Plan for Excellence in Pool

FastMikie said:
Here is a plan I have been using and improving for the last 18 months. It has helped improve my game from an occasional ball banger to a perfect, undefeated session of ten matches in the APA Masters division, Triple Play format (8 and 9 ball).

This plan is offered as a basis for discussion and for all to use and personalize as needed.

The plan is here: http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/poolplan.htm
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Good Gawd Almighty...what a plan! I don't have that kind of plan for myself in pool nor would I have the time and energy to pursue it. I do have another plan though...not exactly pool related but here it is. As a result of this article in the newpaper, I want to be the World's Fastest Human in this age bracket: here's the article:

A 95-year old Japanese man has run the 100 meters in 22.04 seconds, a record for his age bracket. Japanese media reports said Kozo Haraguchi beat the world record of 24.01 seconds for the 95-99 age group set by Erwin Jaskulski of Hawaii in 1999. Haraguchi, who set a 90-95 age group record of 18.8 in 2000, set his latest record on a rain-slick track. "It was the first time for me to run in the rain and as I was thinking to myself, 'I mustn't fall, I mustn't fall,' I made it across the goal." Haraguchi told reporters.

The guy seemingly lost a good bit of time between 90 and 95 years of age, so I think I'll have to put more time and training into it during those years.

OHB, Hemicudas...wanna join me and start going into training on this?
 
drivermaker said:
Good Gawd Almighty...what a plan! I don't have that kind of plan for myself in pool nor would I have the time and energy to pursue it. I do have another plan though...not exactly pool related but here it is. As a result of this article in the newpaper, I want to be the World's Fastest Human in this age bracket: here's the article:

A 95-year old Japanese man has run the 100 meters in 22.04 seconds, a record for his age bracket. Japanese media reports said Kozo Haraguchi beat the world record of 24.01 seconds for the 95-99 age group set by Erwin Jaskulski of Hawaii in 1999. Haraguchi, who set a 90-95 age group record of 18.8 in 2000, set his latest record on a rain-slick track. "It was the first time for me to run in the rain and as I was thinking to myself, 'I mustn't fall, I mustn't fall,' I made it across the goal." Haraguchi told reporters.

The guy seemingly lost a good bit of time between 90 and 95 years of age, so I think I'll have to put more time and training into it during those years.

OHB, Hemicudas...wanna join me and start going into training on this?
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I'll recommend starting your training with the objective of making it to 95, build speed later. I am thinking that making it to 95 is the biggest hurdle for you three stoo ... er ... gentlemen. Good luck geezers !

I wonder when mik has time to pursue his pool training what with all the other things he's got going.

Dave, who's mother has won Canadian Tennis Championships in very advanced age classes ... sometimes by default ... now she just moves down and kicks those young 75 year olds around the court
 
FastMikie said:
Here is a plan I have been using and improving for the last 18 months. It has helped improve my game from an occasional ball banger to a perfect, undefeated session of ten matches in the APA Masters division, Triple Play format (8 and 9 ball).

This plan is offered as a basis for discussion and for all to use and personalize as needed.

The plan is here: http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/poolplan.htm
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For the last several years I have been keeping a detailed journal of all of my practice sessions, tournament records (150+ tournaments), and league scores. I also have a detailed practice plan and post my goals on a board in my poolroom. Good to know I'm not the only person in America that suffers from this affliction. :D

Steve
 
whitewolf said:
Wow, that is quite a web site. You should hook up with Patrick from the CCB if you want real perfection though.
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ok, i give up, who the heck is Patrick, and what the heck is "CCB"?
 
FastMikie said:
ok, i give up, who the heck is Patrick, and what the heck is "CCB"?
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CCB = "Cue Chalk Board". It's the web forum published by Billiards Digest. It has been around for longer than AZBilliards, one of the oldest forums I know of other than RSB (The rec.sport.billiard NNTP newsgroup). Call me a techno-snob but I just cannot get along with that awful old-school UBB interface myself.

Patrick is this guy.
 
