Does pool run in your family??
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My dad says his father loved pool. i never met him. Hes the only one in my fam that played seriousely.
Do my uncles gettin drunk and bangin balls around count?
if so then all my uncles are pool players j/k
Do my uncles gettin drunk and bangin balls around count?
if so then all my uncles are pool players j/k
I was up at Valley Forge a few years ago, and saw a guy wearing a tee shirt for a pool room in Oneonta, NY. (I'm from NC) I approached the guy and started a conversation with him since I have some distant reletives in that part of the state. Turns out it was a cousin I hadn't seen in over 40 years. He owned the pool room and was a regular on the tournaments in upstate NY. Pretty cool family reunion!
Steve
Steve
Just my Dad. He was a road player for a few years. The rest of his family were/are strict Baptist's. No drinking, smoking, dancing, sports on radio on sunday, and a million other things. My Mom was close to finishing up becoming a nun in Ireland before coming to the US. All four of her sisters became nuns. Johnnyt
my Uncle Clyde is the man! He played at Mosconis, the Boulivard, Drexeline, all the great rooms in the Philly area.
Uncle Clyde got me into playing on our GCI in our basement way back in 72' or 73'. He would tell me stories while showing me how to play, and saying some day I'd get to see these great rooms.
He played great pool, ping pong, bowling, darts, whatever was going on at the time. He's still around, and retired as the caddy master at Merion Cricket Club.....only the coolest place to ever learn to play golf.....or to caddy!!!!
G.
Uncle Clyde got me into playing on our GCI in our basement way back in 72' or 73'. He would tell me stories while showing me how to play, and saying some day I'd get to see these great rooms.
He played great pool, ping pong, bowling, darts, whatever was going on at the time. He's still around, and retired as the caddy master at Merion Cricket Club.....only the coolest place to ever learn to play golf.....or to caddy!!!!
G.
My grandfather was a pool hustler back in the day, and one year he played for a moose lodge team that finished second nationally. Most of the places he played are no longer around, Helfert could probrobly tell you more about the places he played than I could.
Nope. Just me. My parents were always too busy working, cleaning, and supporting us kids, and that took up all their time.
mother
My mother played bar pool in her twenties.When I played her about 5 years ago she could run open racks with draw and follow.She still has her 3 piece cue.She told me she did not play tournaments but liked to torture the guys at the bar.
My mother played bar pool in her twenties.When I played her about 5 years ago she could run open racks with draw and follow.She still has her 3 piece cue.She told me she did not play tournaments but liked to torture the guys at the bar.
My father and mother both played. Dad was one of the best bar table, local players in area (8ball), (as well as one of the heaviest drinkers). Mom stuck to more tournaments, and won many at that. I was fortunate to get a lot of instruction from both at an early age when it came to pool.
Dennis
Dennis
My grandfather was the pool player in our family. He impressed us all as kids down in his basement and showed us how to play. He died along time ago, before I ever realy learned anything pool related about him, but still to this day my father refers to him as a champion. I'm not sure exactly what that means but I hope to leave behind a similar impression.
Lucky to have parents to teach you
My grandmother died in 1988. I never saw her play, I was just a kid back then. I sure wish I could of learned from her. My dad tells me she was pretty good.
Jay Helfert remembers her back in the 70s in california. She wasnt a big gambler, but he tells me she shot straight. Coming from Jay, makes me even more proud of her. Im sure being a female player back in the 30s,40s,and 50s was tough.
Prince said:
My grandmother died in 1988. I never saw her play, I was just a kid back then. I sure wish I could of learned from her. My dad tells me she was pretty good.
Jay Helfert remembers her back in the 70s in california. She wasnt a big gambler, but he tells me she shot straight. Coming from Jay, makes me even more proud of her. Im sure being a female player back in the 30s,40s,and 50s was tough.
Mine skipped a generation. My Grandparents played pretty good from what I've been told. My Dad can't even make a bridge although both my parents were terrific bowlers. I, of course can play pool and bowl but my Dad could still physically kick my azz if I let him catch me. I think being in the Marines gave him hands of steel.
Milo said:
My grandpa, Frank Boyce owned a pool hall in Stockton, Ca. back in the 60's and early 70's. My grandpa was a pretty solid player. My dad Mike Boyce was one of the better players in Northern California by the time he quit playing pool at 18 when I came along. About 15 years later he started playing again, and quickly got back to the speed that he stopped playing at. In 1990 my dad opened a pool room in Hesperia, Ca. and thats when I started playing. My uncle John Boyce had a pool hall in Nevada at the same time. Pool definitely is part of my family, hopefully my daughters will find something better to do with their time when they get older!
Milo said:
i got a story all right but I'll spare everyone.
My dad was a C--- player, just above a banger, my dad was in the WW2 and played then I think, I played my dad in the earily 80's, I could tell he did play once-40 years before we played. He wasnt near as Fats, but in some of the last pics of Fats playing his face looked alot like my dad just heavier, My dad also shot like Fats did when he played Mosconi when Howard Cosell was there, He stood upright and just whacked the balls around standing straight up and down, my dads stroke was very similar to Fats but not nearly as effictave, my Dad couldnt play, but there was a striking resmlence sometimes, My nickname is coincendtial and was given to me by a friend who never met my Dad. My dad was a quite man he didnt talk much, but i must emphasize, Fats and Dads stroke was scary similar, the gap between their speeds was vast but if you saw them play only looking at their bodies, stroke and pre shot routein, they were alot alike, but Fats pocketed balls and knew how to move, Dad didnt.
RIP Dad 7/1923-7/2000 I love you.
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thebigdog said:
Above is the super super short version of the family story, the Boyce family is rich with history. I had lunch with Mike Boyce in Reno in the 80's Big Dog might have been there, i'm pretty sure you were there, amazing family. I started playing in Franks room and heard many stories of him. WOW
Its kind of sad. My dad used to be a great local player 30-40 years ago. I've heard stories from his close friends of his about him taking down some nice scores and all the bar fights they used to get into. Well I really didnt get into playing until i was around 18 and my dad hadnt played in years. Well we played alot when I first started and he would usually win. Since then i've gone onto another level and although he absolutely loves watching me play other guys and even backs me sometimes, he doesnt like to play me too much anymore. He's such a competitive person that he hates to lose, and if he does beat me he thinks I layed down. But one of my great joys is going to the bar with my dad and watching him trying to get guys to gamble with him on playing me, lol, its funny to watch, just wished he wanted to play more, but his health also keeps him from doing that.
My Dad is very competitive too
Sounds like your Dads speed is higher than my Dads speed.
His skill is equivalent to say, an APA 4. He doesnt like to lose to me either. Years ago he used to play with me quite a bit. He doesnt anymore.LOL But he sure is proud of me. He is one of my biggest supporters. I wouldnt be the player I am today without him.
beav99_4life said:
Sounds like your Dads speed is higher than my Dads speed.
His skill is equivalent to say, an APA 4. He doesnt like to lose to me either. Years ago he used to play with me quite a bit. He doesnt anymore.LOL But he sure is proud of me. He is one of my biggest supporters. I wouldnt be the player I am today without him.