Can you become a AA/world beater at the age of 40'sh....

Try this.

Set small (short term 1-3 month) goals that lead to a mid term goals (4-6 months) that lead lead to a larger goal (1-2 years) and keep reapeating the process until you have reached your altimate goal!

Remember: Quality practice over Quantity! Keep you practice session short 30 minutes to an hour is perfect to start out with and increase the time up to 2 hours.


I was 40 when I started my journey, I was a mid level B player, I have taken 3 lessons over the past 6 years and have reached a solid A level on the edge of the AA. I will tell you that taking a lesson from a good instructor will cut years off of the learning curve because you don't know what you don't know!
 
jchown said:
I am 45 this year, I did give it a go in my early 20's but I got sidetracked with cards and gambling- stopped being a student and started being a gambler. Now that im older I intend to get back into the swing of things- its been 20 years since I played at all, but was respectable once!
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Respectable and being a AA player are light yrs apart , We saw one of our very own here put everything he had ,,coaching , matching up and tons of practice everything just short of clicking his heels 3 times and if there was any improvement it was minimal at best ,,
If you were a A player once trying to return to that level is one thing ,,if you were a C level player it may not be impossible but highly unlikely


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OTB said:
I'm no way a AA player or even close, I have the benifit of owning a billiards store and all, but I have never really given the game the respect of time/practice that it deserves. I have been in a league off and on and been to a few tournaments at most but just never really gave it my all.
I'm sitting here thinking MY GOD!! my livellyhood is the pool buisness, what am I doing..... I'm not happy with my pool shooting ability. I know I need to practice more and get the drive to better my game, I'm just trying figure out how. I have 5-6 hours a day I can practice but just dont........... As the heading for this thread says, Can I at 42 bring my game up to the level (AA) to compete at the upper tournament level, or is my age and ability going to hinder me from advancing. :help:

NOTE: I HATE HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS, IF I GET MY ASS HANDED TO ME SO BE IT,.. THERE BETTER THAN ME.....I JUST WANT TO HAND THEM THERE ASS ONCE AND AWHILE TOO............OTB
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At 40, your life is not over, and if being a world class pool player is your dream then pursue it.http://youtu.be/hUFRoAgOJ5M. But if being a world class competitor is your pursuit, you are going to have to pursue your dream like a champion.http://youtu.be/Zb2kVf39A5g
 
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OTB said:
I'm no way a AA player or even close, I have the benifit of owning a billiards store and all, but I have never really given the game the respect of time/practice that it deserves. I have been in a league off and on and been to a few tournaments at most but just never really gave it my all.
I'm sitting here thinking MY GOD!! my livellyhood is the pool buisness, what am I doing..... I'm not happy with my pool shooting ability. I know I need to practice more and get the drive to better my game, I'm just trying figure out how. I have 5-6 hours a day I can practice but just dont........... As the heading for this thread says, Can I at 42 bring my game up to the level (AA) to compete at the upper tournament level, or is my age and ability going to hinder me from advancing. :help:

NOTE: I HATE HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS, IF I GET MY ASS HANDED TO ME SO BE IT,.. THERE BETTER THAN ME.....I JUST WANT TO HAND THEM THERE ASS ONCE AND AWHILE TOO............OTB
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No chance!
 
OTB said:
I'm no way a AA player or even close, I have the benifit of owning a billiards store and all, but I have never really given the game the respect of time/practice that it deserves. I have been in a league off and on and been to a few tournaments at most but just never really gave it my all.
I'm sitting here thinking MY GOD!! my livellyhood is the pool buisness, what am I doing..... I'm not happy with my pool shooting ability. I know I need to practice more and get the drive to better my game, I'm just trying figure out how. I have 5-6 hours a day I can practice but just dont........... As the heading for this thread says, Can I at 42 bring my game up to the level (AA) to compete at the upper tournament level, or is my age and ability going to hinder me from advancing. :help:

NOTE: I HATE HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS, IF I GET MY ASS HANDED TO ME SO BE IT,.. THERE BETTER THAN ME.....I JUST WANT TO HAND THEM THERE ASS ONCE AND AWHILE TOO............OTB
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Do not do my mistake, after 25 years i discovered my stroke sets the example of one of the most talked about bad stroke; and hustlers loved to play me, they knew it!!! yet i was making balls, wining games, but consistency was horrible, at days i shoot good, at others i shoot bad, and so on, no more, but i was hard headed and not listen to bigger boys. So my goal for last 10 years been "why i miss" , now i know, finally, i think i reached close to 97% consistency-stroke wise, which made aiming a secondary now.
Only advice is get your stroke 100% straight, continue to shoot long straight shots until you never miss; especially OB froze to long rail near side pocket, and CB at far end of table also froze to rail same side (start with CB about 1/4" off rail, then freeze it, make sure cb and ob are clean). Do not shoot any other shot until you make this shot 1000000000000 times, with all kind of english, stun, and rolling CB. Hire a good instructor, if you like to be good before your hands starts shaking!!

Efren still shoots good pool at 60! sure he is loosing, but runs racks! and advances at times in tournaments.

Good luck.
 
BCA Hall of Famer Joe Balsis won virtually all of his professional titles after the age of 40.
 
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