I have a buddy, (this will also sound a lot like me, for those of you that know me) who has a problem with his temper and even after he's angry cannot regain any sort of composure. He's a good friend of mine and he is also a teammate during league. I play with him very often and he is usually a sparring partner for me when practicing for tournaments or just in every day sessions.
A little background: My friend and I play a lot together, I would like to think I was a big help in improving his game. He also improved very quickly over about a years time. If we were to set up an even game, I could probably give him maybe a 7-5/6-4 race and break even. He's a really good friend and I want to see him succeed, I havent seen anyone improve so rapidly and I see a lot of myself in him when he plays.
Here are a few examples of what happens:
1) For a few months I was too busy with school/work to play very often and he gave me a beating in that time. I would spot him and he would win, we'd play even and he would win. I recently have been putting a lot of time in practicing for tournaments and gambling, I have been laying the screws to him for about a month. I am playing better than I ever have and it seems every time he misses, I run out. This is getting him very frustrated.
2) We have a mutual friend who we both play. This person is the most unorthadox player Ive ever seen, plays the most confusion position, throws every single shot, if you were watching you wouldnt think he was even going to hit the ball on most shots (with how much throw/spin he uses). This player is also the luckiest person Ive ever seen play pool in the whole world! If the lucky guy gives my friend a spot, (they should be very close in skill, could go either way with a one game spot) but then gets lucky, my friend cant finish a single game after the guy shits a few balls in against him. He basically might as well forfiet the rest of the set.
3) Being unlucky. I for one use this as a reason during some sessions myself. I think I get very unlucky rolls where the people I play get very lucky during gambling sessions. My buddy also thinks he gets the same unlucky results when playing/gambling and it drives him crazy. Some times he plays a race to five, gets unlucky during the first game of the set and says we'll finish the set another day. I would like some help for both of us on this subject. It is all we can do is maybe try and negotiate a game where less luck is involved (call pocket, win by two, no jumpcues, etc etc) or are there other suggestions that may help us also.
4) Pleasures of small motions: I bought this book maybe a year ago, I found some very useful info in it for myself. I then passed the book onto my buddy and he seems to find it helpful also. Unfortunately, he still goes on crazy lifetilt and might not make a ball for a month if someone gets lucky against him.
If you took the time to read this thread, please take the time to offer some advice if you have any. Id really appreciate any time/help you can offer.
Thanks for reading, have a great week,
-Dan
A little background: My friend and I play a lot together, I would like to think I was a big help in improving his game. He also improved very quickly over about a years time. If we were to set up an even game, I could probably give him maybe a 7-5/6-4 race and break even. He's a really good friend and I want to see him succeed, I havent seen anyone improve so rapidly and I see a lot of myself in him when he plays.
Here are a few examples of what happens:
1) For a few months I was too busy with school/work to play very often and he gave me a beating in that time. I would spot him and he would win, we'd play even and he would win. I recently have been putting a lot of time in practicing for tournaments and gambling, I have been laying the screws to him for about a month. I am playing better than I ever have and it seems every time he misses, I run out. This is getting him very frustrated.
2) We have a mutual friend who we both play. This person is the most unorthadox player Ive ever seen, plays the most confusion position, throws every single shot, if you were watching you wouldnt think he was even going to hit the ball on most shots (with how much throw/spin he uses). This player is also the luckiest person Ive ever seen play pool in the whole world! If the lucky guy gives my friend a spot, (they should be very close in skill, could go either way with a one game spot) but then gets lucky, my friend cant finish a single game after the guy shits a few balls in against him. He basically might as well forfiet the rest of the set.
3) Being unlucky. I for one use this as a reason during some sessions myself. I think I get very unlucky rolls where the people I play get very lucky during gambling sessions. My buddy also thinks he gets the same unlucky results when playing/gambling and it drives him crazy. Some times he plays a race to five, gets unlucky during the first game of the set and says we'll finish the set another day. I would like some help for both of us on this subject. It is all we can do is maybe try and negotiate a game where less luck is involved (call pocket, win by two, no jumpcues, etc etc) or are there other suggestions that may help us also.
4) Pleasures of small motions: I bought this book maybe a year ago, I found some very useful info in it for myself. I then passed the book onto my buddy and he seems to find it helpful also. Unfortunately, he still goes on crazy lifetilt and might not make a ball for a month if someone gets lucky against him.
If you took the time to read this thread, please take the time to offer some advice if you have any. Id really appreciate any time/help you can offer.
Thanks for reading, have a great week,
-Dan