Just curious lorider...what did you once say your Fargo rate is?
My best days of shooting pool are in the rear-view mirror. Since I got diagnosed with diabetes and atrial fibrillation (on the same doctor visit when I also discovered my prostate was swollen), my shot execution has gone downhill. I have been on eight different medications for about 2 1/2 years now and one in particular has affected my eyesight and I just have general fatigue and low stamina. When my blood sugar gets too high I also get a case of the wobbles, sometimes tripping over my own two feet. I'm pretty exhausted after a pool match.
That said, I won 5/10 matches in Master's league last session and was 6/11 in handicapped 8-ball playing mostly SL6's (and one SL7 that I would have beaten if I hadn't of dogged the winning 8-ball). I had very good success in the previous two 8-ball sessions, even getting an MVP award in the second one....but my game is going bad and it's not a lack of confidence or from not trying....it's mostly my eyesight, stamina, and the occasional wobbles that are my downfall. It's bums me out to see myself spiraling downwards.
Quit 8-ball and started playing in a 9-ball league this session. I hadn't played competitive 9-ball in about five years. I am ranked as a SL7. I told my captain before I ever screwed a cue together that there was no way I was going to shoot as well as my skill level dictates I should, and how right I was. My first (and only so far) match against another SL7, I lost 55-28 points, a 16-4 loss for the team. In my own defense, I shot okay but almost every time I came to the table I didn't have much to shoot at or there were a lot of problem clusters.
Sorry for being long-winded (on the keyboard at least :thumbup
I hope everyone is doing well and shooting straight!
Maniac