Everything hurts…….I'm 41. My back hurts, my neck hurts, my elbow hurts, my knee hurts. Basically everything hurts and I'm dying! ha ha. All that has affected my pool game. My speed isn't really any worse, it actually might be the best it ever was. But I only play a short while at a time now, because of all the discomfort I have. So I can't be practicing all the time to stay in stroke. And the days of playing long sessions are gone. And because things hurt, I rarely even have the motivation to play anymore.
It may not have to.At what age do you feel that age related decline in ones game is inevitable ,assuming general good health and average eyesight? Can lots of practice help offset decline or is it just a fact? Thanks
I think it depends what level you play at. For very top level players competing against considerably younger top level players, there is a definite decline by their 50s and gets more dramatic in their 60s.At what age do you feel that age related decline in ones game is inevitable ,assuming general good health and average eyesight? Can lots of practice help offset decline or is it just a fact? Thanks
I had a back problem and they did xrays MRIs everything imaginable. They said it was sciatica . It was so painful some times it made me throw up. I prayed to God for relief and started sleeping in my recliner , My back started to feel a bit better and I went back to the bed , a few days later I'm miserable again. Now I only sleep in the recliner at about half way back . My sciatica is gone {Thank you God } after about a week and although it is not really as comfortable as a bed , I can deal with it to get rid of that pain. You might try it and see if it helps you.At age 62, i decided to give it a go as Darren Appleton says. I have played EVERY DAY FOR TWO YEARS ON MY HOME TABLE, 3 hours a day. I did not miss a day. I did it all, drills, playing the ghost, hitting hundreds of straight shots a day. I gave it everything i had. Turned 64 a few months ago, and i knew it was over. I just dont have it. Fat fingers, big body, i move around too much, can’t get my head down low enought like the pros. Too many things working against me. And now I’m dealing with a sciatica nerve problem on my lower back, three weeks already, and my stroke is gone. Gone for good i would imagine. But hey, i did enjoy the game, and i thought i could do some damage playing 9 ball. But its over for me.
i still lift heavy weights in the gym, and i dont think pool is the game for bigger muscular guys, (5/11-265 pounds)
More power to you. I cannot and have never "practiced". For me, pool always had a financial component that outweighed the desire to be a good player. Practicing pool would have been like practicing poker.I have played EVERY DAY FOR TWO YEARS ON MY HOME TABLE, 3 hours a day. I did not miss a day. I did it all, drills, playing the ghost, hitting hundreds of straight
shots a day. I gave it everything i had.
At 41?I'm 41. My back hurts, my neck hurts, my elbow hurts, my knee hurts. Basically everything hurts and I'm dying! ha ha. All that has affected my pool game. My speed isn't really any worse, it actually might be the best it ever was. But I only play a short while at a time now, because of all the discomfort I have. So I can't be practicing all the time to stay in stroke. And the days of playing long sessions are gone. And because things hurt, I rarely even have the motivation to play anymore.
About to turn 60 and I'm with youAbout to turn 70 and play better than ever and see the table better as far as layout, patterns, and possibilities.
Plateaus last much longer before a breakthrough though.