Inzombiac said:
OMG I was so nervous. I didn't play as nearly as well as I normally play. I'm gonna have to adjust to tournaments. I went 2 and out as well. First match was pretty good, 2nd not so much.
I came back on Sunday to watch everyone play. I got to see Jeremy Jones who seems like a really cool dude, and Charlie Bryant, which was a trip for me cus he's one of the few players whom I know of. The whole experience totally reaffirmed my love for pool. Even though I had an embarassing showing (something I don't plan on repeating ever again) I learned alot just from watching people and I intend on bringing the pain now that my first tourney butterflies are gone.
First day I was, I think, the only one wearing slacks and a nice shirt. I definitely stood out. Second day I was planted firmly in between the middle tables and the 4 that the top guys were playing on.
2 weeks of furious practice and preparation will begin tonight though! Hope I can get with ya for College Station.
Did you get to Watch Vivian Villereal play? I watched Danny Lee stomp her! He is such a nice guy, and it was also good to see that a Pro can be beat. I wish someone would have showed JJ he can be beat. LOL
We hung out mostly with some people from Corpus, and Poolplaya9. We also hung out with Amanda, she put my wife out of the woman's tourny! LOL
I had a blast!
Oh a little tip! Don't practice for the next two weeks, just go out and play some hard matches for the next two weeks. Maybe play in some local tourny's the next two weeks. It will help calm the nerves, and it is so close for the next tourny that you really don't have a lot of time to throw new tools into your head for the tourny. That is why I haven't been practicing the masses that Stones showed us the other night.
I will wait until next month to put new weapons into my tool box. LOL
Anyway dude, I am glad you caught the bug, and don't worry I have gone two and out in all 3 that I have played in. My nerves are getting a lot better, and I am playing better. It just depends on who you draw, so just have fun, and then it will come easy!
My friend went 2 and out for an entire year before he placed in the money! LOL
Anyway I got to get some work done. Give me a call or PM me if you want to.
Laterz!