i look at this thread all the time! i know of most of the better players but dont get to play them much anymore since i move from rochester ny to clearwarer fla. i play mostly one pocket now but when i pratice, witch is every day, i play straight pool.
i play a lot with howard vickery and cm lee. i gambled 14.1 with richey richerdson and tony crosby down here but no one plays the game much. when i lived in rochester i played with all the greats, seigel, hubbard, crane, miz, hopkins, cranfield, and all the top players.im 59 now and have been fighting cancer since last oct. i am doing very well even on the chemo. my passion is pool and fishing and i do both every day! i dont let this get me down! anyways....
i was at hamerheads billiards last monday night. it is a new room in holiday fla. on rt 19. a beautiful place with 26 dimond tables. correy duell is the house pro! i just got done playing some 9ball with cuban brian and started playing some straight for pratice. a young kid on the next table was watching and ask to rack the balls for me. i said come on ill play you a game...i broke, he missed and i ran 154. i had a 180 last year but that was before i got sick.
so that is my story, thanks for bareing with me.
i love your forum! you must be very deticated to take on all this for these guys! thanks again and please add me to your list...pat howey
I achieved my best run in March during quarterfinal match of Czech nationals, I was trailing 3 - 28 after 6 innings in a race to 100. Then I woke up and made 73 followed by 24 and out. Havent played much straight pool in last two months though as I have been working on my fundamentals because I discovered a BIG flaw in my grip. But just for fun I will try to play some 14-1 during today practice session to see my current speed, I will inform you about the result (if it is good enough thats it!
