My Latest Playing Episode

[DrCue'sProtege]

if you recall, the last time i played "Dave", who is an excellent player (1998 BCA 8-Ball Champion) i was pitiful. couldnt do nothing. i lost like 7-2, 7-0, 7-1, 7-1. it was demoralizing, i almost wanted to cry. so i went to see Mark Wilson to see if he could help. which he did, to a certain degree.

tonight i had my rematch with "Dave" and all is much better now. i still lost, but by much closer scores. i won the first set 7-6, then lost 7-2, 7-2, and trailed 6-5 in the last set with "Dave" breaking. he came up dry, and i proceeded to run the rack to bring it to hill-hill.

i broke the last rack, made a ball, had a tricky combo on the 1-5, and just missed, it rattled, but wouldnt fall. if that goes in, i probably tie "Dave" for the evening, set wise. he then proceeds to clear the table for the 7-6 win.

played much better, got into a little flow. made 2-3 really difficult shots also. however, i messed up big time 2-3 times, and found some things to work on. while i didnt win, i played much better, didnt choke, and seem back on the road to superstardom. well, er, uh, perhaps just being a decent player.

regards,
DCP

 

[Jon]

When i first saw the title, i asked myself "how many stitches will this 'episode' be worth?"

J/K

Congrats.

 

[piglit]

I was also hoping for a bit more drama...but congrats on the improvement, all the same!

-pige

 

[DaveK]

I was also hoping for a bit more drama...but congrats on the improvement, all the same!

-pige

Wait for it piglit, it will come ...

I've found that when one plays a significantly better player even, the scores are real lop-sided. It doesn't help to be demoralized, rather I try to keep things in perspective. I'm sure there are a ton of players who you can beat 9-1 on a regular basis, but that shouldn't build up ones ego either. Stay real and you'll do fine ... loosing badly to a national 8-ball champ is nothing to be ashamed of. Taking as many games as you did is an achievement, well done !

Dave, who is not a champion .... yet !

 

[Rickw]

I really enjoy these threads DrCue. It's nice to see what some good instruction and hard work can accomplish. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sjm]

.....played much better, got into a little flow. made 2-3 really difficult shots also. however, i messed up big time 2-3 times, and found some things to work on. while i didnt win, i played much better, didnt choke, and seem back on the road to superstardom. well, er, uh, perhaps just being a decent player.

Nice going, DCP. Hold on tight to those positive thoughts and who knows how far your game can progress.

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

thanks for the encouragement fellow posters.
as i recall, i only missed one shot that i felt i should have made. and a couple of times i screwed up position on what i felt should have definitely been easy situations.

so i'll work on some of those things next.
DCP

 

[Rickw]

Good luck DCP! Maybe we'll see you on the front page of AZ after having won a big tournament.