Pool Is One Of The Hardest Games

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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I don’t know why so many on here and in the poolrooms get so upset with themselves because they can’t run 100+ in 14.1, 4 or 5 racks of 9 ball in a few years in such an easy game as pool. Pool is not easy. IMO pool is one of the hardest games to become a top player in. There are so many things you need to know and be able to do perfectly compared to most other sports and games. This is one thing I’ll never understand about pool. Most people seem to think pool should be a piece of cake to get good at in a very short time, and that is the farthest thing from the truth. Just getting the basics down perfectly takes a lot of time and practice. I’ve played and watched just about every major and semi-major sport and can not think of one that you have to do so many things perfectly right. Johnnyt
 
100% Correct!!

Its just the male, testosterone thing. We all want to look good around our boys, we all want to be at the head of the class, the leader of the pack..., at least respected among the group and in pool it means getting out, running out, never dogging it...,

Well it just aint so, not with this game. As you said, there is nothing easy about this game no matter how easy Cliff Joyner makes One Pocket look or SVB makes the break look, it aint easy!

Love this game, but its tuff!
 
What other games are you comparing pool too? What do deem a "comparable" game?

Pool is an easy game to play. Just about anyone can get good the game in a short period of time. You are correct to be the best/top player/pro lots of time has to be dedicated to perfecting the game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a few years ago a 16 year old kid won the world 9 ball championships? how much time did he play to get that good?
 
JustPlay said:
What other games are you comparing pool too? What do deem a "comparable" game?

Pool is an easy game to play. Just about anyone can get good the game in a short period of time. You are correct to be the best/top player/pro lots of time has to be dedicated to perfecting the game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a few years ago a 16 year old kid won the world 9 ball championships? how much time did he play to get that good?
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Wu is one in a million and natural talent bigtime. Johnnyt
 
No such thing as a natural talent in pool. Nobody just picks up a cue and starts running out. Sure, some people learn faster and retain information better than others, but that doesn't mean they have a pool gene.

Pool is not tough. It just takes time and dedication. For some, less than others.
 
BeiberLvr said:
No such thing as a natural talent in pool. Nobody just picks up a cue and starts running out. Sure, some people learn faster and retain information better than others, but that doesn't mean they have a pool gene.

Pool is not tough. It just takes time and dedication. For some, less than others.
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Definition: Natural talent is an innate or inborn gift for a specific activity, either allowing one to demonstrate some immediate skill without practice, or to gain skill rapidly with minimal practice.



By this definition, the key advantage of natural talent is that it allows the individual a steep learning curve, whereby he or she acquires skills readily with less practice or hard work than the average person. As well as the advantage of learning quickly, natural talent is also said to increase one’s maximum potential. This implies that each individual has a ceiling that caps the highest level of performance they can attain, no matter how hard or long they train. For gifted performers, this ceiling is said to be higher
 
Johnnyt said:
Wu is one in a million and natural talent bigtime. Johnnyt
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You're right Johnny, except I'd say more like one in fifty million !.. As for comparing the difficulty of learning top level pool, to doing a triple flip on a motor bike...No comparison !..The biker would lack the brain cells, to even become a 'C' player..Risking your body or your life to learn something like that is NOT a challenge, it is pure stupidity ! :rolleyes:

PS..In his prime, thousands of guys tried to beat Efren...How many succeeded ?

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SJDinPHX said:
You're right Johnny, except I'd say more like one in fifty million !.. As for comparing the difficulty of learning top level pool, to doing a triple flip on a motor bike...No comparison !..The biker would lack the brain cells, to even become a 'C' player..Risking your body or your life to learn something like that is NOT a challenge, it is pure stupidity ! :rolleyes:

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You have shown your ignorance.
 
i agree, jonnyt

but i played in a league for 7 years with a guy that was drafted by the dogers. he got hurt and never made it big time, but he's a pretty sharp pool player. he says that putting a bat on a 100 mile an hr fast ball is harder that any shot on the table.
 
(((Satori))) said:
Is it really though?

Strike the cue ball 1) in the right place 2) on the right line 3) at the right speed and you have it made.

Compare that to a sport like Supercross and see how it stacks up. In pool there's not even any threat of physical injury if your speed is off not so when you are coming up on a triple jump.



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Your comparison made me wonder how Mike Bells racing career improved after the late seventies. Ya think he's still racing and winning like Efren did in his fifties?
 
Sorry folks. Pool is not even in the top 50 sports of difficulty. Number one belongs to baseball according to an extensive research by Sports Illustrated. The hand eye coordination and the speed to actually hit a 90 MPH slider is ungodly.

The human eye can't even track the baseball for the last 5 feet, and thus why the pitchers with balls the break the latest, pitch the best.

I believe pool was rated just about fishing in terms of difficulty, but way below cheerleading.

Now, that is not a knock on pool, it takes a lot of time to be great at anything. But how many 19 year old pitchers can compete against the BEST hitters in the game. There is a reason why they throw $100 million dollar contract around the MLB like they are nickels, cause there are only some many folks that can play at that level.

Same with football. There are only some many folks that can play QB in the NFL, even most of the best college QB's fail in the NFL.

Heck, even Earl Strickland knows it takes more skill to play gold and tennis than pool, and he happens to be pretty good at both of them...
 
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