This past Friday, I got talked into shooting in a single rack double elimination tourney. What the hell, $5 entry, nothing to lose.
I had forgotten how fickle a single rack 8 ball tourney can be. 2 and out, but it was fun anyway.
That left plenty of time afterwards for fooling around, so I rented a 9 footer with a couple buddies. They had never played straight pool. They are a little younger than me, and had not really been exposed to it much, so I talked them into playing a few 50 point sets and learning the finer points.
I LOVE straight pool. It had been a LOOOONNNGGGG time since I had played with anyone, and we had a blast. I won the first set handily, and that buddy had to go, so Larry and I played 2 sets, and he beat me both times. One set I lost by 7 and the other by 4.
We were runnung 6 - 9 balls at a time and Larry actually ran 11 twice. Pros for sure lol.
Hopefully I have a straight pool addict on my hands now so I will have someone to play with now and then.
Well, tonight is our first night of BCAPL leagues, so wish me luck.
I had forgotten how fickle a single rack 8 ball tourney can be. 2 and out, but it was fun anyway.
That left plenty of time afterwards for fooling around, so I rented a 9 footer with a couple buddies. They had never played straight pool. They are a little younger than me, and had not really been exposed to it much, so I talked them into playing a few 50 point sets and learning the finer points.
I LOVE straight pool. It had been a LOOOONNNGGGG time since I had played with anyone, and we had a blast. I won the first set handily, and that buddy had to go, so Larry and I played 2 sets, and he beat me both times. One set I lost by 7 and the other by 4.
We were runnung 6 - 9 balls at a time and Larry actually ran 11 twice. Pros for sure lol.
Hopefully I have a straight pool addict on my hands now so I will have someone to play with now and then.
Well, tonight is our first night of BCAPL leagues, so wish me luck.