Pool Is One Of The Hardest Games

JB Cases said:
I bet you $1000 that I can find more posts where I admit I am wrong than posts where you admit you are wrong.
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John, John, John....I am not about to research your 20,000 posts trying to prove you wrong !...Surely in all your "highly opinionated, I am perfect" posts, you must have been wrong at LEAST once ! (I have just NEVER seen you admit it)

I, on the other hand, have never had to apologize for being wrong, simply because I have NEVER been wrong ;)..So I would be foolish to take your bet ! ...Nice try though ! :thumbup:

PS...Now we are back to the ROC John Barton boat !:sorry:
 

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I believe many people think pool just happens naturally, and so if they arent good at it, they just arent, while those who are good at it were just born that way. Case in point, the other day there was a girl in the room trying to learn, and a pretty good player was trying to teach her tips etc. He was talking to her about foot placement, etc. Well later on the girl was back in (the player wasnt around) and she was laughing about how crazy it was that he was talking to her about where her feet go, and that it shouldnt matter. Another player agreed with her, and a third player said "yeah, pool cant be taught you just have to learn it on your own". These were all people who play quite a bit of pool, and one of them is actually a decent player.

Im not saying you cant learn a lot on your own, and you can even get by with bad fundamentals (we all know lots of pros with less than perfect form), but this attitude that its not teachable really holds people back imo
 
scottycoyote said:
I believe many people think pool just happens naturally, and so if they arent good at it, they just arent, while those who are good at it were just born that way. Case in point, the other day there was a girl in the room trying to learn, and a pretty good player was trying to teach her tips etc. He was talking to her about foot placement, etc. Well later on the girl was back in (the player wasnt around) and she was laughing about how crazy it was that he was talking to her about where her feet go, and that it shouldnt matter. Another player agreed with her, and a third player said "yeah, pool cant be taught you just have to learn it on your own". These were all people who play quite a bit of pool, and one of them is actually a decent player.

Im not saying you cant learn a lot on your own, and you can even get by with bad fundamentals (we all know lots of pros with less than perfect form), but this attitude that its not teachable really holds people back imo
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Stupid people do stupid things....
 
JB Cases said:
Do you even realize the foolishness of what you type?

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tigertime1.html
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Foolishness hardly ,, unlike you who deals in research and Scientific research in things that can't be proven ,, it is a fact that Tigers game was in the gutter falling out of the top 50 finishing a whopping 30 strokes behind Hunter Mayham on his way to a dismal second to last finish in the world golf championships
So yes by Tigers standards Hack would be being kind
Of course this is all in text of a discussion on how much importance a coach is in golf so important that if not for one the former best golfer in the world never would have had a whiff of that ranking ever again
Now you mister if I practice as much as Shane I will play like him surly understands that


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SJDinPHX said:
John, John, John....I am not about to research your 20,000 posts trying to prove you wrong !...Surely in all your "highly opinionated, I am perfect" posts, you must have been wrong at LEAST once ! (I have just NEVER seen you admit it)

I, on the other hand, have never had to apologize for being wrong, simply because I have NEVER been wrong ;)..So I would be foolish to take your bet ! ...Nice try though ! :thumbup:

PS...Now we are back to the ROC John Barton boat !:sorry:
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See I can admit when I am wrong. For example, I thought that you have been wrong on many points but now that you tell me you have never been wrong I can say that I was wrong about you being wrong.
 
JB Cases said:
I think you're right. Judging by your posts the only thing that separates you and the rest of humanity is that every other human is at least 100 points above you. Therefore the intelligence gene is not present in you.

Otherwise you would have the capability to comprehend what you read. You would also have the ability to go out and increase your intelligence by doing your own research. These skills are obviously beyond your biological capabilities so the conclusion I draw is that you are correct, some people, like you, are just born stupid and doomed to stay that way.

I would have said that the only thing that separates us is a desire to learn and expand your mind but sadly I can see that this is not a possibility for you. My deepest condolences Mark.

Meanwhile, for myself, I, and everyone around me now can see the benefits of increased focused practice. The difference in my game from four weeks ago until today with an average of four hours of practice a day is clear to every one of my pool playing colleagues here. I am very sorry that you will obviously never get to experience the joy of improvement.