FastMikie said:
Here is a plan I have been using and improving for the last 18 months. It has helped improve my game from an occasional ball banger to a perfect, undefeated session of ten matches in the APA Masters division, Triple Play format (8 and 9 ball).
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Great plan Mike. At the beginning of the year, I was trying to piece together something similer on what I needed to learn to run 100 balls, but nothing quite as detailed as this. However, once I saw "practice 3 hours a day, 5 days a week", I knew you had the time I wish I could dedicate to it. I guess you must have your own table at home. I haven't done three hours practice total in the last eight weeks let alone each day! :)
 
drivermaker said:
Good Gawd Almighty...what a plan! I don't have that kind of plan for myself in pool nor would I have the time and energy to pursue it. I do have another plan though...not exactly pool related but here it is. As a result of this article in the newpaper, I want to be the World's Fastest Human in this age bracket: here's the article:

A 95-year old Japanese man has run the 100 meters in 22.04 seconds, a record for his age bracket. Japanese media reports said Kozo Haraguchi beat the world record of 24.01 seconds for the 95-99 age group set by Erwin Jaskulski of Hawaii in 1999. Haraguchi, who set a 90-95 age group record of 18.8 in 2000, set his latest record on a rain-slick track. "It was the first time for me to run in the rain and as I was thinking to myself, 'I mustn't fall, I mustn't fall,' I made it across the goal." Haraguchi told reporters.

The guy seemingly lost a good bit of time between 90 and 95 years of age, so I think I'll have to put more time and training into it during those years.

OHB, Hemicudas...wanna join me and start going into training on this?
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Funny, an old guy at the poolhall tonight (close to 80) was complaining cause he just found out his life insurance policy is no good if he lives to 100 (2 guys he was telling this to promised to knock him off before his 100th birthday). My suggestion was to check to see if Vegas gives odds on living to 100 and to hedge his bet (but they would probably knock him off too if he got close).

I've always wondered why people have worries about what happens when they are dead, it seems like it would be the one time there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

Wayne
 
hobokenapa said:
Great plan Mike. At the beginning of the year, I was trying to piece together something similer on what I needed to learn to run 100 balls, but nothing quite as detailed as this. However, once I saw "practice 3 hours a day, 5 days a week", I knew you had the time I wish I could dedicate to it. I guess you must have your own table at home. I haven't done three hours practice total in the last eight weeks let alone each day! :)
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Hey, that's just the PLAN, not reality!!!
I wish I did put in 3 hours of focused practice every day.
But I'm human, and I have a hammock only 8' from the pool table,
(see photo )
so sometimes 3 hours of practice becomes a 2 hour nap,
and half an hour of practice.
(the other half hour is used trying to wake up)

So, did you ever run the 100 balls?
I haven't done that yet,
but I fully intend to,
and I want to get it on video!
 
"Patrick"

AuntyDan said:
CCB = "Cue Chalk Board". It's the web forum published by Billiards Digest. It has been around for longer than AZBilliards, one of the oldest forums I know of other than RSB (The rec.sport.billiard NNTP newsgroup). Call me a techno-snob but I just cannot get along with that awful old-school UBB interface myself.

Patrick is this guy.
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Yikes! That Patrick dude is one serious-thinking pool shooter.
And a young fella, too...
I guess he's about the same age Einstein was when he did his best thinking.

It's refreshing to find literate, intelligent life forms in the pool game.
I haven't found too many of them in the APA bar pool scene!

Thanks for the info!
 
I am sending your website address to some of my players on the KBP Fury Amateur 9-Ball Tour for them to view. Looks pretty good to me and everyone will have to adjust it to their own needs and schedules but a great concept.
Thanks
Kay
 
whitewolf said:
If you want some good reading (and I mean funnier than hell) read his 555 posts. And be sure not to miss his website. BTW, Patrick is the best in the world at computer pool (Virtual Pool 2). Instead of a mouse he has a pool stick hooked up so that he can really stroke perfectly.

