I know many of you here know Dave Thomson (I share your pain
), maybe through Accu-Stats or one of his other pool-related enterprises- I met him through Cuaba when I was in Bangkok a couple weeks ago, and now he's on Koh Samui for a week of R&R.
Dave has been kind enough to come to my house to give me some (much needed) lessons- he works for food, and the wife is a good cook, so it worked out nicely.:thumbup:
Dave is an excellent instructor, and you always know where you stand with him- hit it too soft, or too hard, or in any way tentatively, and, in no uncertain terms, you'll know you did something wrong- I quite like this style as it makes getting it right all the sweeter.:wink:
A-a-a-a-a-nyway, after the lesson, we played a short race to five- Dave had me 4-2 and could have closed out the set, but, being a frugal Scot, he likes to get his money's worth out of a game and is loathe to hit a simple 9-ball carom when it will rob him of six or seven shot possibilities (I didn't remind him that it wasn't necessary to put quarters in my table
).
After being gifted two games, I broke on the hill, sinking a ball, and, even though a couple of times my position play landed me on what Dave cryptically called "the Brad-side" (not sure where that came from...
) I actually managed to string eight fairly decent shots together and run out (this has been a real monkey on my back- I've come close, but never managed to do it- it was really in my head- I'm happy it's finally done).:thumbup:
Thanks for all the help, Dave- my game has improved immensely (mostly through my being able to read the table a bit, which I couldn't really do before)- I've been desperate for some instruction, and none is available locally on the island- my enthusiasm for the game has been renewed.:happydance:
), maybe through Accu-Stats or one of his other pool-related enterprises- I met him through Cuaba when I was in Bangkok a couple weeks ago, and now he's on Koh Samui for a week of R&R.Dave has been kind enough to come to my house to give me some (much needed) lessons- he works for food, and the wife is a good cook, so it worked out nicely.:thumbup:
Dave is an excellent instructor, and you always know where you stand with him- hit it too soft, or too hard, or in any way tentatively, and, in no uncertain terms, you'll know you did something wrong- I quite like this style as it makes getting it right all the sweeter.:wink:
A-a-a-a-a-nyway, after the lesson, we played a short race to five- Dave had me 4-2 and could have closed out the set, but, being a frugal Scot, he likes to get his money's worth out of a game and is loathe to hit a simple 9-ball carom when it will rob him of six or seven shot possibilities (I didn't remind him that it wasn't necessary to put quarters in my table
).After being gifted two games, I broke on the hill, sinking a ball, and, even though a couple of times my position play landed me on what Dave cryptically called "the Brad-side" (not sure where that came from...
) I actually managed to string eight fairly decent shots together and run out (this has been a real monkey on my back- I've come close, but never managed to do it- it was really in my head- I'm happy it's finally done).:thumbup: Thanks for all the help, Dave- my game has improved immensely (mostly through my being able to read the table a bit, which I couldn't really do before)- I've been desperate for some instruction, and none is available locally on the island- my enthusiasm for the game has been renewed.:happydance:
