Anyone else like me?

Hope none of you guys play golf. You'd drive the starter nuts: "No i don't want to play with him, or him, or him, or him". Whatever floats your boat. I enjoy some solo/Zen pool but after a while i need an opponent. To much combative Irishman in me i guess.
 
Odd?

Takes all kinds. Of course you're odd, your parents named you celophane. Also, think about svb. Lotta people learn when alone. But why bar tables?
 
99% prefer playing alone. Gambling is the 1% where I don't, unless they're betting on the Ghost.

I played a masters league last year just cause Shaun Wilke was on my team and we battled for who could win by the biggest margin :) otherwise I have no use for league or playing any ody else at all.

If I have 2 or 3 hrs to play I wanna be at the table the whole time, not sitting in a chair half the time.
Jason
 
Celophanewrap said:
So from time to time I'll have a conversation with someone and inevitably the question will come up,

"What do you do for fun?"
"I like to play pool",
"I haven't played in a long time, maybe we can get together and play sometime"

I kind of cringe at that. I guess I'm really odd as a pool player goes. I don't gamble at it, at least not with my own money,
I don't like to. I love to play, I just don't like to play with or against other people.

I feel like I can discuss most things about pool, admittedly I'm not the fanatic some of you are,but I've read a lot of the books,
watched the matches, I've taken a lesson or two. I have a reasonable collection of cues and cases, I practice and play almost
daily (on a bar table). I do drills, I play the ghost, work on my break, cut shots, stop shots, position, stroke, etc.... and I have
kept a journal about what I do from day to day, how I feel, and things like that. I can see when I'm improving, what I can do today
that I couldn't do six months ago.

I bought a lathe and have taught myself to do tips, ferules, wraps, and most minor repairs and maintenance (that I usually do at no charge to the player).
I love pool, love to play, it's given me back many things that I thought I had lost with my last blown out ankle, but I really don't care to play other people.

I both love and detest league night at the same time.
It's fun hanging with my friends, having a drink, even doing a little coaching, but when it's my time to play I'd just rather not.
Is there anyone else that is like this?
Am I just really odd, or what?
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Well my fellow Coloradan everything you wrote after the sentence that I highlighted makes you a fanatic....like most of us here:). It sounds like everything that I am about including the blown out ankle(mine is fused), the big difference is I love to play anyone. I am the only real pool fan with in 100 miles of my Diamond pro so I must travel down the hill to compete. Only to find out that Measureman rarely misses:frown:
 
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Bank it said:
I don't get it, I wouldn't want to play if there was no competition. How're you to progress without someone shooting back at you?
To each his own.
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It's not necessary. Shooting alone offers you the chance to really experiment and take more risks, thus progressing your game in ways that always competing against somebody wouldn't. If somebody has the will and motivation to get better, they will. Additionally, I'd argue that drills would expedite progress faster than competition. I've been shooting alone at least 99% of the time since I picked up pool just over 6 years ago and I'd consider myself a very strong player. Now somebody who shoots alone the majority of the time and also competes against better players? That's probably the best recipe for success, in my opinion.
 
The most fun I've ever had on a pool table is when a friend or family member of about my skill level comes over to my house and shoots for fun (and conversation).

I can remember more than one time starting in the afternoon/early evening and almost seeing the sun come up the following morning.

Great times, and I sure miss them.

Maniac
 
I sympathize with the OP. But for me it's not quite the same. When I meet someone and tell them I play pool and they say we should shoot some time I usually just smile politely. They are usually casual players, and playing them would be about as much fun as shooting fish in a barrel. I do enjoy playing with friends who are similar or better skill level than I am. I enjoy the challenge and social aspect. However I'm a bit of an introvert and not a big fan of playing with strangers.

I can also practice alone for hours doing drills and never get bored. It's the best of both worlds.

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markjames said:
.....But why bar tables?
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A Bar Table is what fits in my garage (almost).
I would love to have a 9 ft, but this has been a good investment.
Much better than countless hours at the pool hall paying for time.

My Garage table is level, it has good cloth and rails and reasonably tight pockets,
and it keeps me home at night. Just what I save on food and beer makes this
investment a good thing, the benefits beyond that are priceless
 
PoolBum said:
No, no one else likes you.
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See, now this I could believe.
I don't presume to think that people what to do do what I want or to play the game I want to play. I will go where I go, see what I see, eat what I eat, and so forth.
I'm not a leader or a follower. I go where I go, sometimes people come along, sometimes I go alone
 
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