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Styx

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Over the years I have seen a lot of so called masters, and usually these guys stay pinned to the table for the sake of what one may call keeping your game up. But, honestly folks a true master of the game doesn't have to hardly practice at all. I should know speaking from experience. Hi, my name is Styx and I'm here to let y'all in on a little secret of my own.

Now have you ever wondered why everyone seems to be shoot-en alike with no personality what so ever. I mean parrots galore, we just gotta copy cat the next player and no wonder the game is so dead these days.
A real pro will show how to make a shot, by making the shot you would think cannot, no way on God green earth is that shot ever, but watch out for never because any shot can be made it all in how ya treat that Ole Que ball.

Well here goes the secret I wanna tell y'all about. When you decide to just play to play cause y'all love to play then you will become a true billiards master. You will have brought the Zen art into the game of pool, and no one will be able to ever beat you again unless of course you let em. Humble as a piece of pie. You don't think about making the shots and just watch go in one right after the other. It is amazing how God works to show us a fancy game a pool. You should never gamble because it stunt growth game in the world of billiards. You will develop a false image of yourself and when you realize what is happening it will be to late, and you'll spend the rest of your life stuck in a pool hall with a title something like house pro or whatever.

Well that's my take on pro championship billiards. Believe me you; it works. A natural player will always take a pro out of his game if the tables are turned because if your use to a game of patterns, angles, shot groups, etc wait tell ya get a guy who just doesn't play by your rhythm.

You'll often wonder what you did wrong to lose, how ya got out of stroke and what not. Maybe it's because you were playing a fella that just ain't think en bout winning the game and for the love of just making balls he turns it up on ya just effortlessly pocketing balls all night long. Fancy that, now that is a true pro billiards player male or female behind the seen champ. Yep! You can believe that. Now tell me what ya thin-ken bout.

Yes sir, if you are supposedly following God well then you better go search the Bible and see exactly what God, Jesus, and the teaching say. I for one believe gambling is why the game of Billiards aka Pool has suffered so much in the life.
 
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Don't blame it on the substance


That's a saying that is used mostly with drugs when they use the substance as an excuse for their own inabilities. "weed makes me lazy" no... you're lazy and weed makes it worse.. etc. etc.

Same goes for gambling, it's the characters who do it that make it what it is. Playing for money is a good experience IMO and will teach you a lot about yourself.

I understand what you're saying, but you're going to get flamed for the way you said it.
 
First post. You got guts!

Thank you brother for delivering that message . It has inspired me to be saved. I always knew their was a Pool God. I shall repent my sinning ways and go forth and never gamble again. Of course, I may lay a little down
now and then on sure things but with the help of the Pool God that would not be gambling.:grin:
 
Hi Randy, Ben Hogan said, "if you can't play for money, you can't play". As a Golf Pro, I saw a lot more money change hands in the 19th Hole, than I've ever heard of being won or lost in a Pool Room.

The difference is the atmosphere. In a Pool Room, there might be fight or two or three. In the 19th Hole, the money is popped up in the middle of the table & folks shake hands. The drinks are on the winner, they all light up & the BS starts. Of course there is disappointment for some, but they aren't going to become a jerk, because today wasn't their day, there's always a tomorrow.

As far as gambling & Pool is concerned, they go together. Gambling isn't why sponsors shy away from Pool, if that were true, you wouldn't see a Poker Match, unless it was on TV, in a movie.

We all have an opinion about things, here's a bit of mine. When the Pool World learns to connect with the audience, so emotions are stirred up while watching the competition, there will be REAL Professional Pool. REAL Professional Pool doesn't exist at this moment in time, there may be less than 10 players who can pay their bills with a salary. The rest wake up every morning, looking for a "mark".

Let us work together, to find how we can make this connection. Each of us can work as ambassadors, to create something great for the "World of Pool".
 
Neil, I respect your opinion but disagree with your definition of gambling. What you are describing are risks, not necessarily gambling, by definition. I also agree with some of the posters points, just think it could be worded a little better
 
It may be early, but can we consider this for "Post of the year" honers?

Gambeling, pro level shooters winning with no pratice, religon, bashing 'house pros'?

This thread has got it ALL! Good job, IMO!
 
Styx, you have some interesting points here. Some I agree with and some not. I would suggest that on your next post to please proof read it to make it easier to comprehend. I had to re-read it a couple of times to understand it. Looking forward to more.
 
How is "risk" as a word any different then the word "gamble"?

They are just two words that are used for different aspects of the same exact thing they define.

JMO
 
What Would Efren Do?

I'm going to continue to practice, even at the risk of going to hell.

:welcome: to the forum, Styx! Good to have you here.
 
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Hmmmm, still trying to digest this.

There are some good points in the post, but the idea of not practicing or reducing your table time is a little counter intuitive I think. For a developing playing (especially one with high aspirations) lots of practice time is very important if for no other reason to build muscle memory. You have to develop that before it becomes automatic. Personally, nowadays I only practice roughly 2 hours at a time, sometimes 3 if I haven't anything to do. But in my early stages of learning the game I would put in 5-6 hours of practice at a time, and I don’t think I would be at my current level if I only played 2-3 hours at a time. Especially considering the first couple of years I only played once a week.

That said your point about playing naturally is well taken. The problem with aiming systems imo is that after a certain point I honestly believe a player is hindering their progress by actively and consciously aiming on each shot. I can agree that on pressure shots it’s not a bad idea to go back to basics to ensure that ball goes in the pocket, but ultimately you perform better when acting automatically. It’s the same idea as thinking about the mechanics of your stroke whilst trying to execute.

As for the part about gambling, I don’t think you necessarily need to gamble. As long as you are putting yourselves in competitive situations it’s essentially all you need.
 
The Sport of Gambling.

Being a born again Christian myself and a fast shot I have found that once you get to a certain level in the game that the "gamble" suddenly vanishes alltogether. Pool is certainly a deft sport. If Any type of player (percentage based, skill based, etc.) takes nothing but a professional attitude to the table I would hope that person would end up with professional results. It is easy to say things like this about yourself but how often can you say this about whomever you may be "gambling" with. Oftentimes one may purposely lose a match against someone that can be easily defeated for a number of reasons. If God does have anything against the gamble why not take a professional attitude each time to the table and strive for professional results. Once you have achieved professional results the "gamble" becomes a successful win each time and even though you may lose games or even matches you are still on top because your earnings greatly offset your losses.
 
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