I took a couple young'ens an showed them a few things...now I have a hard time beating them...but their 25yrs younger...with better eyes..still enjoy explaining the game...now if I could just get them to park their egos a little...their not ready for deep water yet..but they do know who the big guns in town are...lol.
There are times I wonder what happend too..lol
God bless you and those like you, this is what it's all about!! I had the good fortune of being taught how to play by 100 ball-runners in a variety of games...guys who were gambling in the 40s, 50s and 60s. They saw natural talent and an intense interest in the game with me, so they took the time to coach me in some of the finer points of the game...would have taken me years to stumble across the stuff they gave me for free, everything from banks to cue ball control to reading a table to cinching combos/caroms, etc.
Now I love to show younger players a couple of tricks, nothing better than seeing the light go on when you ask them a loaded question about a shot they just screwed up, then teach them a new tool they'll use for life. I'll bet those two twenty-somethings that are giving you a hard game now will someday pay it forward, teaching those same tools to a newer generation. And I GUARANTEE you they will remember where they learned it.