No Second This Time!

surprising things can happen when there are no distractions like cute little redheads..

Congrats Fred... first of many I am sure
 
would it be considered stealing this thread if I mention that yesterday I was awarded the "Top Shooter" trophy for the VNEA league I am in, and I did it on bar food with bad hair
 
selftaut said:
cuesblues, his hair was perfect, and the shot he made on me can only be made on an anchvie rush. There was nowhere to go but come up with a shot or sell out, cb near the rail with 3/4 length of the table cut shot into a 1/2 pocket blocked with my ball, with very tight pockets he jacked up and buried it., damn it Fred!!
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I think it was something like this:

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Whatever my first angle was, I didn't like the pattern to try to cinch the ball in the side and leave me and equally tough or tougher shot on that half-pocket 11-ball shot in trying to get on the 8-ball. So, since I had something to fire at for that 11-ball, I figured that now was the time.

And again, depending on how the balls lay, ducking out was a sellout as well. So, I fired away. I guess the worst thing that could happen was I lose the game. The best thing would be that I'd spray your ball all over the place and luck out a leave since I was trying to get the cueball back down table.

Actually, the best thing was that I fired that ball in, and got something on the ball in the side pocket (which was no picnic either).

But, tell me if you remember the layout any better.

Fred <~~~ could have been the anchovies; could have been the Coors Light
 
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That was it Fred, and that was the key to the match, and with how tight those pockets were playing it was like shooting into 1/4 pocket, very well done!

try that with no anchovies....
 
Tom In Cincy said:
surprising things can happen when there are no distractions like cute little redheads..
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Her name was Lindsay... and she didn't start her shift until I was already in the hotseat. Thank goodness.


Fred
 
Cornerman said:
Several months ago, I lamented the fact that I'd had a string of 2nd place finishes for several of the significant tournaments that I've been playing.

Two years ago, I shamelessly crowed about my 2nd place finish at the NH State8-ball Championship. In fact it was this finish that had me pretty much quit my normal pool activities because I felt that it was quite an accomplishment and without a lot of further hours of practice, I didn't have any other goals that I thought was worth the extra effort. Let's face it, sometimes we fall out of love with this game.

Well... as of 1:00 AM this morning, you're (figuratively) looking at the 2007 NH State 8-ball Champion!!!!

The sponsored charity tournament was again held at the beautiful McCue's in Keene, NH ( http://www.mccues.com/ ). The very worthy event charity foundation is Crotched Mountain . And often today, these charity and memorial events are the ones I'd rather spend my time.

The event is not open to the professionals, semi-professionals, and other A players. So, it's not an open State Championship, but... LOL... it's as much a State Championship as the local APA State Cup (even moreso, IMO). It's also comparable to, say, the BC World Open being counted as a "World Championship" !!

The tables at McCues are 9' Connellys (furniture tables), with tight pockets, worsted cloth, and explosive cushions. As usual, half or more of the combatents were complaining about the conditions, ball sets, pocket tightness. Funny... the last several players weren't complaining.

So, if I haven't been playing a lot, how did I prepare for this event?

Well... I started by getting a Caesar Salad on Thursday with seven anchovies. Not 6, 5, or 8. Seven is a magic number, after all.

On Friday, I got a haircut. Samson be damned.

On Saturday, I reread a lot of Harry Potter. Again... magic.

On Saturday night, I went out and sang Karaoke. And I drank a lot. Again... magic.


But, make no mistake, I couldn't make a ball to save my life when I first got to the pool hall. I survived my first match, and got in stroke afterwards, rolling over some top competition for the area.

So, there you have the secrets of success. Actually, the bigger secret was that I had no delusions of doing well, and no pressure. The last match was into this morning, so it had some sloppiness to it, but it was still relatively high level of 8-ball.

And to add to the recent discussion... my game had a lot of stick aiming (thank you, Hal Houle) and SPF (than you, RandyG).

Okay, turning the brag meter off....

Regards,

Fred Agnir
2007 NH State 8-ball Champion <~~~ and they can't take that away
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Congratulations Fred. Hal Houle is proud of you for singing his praises.
Karaoke huh? Think I'll pass on that one. The anchovies too. Pewwwww.
:D :D :D


JoeyA (has always believed in magic)
 
It must have been a helluva tourney if you took it down, Fred.:rolleyes:

Just Joshin' with ya!
Congrats!

-Shane <------ wishes he could make a ball.
 
Congratulations Fred! You finally overcame the 'bridesmaid syndrome'! :D That 'magical' stuff you used ain't quite SO magical...but it DOES work! :D Glad it worked well for you this time! Now we can add "champion" to the many other qualities you have, to list on your resume! Way to go Champ!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Cornerman said:
Several months ago, I lamented the fact that I'd had a string of 2nd place finishes for several of the significant tournaments that I've been playing.

Two years ago, I shamelessly crowed about my 2nd place finish at the NH State8-ball Championship. In fact it was this finish that had me pretty much quit my normal pool activities because I felt that it was quite an accomplishment and without a lot of further hours of practice, I didn't have any other goals that I thought was worth the extra effort. Let's face it, sometimes we fall out of love with this game.

