I never talk much about it because to me it's somewhat irrelevant. U.J. Puckett once said, "How old would you be if you didn't know when you were born?" Sounds simple but is actually very profound. Puckett was a old wise man. So here I am after 67 years wondering what it will be like to get old. I still feel pretty damn good and ready to roll. A few of my bodily functions are not working quite up to snuff, but nothing really to complain about. I know I need more exercise and a better diet, but so far so good. I'm about 10-15 pounds over my ideal weight, not too fat as yet.
I have been a pool player for nearly 50 years now, with occasional breaks of anywhere from a few months to a few years (1976-79 the longest). I've decided that since I'm already back in pretty decent stroke I want to give pool one last honest effort to see how good I can play at my age. My goal is to try to get better every year from now on, not worse. I think that's a lofty goal for someone my age with a lukewarm motivation to play for several years now.
The way this will look for me is to play in whatever tournaments I can (I do have a pretty busy schedule these days, so I will be a part time tourney player at best) and get in action when possible (probably mostly for modest stakes compared to the high rollers on here - just call me Nit please). Right now I haven't done much on either end of this, failing to cash in the only tourneys I played in (two) and losing twice in money games ($80 and $40 :embarrassed2

. Even though my stroke feels okay, I find myself tightening up when forced to bear down. I want to see if I can overcome this and have some better results. That will be the yardstick I will gauge my progress by. Now let's go and hit some balls. :smile: