Ktown D said:Guys, if I am not mistaken Excess is a she not a he......
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Kevin Lindstrom said:
Kevin I am really supprised at you.That is all will say on here.I will talk to you face to face about your comment the next time I see you. I really wonder what opinions I could post on you here for my entertainment from your life.What a waste of your and my time.Everyone knows my spelling but they also know my love for the game.
The term Excessknowledge is from the amount of research I have done in my life for billiards and then the pool community.I am not some guy pushing cnc cues off of a pooltable in his basement.
I am one who has excessknowledge of billiards and that is what people call me offline whom know what I have done for our sport and the money I have invested without asking for 1 red cent back.
I am on a wireless Job and the keys are small and the stupid security program will not allow me to run to the spellcheck.Few had had problems with my spelling matters and by the reply comments I think they hit the cue straight on.
I do not care if a player can spell-drive-or even afford to pay their way for the night-Just as long as they have some what of a game or personality for good conversation. I just love the game.
To be REALLY good it is required that you devote your LIFE to it. Not just a few hours a day a few days a week. Not even several hours a day every day. Being REALLY good means you devote your LIFE to it and you don't get a chance to re-live those twenty years you have to give up to the game.
The older you get the more you realize it's not that important, unless there is a good chance for a REAL payoff. When you're young just the pecker contest is reason enough to devote everything. Being the baddest cat on the block is where it's at when you're young. But as you mature with the years you learn that other things are important too and in fact are MORE important that pool/golf etc.
If there were a chance, a decent chance, that there would be a payoff after the 20 years it takes to be REALLY good then it might be worth the devotion of ones life to that, but only if the chances of a decent payoff are really there.
With pool there are very few chances that a person will be able to have a good life after having devoted their LIFE to playing REALLY well. Most players turn somewhat away from the game as they become involved with a family. They have to make the decision... heartbreaking as it is, they have to decide whether to play or work. Ask Archer. He's as good a player as will ever come down the pike but...
You know he's hurting as he has to devote himself to the business instead of the game but the pecker contest is over and now the reality of putting dinner on the table has moved in full-force.
Pool is a difficult skill based game that requires that one devote his LIFE and few have the resources to do that and it's a given that playin pool ain't gunna provide those resources.... except in rare cases.
The older you get the more you realize it's not that important, unless there is a good chance for a REAL payoff. When you're young just the pecker contest is reason enough to devote everything. Being the baddest cat on the block is where it's at when you're young. But as you mature with the years you learn that other things are important too and in fact are MORE important that pool/golf etc.
If there were a chance, a decent chance, that there would be a payoff after the 20 years it takes to be REALLY good then it might be worth the devotion of ones life to that, but only if the chances of a decent payoff are really there.
With pool there are very few chances that a person will be able to have a good life after having devoted their LIFE to playing REALLY well. Most players turn somewhat away from the game as they become involved with a family. They have to make the decision... heartbreaking as it is, they have to decide whether to play or work. Ask Archer. He's as good a player as will ever come down the pike but...
You know he's hurting as he has to devote himself to the business instead of the game but the pecker contest is over and now the reality of putting dinner on the table has moved in full-force.
Pool is a difficult skill based game that requires that one devote his LIFE and few have the resources to do that and it's a given that playin pool ain't gunna provide those resources.... except in rare cases.
"Pool is a difficult skill based game that requires that one devote his LIFE "...JSim.
thats the big statement that no-one seems to live with
thats the big statement that no-one seems to live with
Remember that devoting one's life to the game is only required if one wishes to play at the tippy-top level. There are years of enjoyment to be had playing at all of the lower levels of the game, also. I'm 54 (closing in fast on 55) and realize that I will never make it to the tippy-top. I bought my first pool table 3.5 years ago because I came to the realization that of all the activities I had engaged in recreationally throughout my life, pool had always been a positive and enjoyable experience for me. I have always been very competitive. I don't like getting beat at anything. However, as I've aged, I have learned that I am going to get beat. There's nothing I can do about it except avoid competition. That would also require that I give up winning, too. I can't do that. There's too much joy in the competition. I also enjoy the respect that comes from others that can appreciate the effort required to play at an advanced level. I also like to give that respect back to my opponents. It doesn't matter if they are a jerk or a saint, if they've put in the time or have the knack, you have to give them props for their ability.
Of course, there are other activities that are more enjoyable or just as enjoyable. Handball was super fun when I was very good at it. Ripping through the trees on a tight single track on my mountain bike was a blast. Those activities took a lot more effort to stay on top of, though. And they were very painful at times, way more so than pool. As we've all seen, just about anyone can find a way to play pool. So, from an enjoyment perspective, age isn't that big of a detriment. Yes, failing body parts can and do have an influence on our ability as we get older, but that doesn't mean we have to stop having fun with it.
Of course, there are other activities that are more enjoyable or just as enjoyable. Handball was super fun when I was very good at it. Ripping through the trees on a tight single track on my mountain bike was a blast. Those activities took a lot more effort to stay on top of, though. And they were very painful at times, way more so than pool. As we've all seen, just about anyone can find a way to play pool. So, from an enjoyment perspective, age isn't that big of a detriment. Yes, failing body parts can and do have an influence on our ability as we get older, but that doesn't mean we have to stop having fun with it.