Drugs to shoot better

Anyone who thinks there arent performance enhancers that make people able to play longer and better are delusional. Things like Adderall especially can help play those long sets.

I dont reccomend any drugs though. Eating right, sleeping enough, being in the best shape you can be and tons of water is the right way to go.
 
sfvpool said:
You could try LSD.

I haven't tried to shoot pool on LSD, but I have found that it helps one focus. I once focused for four hours on a spot in an oven I was cleaning. In pool, though, if there is a shot clock, being on LSD may be a disadvantage.

It can also help you enjoy the game, regardless of how good you play. You may enjoy watching the balls go in the holes. But, you also may try to shoot at the wrong ball, or even at what you think is a ball, but isn't.

If you have a bad trip, though, it could be a nightmare...
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hahahahhahahahahhaha
 
Ok, no answer is an answer too, I think.

Like I mentioned before, alcohol in billiard is officially doping - not even one beer is allowed.
And now again let me know all the PRO´s out there who never doped (alc):eek:

Eric"h" ------- only my 2 cents :rolleyes:
 
mair23 said:
Ok, no answer is an answer too, I think.

Like I mentioned before, alcohol in billiard is officially doping - not even one beer is allowed.
And now again let me know all the PRO´s out there who never doped (alc):eek:

Eric"h" ------- only my 2 cents :rolleyes:
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I don't think you are going to get any feedback from the USA folks on the matter of alcohol being doping.

There have been threads about alcohol while playing though.
 
Black-Balled said:
I don't think you are going to get any feedback from the USA folks on the matter of alcohol being doping.

There have been threads about alcohol while playing though.
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You could be completly right, but like I said, no answer is one, too :grin-square:

Eric"h"
 
jalapus logan said:
Hello all. I take the drug that Efren Reyes usually takes before he snaps off a major tournament or a major gambling session. Oh, wait. That's not a drug, it's talent. And you can't buy it. Nevermind. Go about your business everyone...
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man someone always chimes in with the corniest lines....."well ralph souquet doesn't gamble and....." "efren doesn't......" place extra corny final phrase where the dots are
 
poolplayer2093 said:
man someone always chimes in with the corniest lines....."well ralph souquet doesn't gamble and....." "efren doesn't......" place extra corny final phrase where the dots are
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Yeah...funny thing is, you can buy it. Some of the highest level (pun intentional) pool I have ever seen came out of a dude who had a friggin lot of alcohol and PCP in him.

It just doesn't last forever and might not work on demand all the time.

But that is true of talent too.
 
Bellhemen said:
I'm wondering if you could shoot better under the influence of drugs. Lots of people claim they shoot better after consuming alcohol. But what about drugs like Adderall that increase concentration and decreases fatigue. Or Anti Anxiety meds that calm your nerves when there's a lot on the line. For your average player it probably wouldn't make a difference, but pro level players...I would think they could stay in the zone longer or not be distracted as easily or not feel the pressure of the shot. Is this or has this been done by the pros?
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Do you "drive better under the influence of drugs"?? I feel you need the pressure of the shot --- it has something to do with "no pain no gain" - --- how badly do you want to strive for perfection or win.
 
I take 20 milligrams of Adderall XR every day, and i can tell you that it definitely makes me play better, think faster, and focus longer. This would be a total advantage in endurance tournament play

Combine Adderall with a Beta Blocker and you've got yourself the perfect pool drug combo.

Think of it as if you were constantly "In the Zone" with no worries or anxiety and no shaking of your hands.
 
Vince: Don't you ever feel
like picking it up again?

I mean, you're always
around those pool halls.

Eddie:
I'm too old.
My wheels are shot.

It's a young man's game.

Besides, there's drugs now.

Kids are playing on coke, speed.

When I was younger, it was booze.

Somehow it was more human.

Vincent:
Booze, huh?

Eddie:

Booze. Yeah.
Wine. It goes back
to the Bible.

The Bible never mentions
amphetamines.

Vince:
You religious, Eddie?

Eddie:
Me? I get high
on the man upstairs.
 
When I used to do drugs and drink I danced better, picked up better looking women, f'ed better, drove better, played pool better.......hell I did EVERYTHING better. :wink:
I don't dispute that there may be some performance enhancing stuff out there, but it is a crutch, plain and simple. What do you do when you don't have, or can't get your crutch? Pretty sad in my view.
 
onepocketron said:
When I used to do drugs and drink I danced better, picked up better looking women, f'ed better, drove better, played pool better.......hell I did EVERYTHING better. :wink:
I don't dispute that there may be some performance enhancing stuff out there, but it is a crutch, plain and simple. What do you do when you don't have, or can't get your crutch? Pretty sad in my view.
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If all that's true, I can't imagine why you would stop drinking and doing drugs? That sounds great.
 
It was only in my mind that I did all these things better, truth was I was a f'ing walking disaster and in reality, didn't do any of them better. The one thing about alcohol and drugs, you don't have a problem unless YOU think there is a problem. Eveyone around you may know, but until YOU know, there ain't a problem.Took me a lot of years to figure that one out.
 
realkingcobra said:
I think a better question would be....How many pool players have had their lives destroyed by drugs and Alcohol...as opposed to how many has it made sucessful pool players?

Glen
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That is the better question indeed... well said. My educated guess would be 200 to 1 depending on the definition of "sucessful".
 
onepocketron said:
When I used to do drugs and drink I danced better, picked up better looking women, f'ed better, drove better, played pool better.......hell I did EVERYTHING better. :wink:
I don't dispute that there may be some performance enhancing stuff out there, but it is a crutch, plain and simple. What do you do when you don't have, or can't get your crutch? Pretty sad in my view.
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Haha, yeah, when I'm drinking a lot I always go home with the super HOT chicks. Then I wake up the next morning.... ugh!
 
I only ever knew one player who played better smashed(beer) than sober, Somehow some way he made it work. I made a post about a guy on coke in this thread too, at the time I forgot about the Beer guy. But thats 2 guys out of thousands of people I seen over they years in poolrooms. And at the end of the day they did more harm to themselfs than good. Both are MIA for years now.
 
PaulieB said:
Haha, yeah, when I'm drinking a lot I always go home with the super HOT chicks. Then I wake up the next morning.... ugh!
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I know the feeling.
You think you're going home with a 10 and wake up with 5-2's

A couple Jack & cokes helps me take the edge off before a match.
I'm not sure about drugs helping you play better, but I sure bought a lot of stupid pool crap when when I was hooked on painkillers.
Tip tools, chalkers, shafts, tips, jp's, bumpers, j/b cues, cases.
I have about 200-cues and I don't even know why.
They all play good but you can only use one.
Anybody want to buy a cue?
 
One Word. Jensen

cuesblues said:
I know the feeling.
You think you're going home with a 10 and wake up with 5-2's

A couple Jack & cokes helps me take the edge off before a match.
I'm not sure about drugs helping you play better, but I sure bought a lot of stupid pool crap when when I was hooked on painkillers.
Tip tools, chalkers, shafts, tips, jp's, bumpers, j/b cues, cases.
I have about 200-cues and I don't even know why.
They all play good but you can only use one. Anybody want to buy a cue?
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onepocketron said:
It was only in my mind that I did all these things better, truth was I was a f'ing walking disaster and in reality, didn't do any of them better.
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That agrees with the many scientific studies that show people's perceptions of enhanced performance from drugs don't always agree with reality when measured in proper observing conditions. Some drugs do measurably enhance various aspects of performance (albeit frequently with dangerous side effects). However, many only give you the feeling of playing or perceiving things better while your actual performance suffers. Determining which is which can be very challenging.

Robert
 
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