Well... as of 1:00 AM this morning, you're (figuratively) looking at the 2007 NH State 8-ball Champion!!!!

The sponsored charity tournament was again held at the beautiful McCue's in Keene, NH ( http://www.mccues.com/ ). The very worthy event charity foundation is Crotched Mountain . And often today, these charity and memorial events are the ones I'd rather spend my time.

The event is not open to the professionals, semi-professionals, and other A players. So, it's not an open State Championship, but... LOL... it's as much a State Championship as the local APA State Cup (even moreso, IMO). It's also comparable to, say, the BC World Open being counted as a "World Championship" !!

The tables at McCues are 9' Connellys (furniture tables), with tight pockets, worsted cloth, and explosive cushions. As usual, half or more of the combatents were complaining about the conditions, ball sets, pocket tightness. Funny... the last several players weren't complaining.

So, if I haven't been playing a lot, how did I prepare for this event?

Well... I started by getting a Caesar Salad on Thursday with seven anchovies. Not 6, 5, or 8. Seven is a magic number, after all.

On Friday, I got a haircut. Samson be damned.

On Saturday, I reread a lot of Harry Potter. Again... magic.

On Saturday night, I went out and sang Karaoke. And I drank a lot. Again... magic.


But, make no mistake, I couldn't make a ball to save my life when I first got to the pool hall. I survived my first match, and got in stroke afterwards, rolling over some top competition for the area.

So, there you have the secrets of success. Actually, the bigger secret was that I had no delusions of doing well, and no pressure. The last match was into this morning, so it had some sloppiness to it, but it was still relatively high level of 8-ball.

And to add to the recent discussion... my game had a lot of stick aiming (thank you, Hal Houle) and SPF (than you, RandyG).

Okay, turning the brag meter off....

Regards,

Fred Agnir
2007 NH State 8-ball Champion <~~~ and they can't take that away
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Cornerman said:
Several months ago, I lamented the fact that I'd had a string of 2nd place finishes for several of the significant tournaments that I've been playing.

Two years ago, I shamelessly crowed about my 2nd place finish at the NH State8-ball Championship. In fact it was this finish that had me pretty much quit my normal pool activities because I felt that it was quite an accomplishment and without a lot of further hours of practice, I didn't have any other goals that I thought was worth the extra effort. Let's face it, sometimes we fall out of love with this game.

Well... as of 1:00 AM this morning, you're (figuratively) looking at the 2007 NH State 8-ball Champion!!!!

The sponsored charity tournament was again held at the beautiful McCue's in Keene, NH ( http://www.mccues.com/ ). The very worthy event charity foundation is Crotched Mountain . And often today, these charity and memorial events are the ones I'd rather spend my time.

The event is not open to the professionals, semi-professionals, and other A players. So, it's not an open State Championship, but... LOL... it's as much a State Championship as the local APA State Cup (even moreso, IMO). It's also comparable to, say, the BC World Open being counted as a "World Championship" !!

The tables at McCues are 9' Connellys (furniture tables), with tight pockets, worsted cloth, and explosive cushions. As usual, half or more of the combatents were complaining about the conditions, ball sets, pocket tightness. Funny... the last several players weren't complaining.

So, if I haven't been playing a lot, how did I prepare for this event?

Well... I started by getting a Caesar Salad on Thursday with seven anchovies. Not 6, 5, or 8. Seven is a magic number, after all.

On Friday, I got a haircut. Samson be damned.

On Saturday, I reread a lot of Harry Potter. Again... magic.

On Saturday night, I went out and sang Karaoke. And I drank a lot. Again... magic.


But, make no mistake, I couldn't make a ball to save my life when I first got to the pool hall. I survived my first match, and got in stroke afterwards, rolling over some top competition for the area.

So, there you have the secrets of success. Actually, the bigger secret was that I had no delusions of doing well, and no pressure. The last match was into this morning, so it had some sloppiness to it, but it was still relatively high level of 8-ball.

And to add to the recent discussion... my game had a lot of stick aiming (thank you, Hal Houle) and SPF (than you, RandyG).

Okay, turning the brag meter off....

Regards,

Fred Agnir
2007 NH State 8-ball Champion <~~~ and they can't take that away
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congrats on your win Fred - loved the prep section of the post. i have to say the best i ever played was while drinking some crazy orange drink from the pool room fountain - scary stuff :D btw, who was the tournament director for the one?

9balllvr
 
Congratulations on the win.

Jon <--Doesn't like ANYTHING that is hairy and smells like anchovies.
 
9balllvr said:
btw, who was the tournament director for the one?

9balllvr
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Justin Gregoire, who used to run some other New England 9-ball events for many years.

Fred
 
Great job! I love your preperation for the event. I doubt I could follow it though, I'm not a big salad fan & I absolutely don't do anchovies! As for the haircut it's been a few years since my hair could get in my eyes. I could go for the karaoke but it'd take too many beers to get me going & I'd probably feel half dead the next day. I guess I'll just have to keep working on my own plan!

Congrats again!!!
 
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