Cory Deuel

Williebetmore said:
D'maker,
To get back to the thread, I totally agree with your assessment of people taking up the game late in life. I grew up on the course, then gave up the game for 15 years. When I started playing again within a week I was better than all of my friends (the "frustrated businessmen" you know so well) who took up the game in their 20's and 30's. There are probably a few freaks who can become professionals later in life - but I can only think of 3 (Calvin Peete, Robert Landers, Larry Nelson). There are probably others.

Let me quote Willie Mosconi (page 89 of his autobiography):
"I eventually got down to an 8 handicap (in golf), but rarely did I ever break par. People often compare golf with billiards, thinking there might be a transfer of skills, but aside from the need for a shooting touch on the green, they're very different games.
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Regarding the quote from Mosconi and golf....where were you when I needed you? :( But it's never too late, thanks for the response. :)

Taking ANYTHING up late in life is tough. It seems like certain activities shouldn't be, based on their seeming simplicity (like pool), but they are. Other activities that are more complex in a physical nature and require certain degrees of hand/eye coordination can be very frustrating for most.
 
DRIVERMAKER

There once was a man named Drivermaker
Who could give it out, but couldn’t ah taker
A golf/pool pro
That no one would know
I’d say the man was ah faker

So who is this mystery man?
Why doesn’t he post some stats, if he can?
He just deflects with his wit
Cause he knows its bull$hit
As avoidance is part of his plan

Could he be Fast Larry in disguise?
Or The Silencer, to our demise?
No matter how hard he tries
I see through his lies
With all the posts he supplies

Drivermaker I’ll try to be kind
You’ve put yourself in a bind
When you say you’re a pro
With no facts to show
It makes you, A LEGEND IN YOUR OWN MIND

Poem by RJ
 
Poem by RJ[/QUOTE]


That is some pretty good poetry. Are you a professional poet? (Drivermaker is a professional poet also).

Well, kidding aside, I guess I am done dealing with this guy Drivermaker (at least on this thread). As I suspected he is not willing to keep his agreement to post his accomplishments (??) after calling me out. I guess no amount of baiting (which I tried) will get him to come clean. He just finds too, too many excuses to avoid backing up his statements.

I didn't have much of a snooker background before taking up pool, I did play a little bit in Canada when I was a teen but I wouldn't have been classified as anymore than a ballbanger. I learned pool from scratch starting in 1995, I basically knew how to hit a ball in the hole but didn't know English, position play, throw, etc. etc.

Billiards Digest did an article on me in the February issue which explained how I got started and how I developed (this was after I won $10,000 in the Reno pro-am in December 03).

As far as the Corey issue, based on his current handicap, the odds are probably greater than a million to one of him becoming a pro. I figured if he was a scratch golfer he may have a shot but he isn't even close to a scratch golfer.

Wayne
 
Tate and Last Two

Oh, by the way, I do know Tate and Last Two personally, and they are both really nice guys with quite a bit of pool talent. Tate took out a pretty good Filipino pro at a tournament in L.A. not too long ago and Last Two won close to $2000 in another tournament in L.A. a few months back. He finished first against a very tough field. And both of them continue to get better.

It is nice to know when someone speaks that they actually know what they are talking about. Those that come across all knowledgeable when they can't back it up remind of guys I've played who were playing on air. Both types crack me up.

Wayne
 
I am not a golfer so I'd probably have to rely on those of you on this thread what the odds of Corey making it golf are. I just don't think it's such a good idea to count someone out that has become a champion in another sport. One thing to keep in mind, and although I don't know that much about golf, I know this, he could make more money in golf coming into the middle of the pack than he can being a champion pool player. Another thing is, he had the tenacity to become a champion pool player and tenacity is something that he still possesses. Just because he's carrying an 8 handicap today doesn't mean he can't improve does it?
 
O.K. You want to gamble? This is for real....
I will bet you 1 million dollars cash,(and believe me I am good for it!) secured in my swiss bank account, that everyone on this messaging board is a total loser, with no life, and no girlfriend. :) And also that this is a bunch of men, talking about another man.
 
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