And speaking of perfect, Patrick is a perfectionist. On one of the posts someone was talking about Earl running some many racks, and Patrick said that this was painful to watch because they weren't perfect racks. His website has some clips of Patrick running racks in Virtual Pool. I was genuinely impressed because he really did have perfect position. Everyone thinks I am kidding but I am not here. I think doing this in a virtual world is even harder than in the real world, and therefore I give Patrick my upmost respect.

Patrick is an autistic (as his has stated on his website) kid in his early 20s and is kind of very introverted. A bunch of CCBers offered to pay his airfare to the states, but he respectfully declined.

I only wish Patrick would come to AZ to post. Maybe someone could give him an invitation - DRIVERMAKER - got your ears on. I don't go to the CCB anymore but you are a newbie there and Patrick may take your invitation seriously. The CCBers are so mean to Patrick that he deserves a better place to hand out, like AZ Billiards. The CCBers are so clubby and have no sense of humor anyway that they have recently sent Patrick back into hybernation :D :mad:
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This must be the same Patrick I’m thinking of, I believe he did post here at AzB’s start.

At the time he could really get the natives restless with questions and thoughts about millimeter position.

Rick
 
whitewolf said:
I only wish Patrick would come to AZ to post. Maybe someone could give him an invitation - DRIVERMAKER - got your ears on. I don't go to the CCB anymore but you are a newbie there and Patrick may take your invitation seriously. T
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I'm a newbie there?? That's news to me since I don't post on CCB or even read it. Some prick stole my name and was using it to post on CCB but I caught his ass and he got banned, along with the name drivermaker. (It damn well BETTER HAVE BEEN BANNED). Is it still being used?
 
whitewolf said:
Patrick is an autistic (as his has stated on his website) kid in his early 20s and is kind of very introverted.
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Sorry to get off subject, but I just finished a very good book called The Speed of Dark. It's about an autistic man (Lou) who is offered an experimental treatment to become 'normal'. He enjoys fencing and is very good at it since he can 'read' his opponents fencing patterns. While reading the book I began wondering how an autistic person would do at pool. I'll have to read some of Patrick's posts.

Currently reading Hustler Days.
 
NewGuy said:
While reading the book I began wondering how an autistic person would do at pool.
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I hesitate to shamelessly plug my recent book of short stories in this forum, but the lead story in "Hamster Tales" is about an idiot savant who plays pool...

www.hamstertales.com

I have a sister-in-law by a previous marriage who is intellectually challenged. She ran 5 balls in a row on my table in her first 8-ball game having never played pool before in her life (to the chagrin of her husband who fancies himself to be a good pool player).
 
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Cast not...

FastMikie said:
It's refreshing to find literate, intelligent life forms in the pool game.
I haven't found too many of them in the APA bar pool scene!
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Cast not your pearls before swine Mike ;-)

If you like literate pool players, you may enjoy this true-life short story, it's one of my favorites. (Requires a free subscription, you can try BugMeNot if this bothers you.)
 
NewGuy said:
While reading the book I began wondering how an autistic person would do at pool.
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I don't know about pool, but here are a couple of stories about an autistic in golf by the name of Moe Norman. There are varying reports saying he had a childhood accident with a sled, and another with a car, but he was kinda like "Rainman" who could flat out play golf and was a genius for the game.


http://www.scigolf.com/scigolf/mnormanbio.htm

http://www.failuremag.com/arch_sports_moenorman.html.
 
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FastMikie said:
Yikes! That Patrick dude is one serious-thinking pool shooter.
And a young fella, too...
I guess he's about the same age Einstein was when he did his best thinking.
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I must admit I've been around the block a few times, but I've never heard that euphamism for knobhead before.

Boro Nut
 
drivermaker said:
I don't know about pool, but here are a couple of stories about an autistic in golf by the name of Moe Norman. There are varying reports saying he had a childhood accident with a sled, and another with a car, but he was kinda like "Rainman" who could flat out play golf and was a genius for the game.


http://www.scigolf.com/scigolf/mnormanbio.htm

http://www.failuremag.com/arch_sports_moenorman.html.
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Very good read drivermaker... thanx! If Patrick is anything like Moe, I wouldn't want to face him on the table. It's actually really amazing how many variables an autistic person can process.
 
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