New Pool Player survey... your game.

Icon of Sin said:
1. Have you ever had a break and run?
2. What was your largest pack (Practice or against an opponent)?
3. Do you gamble? If so, cheap or expensive or both?
4. How much have you ever won in one night?
5. Have you ever read a book to help you improve your game and has it helped?
6. Do you think gambling will help/hurt/do nothing to your game?
7. Have you won a singles tournament before?
8. What was your best moment shooting pool?
9. Can you describe your first break and run against an opponent. if so, lets hear it.

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1. all the time
2. 3 (quite a few times) have missed very late in the 4th game maybe 10 times.
3. mainly cheap unless i think ive got the nuts, yes im one of those.
4. 900$
5. never read a book, but have plenty of videos and yea they help
6. definately help
7. quite a few, i almost always place in the local tourneys.
8. i played a guy for a dollar a game for about two years and never won, never. well he left town for about a year and my game exploded during that year. when he came back i saw him spottin people left and right and i stepped up and handed him his ass. throughout the next few months i wound up spottin him the 7 and i still win at that game. the guy that would terrorize me and talk shit about it now wants to stake me whenever he finds someone he cant beat!!!!!!!!!
9. dont remember my first b&r but i remember my first three pack. it was playin for 10 bucks a game and had my dad watchin me play for the first time. i walked around with my chest puffed out the rest of the night.
 
Icon of Sin said:
1. Have you ever had a break and run?
2. What was your largest pack (Practice or against an opponent)?
3. Do you gamble? If so, cheap or expensive or both?
4. How much have you ever won in one night?
5. Have you ever read a book to help you improve your game and has it helped?
6. Do you think gambling will help/hurt/do nothing to your game?
7. Have you won a singles tournament before?
8. What was your best moment shooting pool?
9. Can you describe your first break and run against an opponent. if so, lets hear it.

Just thought these few questions would be fun.
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1. Yes.
2. 8ball - 6 vs opponent. 9ball - 4 vs opponent.
3. Yes, Cheap
4. $250 like I said cheap.
5. Yes, Yes it helped.
6. Do nothing for now. Maybe later it will help.
7. Yes.
8. Making the tough hill-hill 9ball in ACUI Regionals to get to the point and being mobbed by my teammates.
9. Can't remember.
 
1. Yes
2. Ive had a 2 pack on two different occassions in my lifetime.
3. I don't gamble too often, but If I have the nuts I'd play some small staked sets
4. sixty bucks
5. Yes I read as much billiard pool related books as possible. And yes I think all of the readings help my game.
6. I don't have much experience with cash games, but I do think they will help your game in the long run. I still feel the nerves when Im shooting in the last 9 against a stronger player. I know If I had some experience playing cash games under my belt I would have less nerves to deal with.
7. I have won a few small local tournies
8. I can't think of one moment that stands out. I do get overly excited when I take down guys that should kill me though.
9. No I can not remeber my 1st B and R.
 
Icon of Sin said:
1. Have you ever had a break and run?
2. What was your largest pack (Practice or against an opponent)?
3. Do you gamble? If so, cheap or expensive or both?
4. How much have you ever won in one night?
5. Have you ever read a book to help you improve your game and has it helped?
6. Do you think gambling will help/hurt/do nothing to your game?
7. Have you won a singles tournament before?
8. What was your best moment shooting pool?
9. Can you describe your first break and run against an opponent. if so, lets hear it.

Just thought these few questions would be fun.
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1: Yes
2: practice - 4, leaugue - 3
3: Yes, cheap
4: $30
5: Yes (Dennis Taylor's book) and yes
6: Same as league play or tournament imo
7: No
8: Winning the Team National's, as a team we won all our 7 matches, I
won all my 12 matches. I made the last ball in the tournament even
though I couldn't see it because of the nerves.
9: I broke the rack and potted all the balls, I can't even remember that
but I'm sure that's how it went.
 
Icon of Sin said:
1. Have you ever had a break and run?

Yes, many times!

2. What was your largest pack (Practice or against an opponent)?

Against opponents - 5 in 9 ball on a 9 footer (first game was BIH on an ugly 1/9 combo, then I ran out the set) and 6 consecutive BR's in 8 ball and the guy quit me (8 footer).

3. Do you gamble? If so, cheap or expensive or both?

No, only if asked to. Virtually every time I have gambled, it was because someone else thought they could beat me. I have to say, I only remember losing once. :) Edit: Make that twice. I forgot once I was in Canada and just told I had cancer and I went off to Kathie MacDonald. :(

4. How much have you ever won in one night?

Not counting tournaments where I have won $2000 twice (IPT was once), $200+ twice playing $5/game. I told you I don't gamble much!

5. Have you ever read a book to help you improve your game and has it helped?

Yes, I think I own them all, but have not finished them all. The No Time for Negative by Jimmy Reid video had the most impact on my game.

6. Do you think gambling will help/hurt/do nothing to your game?

I think to get stronger, you need to put yourself on the line and in situations to perform under pressure. Tournaments and gambling will do that for you.

]7. Have you won a singles tournament before?

Yes, both men's and women's many times.

8. What was your best moment shooting pool?

Too many to recount here. Maybe getting 2nd in VNEA Internationals? Missed 1st by one jawed ball. :(

9. Can you describe your first break and run against an opponent. if so, lets hear it.

I can't remember, but I do remember after my first 8ball break and run, over 30 years ago, being totally wrung out, mentally exhausted!

Just thought these few questions would be fun.
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Thanks, that was fun.
 
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