If you drink. you stink!

[BrianK74]

Alcohol is a depressant drug. Depressant drugs slow down or sedate brain activity. The brain controls all the bodies functions. If the brain is sedated then the body will not function to it's full potential. DOT standards say that a driver is impared at .04% Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) which is about one beer an hour for a 160 lb male.

Smoking cigarettes and drinking caffeine both depress the immune system. Smoking raises the Co2 level in the blood which also affects brain function. Even if you don't smoke but are playing in a very smokey bar you can be affected.

I would say that we all consume substances that alter our performance on a daily basis. Bottom line, if you are a heavy drinker and play sober, you're at a disadvantage because your body requires alcohol to steady nerves. Same problem occurs when playing in a smoke free bar, people go into nicotine withdrawal.

Again, scientific studies aside, people need to do whatever makes them feel 100% comfortable. It may not be the same requirements for you, me or the next guy, but who are we to judge?.

 

[fxskater]

Smoking cigarettes and drinking caffeine both depress the immune system. Smoking raises the Co2 level in the blood which also affects brain function. Even if you don't smoke but are playing in a very smokey bar you can be affected.

I would say that we all consume substances that alter our performance on a daily basis. Bottom line, if you are a heavy drinker and play sober, you're at a disadvantage because your body requires alcohol to steady nerves. Same problem occurs when playing in a smoke free bar, people go into nicotine withdrawal.

Again, scientific studies aside, people need to do whatever makes them feel 100% comfortable. It may not be the same requirements for you, me or the next guy, but who are we to judge?.

Tap, Tap, Tap.... Well Put. Everybody leads a different lifestyle, and requires different things for thier bodies. If all you headcases want to think about the obvious effects of alcohol, what about the other million things that can affect your game. Eating candy, drinking coffee, eating, not eating, pollution, the wear on your shoes, rain, cold weather, hot weather, lighting, that guy over there in the chair, etc..... Do me a favour, If any of you guys ever play me, make sure you consider all these VARIABLES so your fully prepared. Oops, I almost forgot about that rotten smell coming from the ladies room, or the lineup of women waiting to get in there. hehe.

 

[lacey6783]

I can play at about 90 percent when i am drunk.Hell I have seen scotty townsend get so drunk at a bar next to a pool hall, then go back to the pool stumbling in and win the tourny.So i guess each person is different.

 

[Splinterhands]

I like a good party just as much as anyone. It seems like whenever I win a tournament, it's when I'm completely sober. On the other hand, I've seen some really good shortstops who can't play a lick sober. I guess we're all different.

 

[catscradle]

I don't know how my pool was, but I was a pretty big a$$o when I drank, but that's been about 15 years ago now. As Dirty Harry said "A man's got to know his own limitations." I know mine.

 

[CHIEF1]

I once watched about a 18 hour 9 ball ahead game in san diego with a guy named roy stanzioni who was at one time one of the best in s.d.,he played so high he would pass out while the dude he was playing was shooting,and even puked in the trash can a couple times before getting up.he shot lights out though when he was out of his chair. he won the match and had incridible knowledge but a definite problem

 

[DaveK]

If I am playing unusually High - I MIGHT slowely sip on a large glass of Chevas & water w/ lots of ice. It just takes the edge off. It may take me 2 or 3 hours for just one.

Please be a little more respectful of scotch whisky ... it's spelled CHIVAS.

Dave

 

[onepocketchump]

I hope all my opponents drink while we are playing
because I don't, and hell, I will even buy them a couple
of shots or 5 if they are up in the set .... lol

LOL - I once beat an Englishman out a pretty good amount. He had been drinking pretty heavily and complained that I was not as drunk as him and therefore had too much of an advantage.

I responded that we could double the bet and I would do three shots to catch up and then we would each do a shot before every rack. Thankfully he refused because I was stone-cold bluffing. Had I drank the three shots I would have been dead drunk in about ten minutes and unable to hit the end rail. He was still able to function reasonably well on copius amounts of alcohol.

We ended up being good friends. Haven't seen him in years but I hope he is still holding his liquor and not losing too much.

John

 

[onepocketchump]

In the Efren Reyes story they "forgot" that the only American Efren did not beat was Buddy during that famous debut at Red's. After beating all the other champions Efren's backer challenged Buddy or somebody did the matching up. Anyway, Buddy was wasted on booze and who-knows-what-else after losing early in the tournament. He grabbed some balls and started shooting. Kim Davenport bet on Buddy after seeing Buddy fall into dead punch while dead drunk and Buddy dusted Efren in a ten ahead 10 ball set.

Remember this, for those of you who are religious - everything that exists is because God created it. The only reason we debate right and wrong is because of the knowledge of right and wrong. Otherwise all experience would just be sensual with no moral baggage. I personally feel like we are God's ant farm and he laughs his ass off at our antics. Just like we are searching for deadstroke all the time in our pool game, we are also searching for the divine in our lives. The further you go the further you have to go back if you fall short.

Everything in moderation - unless it's REALLY GOOD. )

John

 

[Snapshot9]

Obviously ...

Everything in moderation - unless it's REALLY GOOD. )

John

John ... Obviously you are talking about making $1,000 9 balls,
which is always really good, and really good sex, which makes
your brain fall out of your head .... lol Those are my 2 favorite
'really goods'...