Best Current Pool Players 70+ Years Old?
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James Davis Sr
I’ll bet at Felt for two days in June and looking for action.
I played Varner at a seniors tournament, I shot every crazy I could come up with just so I didn’t have to play him for six hours. It still took him 3 hours to beat me 3-0.
Vertical is nice, yes.
I rarely go to Felt anymore, nothing wrong with the room just the ride there for me is all high-speed highway and at my age it's a bit uncomfortable.
With the price of gas now it's a $10 round trip.
I'm not being cheap but living on Social Security I have to watch my spending.
If you go there at night that's when the real gamblers are there.
My thought exactly.Getting old is a bitch, but the alternative is worse!
I hesitate to post this and knock my own action, lol....but luckily, having just turned 79, I'm still playing at 90% of my 30-60 yr. old speed.
if you kept yourself in shape i think playing at 80 % and better of your best speed in your 70's and early 80's is very doable.
especially at one pocket. and some as good, as now with the internet you can learn many new moves and plays not thought about before.
more 2 rail banks and low outside spin shots to your hole getting it away from close to his pocket and close to yours.. and 2 rail kicks to the rack. for instance.
and not playing those that just knock up table. it isnt worth it let them sit in the chair and wait for a game.
especially at one pocket. and some as good, as now with the internet you can learn many new moves and plays not thought about before.
more 2 rail banks and low outside spin shots to your hole getting it away from close to his pocket and close to yours.. and 2 rail kicks to the rack. for instance.
and not playing those that just knock up table. it isnt worth it let them sit in the chair and wait for a game.
Is it over? Who won?
Thanks. Exciting match though. Gutsy to play the race to one out at hill-hill.
Dave's 72-73 and can still flat dab it. Plays on the Ultimate Tour. Anyone feel free to go to KC and get a dose on the barbox. He still routinely runs double-digit packages. He's also subject to run 10+ at 3c anytime as well.
"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and exuberence EVERY TIME." Is a favorite quote. I just can't remember who to attribute. 
Must be the uh old timers.
Another favorite quote came from a mentor involved in a heated dispute. "You might be younger and stronger than me. But I have an equalizer." His was a shovel, my equalizer is a pool cue. They call it a break cue. I have not had to break it....yet. I still stand my ground.
Seeing Ronnie O'Sullivan win the Seniors event was entertaining. Kinda hard to think of him as a Senior. He just set the world record for highest break.
Must be the uh old timers. Another favorite quote came from a mentor involved in a heated dispute. "You might be younger and stronger than me. But I have an equalizer." His was a shovel, my equalizer is a pool cue. They call it a break cue. I have not had to break it....yet. I still stand my ground.
Seeing Ronnie O'Sullivan win the Seniors event was entertaining. Kinda hard to think of him as a Senior.
He just set the world record for highest break.
If you would've asked me a few weeks back after our last night of league this year, I would have said I was. The three person team we played against had one player about 650 fargo, and the other two slightly over 700. They virtually never get beat over all.
Our team, was myself at what I would estimate by other players fargos in the two leagues I shoot, to be 440-450, then one player just under 600 and the sub just over 600.
Anyway we went on a roll that night, out of 18 8 ball games played, 14 were table runs and we were done in 1hr and 20 min. Ea player plays six games, 2 games I never got out of my chair, one game I broke dry then never got out of my chair, one game I made 5 balls, and two games I beat their best player who I think is a 720-730 fargo. So if you were to ask me, at 77 yrs old, I think that night I was one of the best older pool players, ha ha. We actually ended up beating them for the over all match points that night, 5-3 and not sure but I think that was the only night they have lost a match. Two of their players have a table run % for the year over 80%. That was a fun night.
Our team, was myself at what I would estimate by other players fargos in the two leagues I shoot, to be 440-450, then one player just under 600 and the sub just over 600.
Anyway we went on a roll that night, out of 18 8 ball games played, 14 were table runs and we were done in 1hr and 20 min. Ea player plays six games, 2 games I never got out of my chair, one game I broke dry then never got out of my chair, one game I made 5 balls, and two games I beat their best player who I think is a 720-730 fargo. So if you were to ask me, at 77 yrs old, I think that night I was one of the best older pool players, ha ha. We actually ended up beating them for the over all match points that night, 5-3 and not sure but I think that was the only night they have lost a match. Two of their players have a table run % for the year over 80%. That was a fun night.
Yeah, sounds encouraging, but that 10% is often the difference between winning and losing.