Hi.
I just joined and I just wanted to introduce myself. I?m Richard and I currently reside in Phoenix, AZ. I fly freight planes for a living and just about any plane for fun. I have about a million hobbies, so let?s just say I have a ?plethora? of interests. The top three after pool would have to be fishing, hunting, and photography.
My father taught me to play 8 ball when I was eight or nine in the basement of the First Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK (hope that doesn?t get anyone in trouble ;-)). He taught me to use a balanced stance, an open bridge, keep my triceps level with the table and try to stroke smoothly through the ball.
I bought my first cue (a green McDermott) in 1988. I was nineteen. I think I saw ?The Hustler? for the first time about six months before I bought that stick.
I?ve been playing for about 26 years now and I?m almost entirely self-taught (the vaunted trial-and-error method). I am rated a BCA 7, and I?m told I would be an APA 5 or 6. The best I ever played in an 8 ball tournament I ran 11 consecutive tables. Didn?t know at the time just how crazy that really was. But I guess the most accurate description of my playing ability is I?m an aggressive shotmaker learning to make myself into a good tournament/league player.
I gave up gambling recently, but I still like to play tournaments.
The reason I?m here is two-fold. First, I?d like to meet some new players, hopefully players that can teach me something. Like a different game. I?m actually very interested to learn straight pool or one pocket. Second, since I?m largely self-taught I?m very interested to know if my theories and strategies are valid/invalid or just plain crazy. So, besides pestering people for a game, I'll probably be posting questions about the game, its mechanics/strategies etc. basically to find out if I'm nuts or not.
Anyway, like I said I just thought I?d say hi and maybe be able to say ?glad to meet ya,? real soon.
Sincerely,
Richard
I just joined and I just wanted to introduce myself. I?m Richard and I currently reside in Phoenix, AZ. I fly freight planes for a living and just about any plane for fun. I have about a million hobbies, so let?s just say I have a ?plethora? of interests. The top three after pool would have to be fishing, hunting, and photography.
My father taught me to play 8 ball when I was eight or nine in the basement of the First Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK (hope that doesn?t get anyone in trouble ;-)). He taught me to use a balanced stance, an open bridge, keep my triceps level with the table and try to stroke smoothly through the ball.
I bought my first cue (a green McDermott) in 1988. I was nineteen. I think I saw ?The Hustler? for the first time about six months before I bought that stick.
I?ve been playing for about 26 years now and I?m almost entirely self-taught (the vaunted trial-and-error method). I am rated a BCA 7, and I?m told I would be an APA 5 or 6. The best I ever played in an 8 ball tournament I ran 11 consecutive tables. Didn?t know at the time just how crazy that really was. But I guess the most accurate description of my playing ability is I?m an aggressive shotmaker learning to make myself into a good tournament/league player.
I gave up gambling recently, but I still like to play tournaments.
The reason I?m here is two-fold. First, I?d like to meet some new players, hopefully players that can teach me something. Like a different game. I?m actually very interested to learn straight pool or one pocket. Second, since I?m largely self-taught I?m very interested to know if my theories and strategies are valid/invalid or just plain crazy. So, besides pestering people for a game, I'll probably be posting questions about the game, its mechanics/strategies etc. basically to find out if I'm nuts or not.
Anyway, like I said I just thought I?d say hi and maybe be able to say ?glad to meet ya,? real soon.
Sincerely,
Richard
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