Max Eberle on people who play on barboxes "Pool players need to grow some balls"

[Fore Rail]

Would I play in that tournament? Yes, if the entry is $20 and I can play a few matches and racks for $20. If the entry is $150, hell no; I have almost no chance of cashing and why would I donate?

I will ask one more time what you are ranked via Fargo, the league you play in whatever.

There were four different divisions in the tournament I was talking about.

Odds are you wouldn’t have been in the same bracket against the 745 or the 558.

 

[Jaden]

Why is it that a bad player only gets better playing a much better player even? Why wouldn't the weaker player get any better playing the better player with a spot?? What exactly is it that prevents the weaker player from improving if he gets a spot??

I would say that once you get past a certain level, it's not ability that prevents you from improving but mental. This game is already 90%+ mental. If you're only winning with a spot, then you're handicapping your mental game and preventing yourself from having the pressure that's necessary to improve. You get the I have arrived syndrom prematurely

 

[white1]

Great read, Taxi.

When I first learned to play pool, it was right around the corner from Randolph Hills Poolroom, at Hank’s on the Pike, a one-table tavern. I did okay on the barbox with the big cue ball. That’s where I met Tom-Tom. He was the one who took me over to the big tables at Randolph Hills… and that’s where everything changed. I was mesmerized by the big tables and the action. I’d sit on the rail for hours, just watching. Before long I started hitting balls on the 9-footers, and my game improved 1,000 percent. Back at Hank’s, I became one of the top shooters in the tavern. Loved every minute of it, beating the guys for a buck or a beer. Simple times. Good times.

Maryland used to have so many great poolrooms. Most of them around suburban D.C. are gone now. Some of the old crowd has migrated to 7 Billiards Shady Grove in Gaithersburg. Although I prefer poolrooms with no music, no alcohol, and no big-screen TVs, 7 Billiards Shady Grove does have the food, drinks, and big-screen sports, but the saving grace is there is some solid local talent there, still bringing that familiar pool high when you run out.

Some things change, but that feeling never does.


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Nice post as usual from you. I’m 62 and much prefer an old school room with no music booze or TVs as well. Just about non existent in Kentucky

 

[white1]

This one's for you, JAM. I've probably shared this before, but for most of the 70's Randolph Hills was my home away from home.

Washington, DC Pool Players of the 70's.

I love these pictures. Thank you so much for sharing.

 

[HawaiianEye]

Why is it that a bad player only gets better playing a much better player even? Why wouldn't the weaker player get any better playing the better player with a spot?? What exactly is it that prevents the weaker player from improving if he gets a spot??