I'm weird.
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Aw, come on nrhoades, no one likes to play with themselves. Excuse me, I mean no one doesn't like to play with themselves.
Wait a minute. Playing with yourself is not right.
Dammit!
I think you'll have to work this one out for yourself.
Wait a minute. Playing with yourself is not right.
Dammit!
I think you'll have to work this one out for yourself.
I am in complete agreement. I generally only play with others if it is tourney/ $/ or theworst: friends.
you fukcers know who you are.
you fukcers know who you are.
I totally understand & was just trying to explain it to the retired gentleman that I have been helping.
When I play, I'm not really playing my opponent. I'm playing against myself within the game. My opponent is just there & I hope doing the same thing but I doubt it.
That is the beauty of the game. It is similiar to golf, where one can play against the course & a par score or bowling.
Who else out there really understands this or is it all about the money & bragging rights?
Best Regards,
When I play, I'm not really playing my opponent. I'm playing against myself within the game. My opponent is just there & I hope doing the same thing but I doubt it.
That is the beauty of the game. It is similiar to golf, where one can play against the course & a par score or bowling.
Who else out there really understands this or is it all about the money & bragging rights?
Best Regards,
I dont prefer to, but I don't mind playing by myself..
I like to play against top players. It gives me experience playing under pressure, but when I can't i prefer to play by myself. Although that doesn't stop me from playing with people that ask me to. It's for the same reason mentioned. I like to continuously play, don't like to sit down. Although I seem to do plenty of that when I'm playing top players...lol.
Jaden
I like to play against top players. It gives me experience playing under pressure, but when I can't i prefer to play by myself. Although that doesn't stop me from playing with people that ask me to. It's for the same reason mentioned. I like to continuously play, don't like to sit down. Although I seem to do plenty of that when I'm playing top players...lol.
Jaden
Your One of Us Now
Most pool players, like artists and musicians are a little wierd, its just when you stop missing the wierdness seems to be accepted, but your still the same person. Pool is a great way to get lost and detached from life for a bit, till ya miss a hangar....
Most pool players, like artists and musicians are a little wierd, its just when you stop missing the wierdness seems to be accepted, but your still the same person. Pool is a great way to get lost and detached from life for a bit, till ya miss a hangar....
I like to pound people. I hate playing by myself.
Playing with myself some days isnt so bad
Playing with myself some days isnt so bad
I'm the same way. I could practice and hit balls for hours and hours. Kinda get a bit disappointed when someone asks to play. Haha Prolly just don't like to sit there and watch them run rack after rack from my chair.
Most of the time I prefer having the table to myself...but that's because I'm new to pool and other players don't think it's much fun to shoot drills
How new to the game are you? I never did do & still do not do 'drills'. I've coached all of the major sports & nothing beats 'real' or simulated real play. I would rather play the game against myself than do drills. Unless you have already identified a deficiency & want to work in out.
Just my $0.02
Best Regards,
I must be weird also.. I love going in to the pool room and get into my own little world pocketing ball after ball, trying to beat my personal best in straight or just run out 9/10 ball racks. I get bored playing someone over and over, win or lose. I do enjoy playing tournaments though.
Hi Rick,
I've been playing for 11 months.
50% of the time I play another player.
40% of the time I play against myself (because I bore quickly of drills and practice)
10% of the time I do drills.
I think I should do more drills...but I do get bored easily. Straight-in stop shot drill helps me work on developing a straight stroke. Drills also help me remember "when I do this, this happens". For me, that takes repetition.
Hell is other pool players, but I think safety battles in 14.1 are really fun/interesting and you miss that if you just shoot by yourself.
-matthew
Whenever I have a chance I love to play on my own, to be correct, practice alone. I can shoot the same one shot for 5 hours until I never miss it, so when it comes up in the game, no matter how hard it is I just nail it like it was a hanger.
Too bad I almost never get a chance to practice. I play in a league, but I noticed that without practice my game doesn't improve, that's why any chance I get I will choose practice alone vs playing someone.
There's a 7(apa skill level) on my team that plays all the time and he tells me- no, you gotta play for money, tournaments all the time, that's how you get better.
He was a 7 ten years ago and had been shooting pool for over 30 years so his game obviously doesn't improve. I don't want to get stuck as a 7 , 6, or whatever the case maybe for years on end.
That's why I practice every chance I get and everyone, including myself could tell me that my game improves.
Now I shoot WAY BETTER than I shot a month ago, a month ago I shot WAY BETTER than I shot two month ago,etc..., and it keeps on going, because I believe in practice and even 4-5 hours a week make it possible.
When I just play against someone, I don't see improvement. At least at my level where I am at now.
Too bad I almost never get a chance to practice. I play in a league, but I noticed that without practice my game doesn't improve, that's why any chance I get I will choose practice alone vs playing someone.
There's a 7(apa skill level) on my team that plays all the time and he tells me- no, you gotta play for money, tournaments all the time, that's how you get better.
He was a 7 ten years ago and had been shooting pool for over 30 years so his game obviously doesn't improve. I don't want to get stuck as a 7 , 6, or whatever the case maybe for years on end.
That's why I practice every chance I get and everyone, including myself could tell me that my game improves.
Now I shoot WAY BETTER than I shot a month ago, a month ago I shot WAY BETTER than I shot two month ago,etc..., and it keeps on going, because I believe in practice and even 4-5 hours a week make it possible.
When I just play against someone, I don't see improvement. At least at my level where I am at now.
TheThaiger
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Unless very evenly matched - both in terms of skill level and getting-the-hell-on-with-it-already - I also prefer to play alone. I find most players interminable to play against, and lose concentration/interest in the game very quickly.
That doesn't count...........he's in a different world than almost all other pool player$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.