-in-the-wool Gold Crown, too. I always pump my first in congratulations when I hear about someone breaking that number (and I know it's not your first, but still). You have a nice pace around the table -- not fast, but consistent, and it reflects on your honed PSR.
As mentioned in the 14.1 challenge thread, I ran a 114 a couple weeks ago, and the best part was, it was an action match to 125. Ran it right from my opponent's break, and the more satisfying part was, instead of my usual boneheaded fashion of ending a nice run on a miss, I played safe because I was in a bad spot, and wasn't about to take a flyer. A little safety battle, and then the remaining 11 balls to close it out. The number is not as important as rather how I played that match.
Congrats again on such a fine run -- and sharing it with us to view. I agree about the cat-herding thing. Tell folks to "come hither" to the 14.1 forum if they want the link.
-Sean
Thanks, Sean. And congrats on you 114!
Lou Figueroa