You have my pity sir.
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So you have a 235 IQ then ,,, wow who would of thunk it ,,
I feel sorry for a guy like you who thinks reading and writing skills is the basis of intelligence ,, you might want to do a little research on that because obviously you haven't
I didn't get to some of the things I did in sports because I don't know the value of practice and obviously the improvement that came with it ,,
Now since you only played plug and play sports with the rest of the plug in players who could not play any real sports ,, you probably have always had a lot of room for improvement so I can see how you think like you do

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one stroke said:
So you have a 235 IQ then ,,, wow who would of thunk it ,,
I feel sorry for a guy like you who thinks reading and writing skills is the basis of intelligence ,, you might want to do a little research on that because obviously you haven't
I didn't get to some of the things I did in sports because I don't know the value of practice and obviously the improvement that came with it ,,
Now since you only played plug and play sports with the rest of the plug in players who could not play any real sports ,, you probably have always had a lot of room for improvement so I can see how you think like you do

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I am probably a 50 which makes you -50.

Also, how do you know I didn't play team sports? I mentioned my diving because you assumed once before that I wasn't athletic. I find it hilarious how you try and denigrate individual sports like swimming and diving as if the athletes in those sports are somehow not as athletic as those on teams or somehow they are genetically lesser human beings.

Any person who considers individual disciplines like diving, track and field, gymnastics etc.. as not real sports can't be taken seriously anyway. Here SJD I was wrong again, Mark's IQ is not -50 it must be way lower than that.

All I know Mark is that you have an open invitation to play ANY pool game for as much as you can stand. Regardless of where we stack up against the pros and how much either of us could possibly improve I am certain that I am now far better than you and that I will always be far better than you even if you put in as much practice as you could.

I think you are correct that in your case you are genetically incapable of improvement.

But in case you ever would like to test your skills against mine and you can provide a consent form that you are gambling of your own free will I will be happy to let you gain some experience for a fee.

Pool is a difficult a sport for you Mark. And talking pool logically is damn near impossible for you. You might want to conserve the meager brain cells you have left and try easier activities. My daughter has some unused coloring books that I would be happy to send you. :-)
 
JB Cases said:
I am probably a 50 which makes you -50.

Also, how do you know I didn't play team sports? I mentioned my diving because you assumed once before that I wasn't athletic. I find it hilarious how you try and denigrate individual sports like swimming and diving as if the athletes in those sports are somehow not as athletic as those on teams or somehow they are genetically lesser human beings.

Any person who considers individual disciplines like diving, track and field, gymnastics etc.. as not real sports can't be taken seriously anyway. Here SJD I was wrong again, Mark's IQ is not -50 it must be way lower than that.

All I know Mark is that you have an open invitation to play ANY pool game for as much as you can stand. Regardless of where we stack up against the pros and how much either of us could possibly improve I am certain that I am now far better than you and that I will always be far better than you even if you put in as much practice as you could.

I think you are correct that in your case you are genetically incapable of improvement.

But in case you ever would like to test your skills against mine and you can provide a consent form that you are gambling of your own free will I will be happy to let you gain some experience for a fee.

Pool is a difficult a sport for you Mark. And talking pool logically is damn near impossible for you. You might want to conserve the meager brain cells you have left and try easier activities. My daughter has some unused coloring books that I would be happy to send you. :-)
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I would believe your 50 but scientific research says its natural for confident people to over estimate their ability
So their is naturally a deduction from there
What are you John 5' 5" in heals what did you play midget football
Oh and for the record I ran track and was the fastest 50m swimmer freshman yr of high school

I already said I would be more than happy to play some 9 ball on the Bar Boxes at SBX


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one stroke said:
One Tourney win does not make u the best in the world
Are you suggesting he was better than Earl ,,, I hardly think so


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It does at that moment. CJ is one of the best players that has ever played the game though. Most bonafide champions I know have a TON of respect for CJ's game then AND now.

Was/is CJ "better" than Earl? In tournament victories no, as a road player, maybe as good. Who knows? Both of them are elite players and both can speak about pool from a perspective that you can't even dream of attaining.

You would have a better shot of climbing Mt. Everest naked and surviving before you could do what CJ has done in pool Mark.
 
one stroke said:
SBX bar box 9 ball races to 9 100 a set


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I am sorry but that rate is too cheap for me at this time. My time at the Super Billiards Expo is too precious and expensive to spend with you. However if you're willing to post five set's worth I will make a point to come to the pool room of your choosing sometime after the SBE and we can make a day of it.

Then you can spend all day explaining to me in person why you think I am an inferior human being to you, how you are genetically superior because you played team sports and you think I didn't and so on..... indulge the customer I was always taught.
 
JB Cases said:
It does at that moment. CJ is one of the best players that has ever played the game though. Most bonafide champions I know have a TON of respect for CJ's game then AND now.

Was/is CJ "better" than Earl? In tournament victories no, as a road player, maybe as good. Who knows? Both of them are elite players and both can speak about pool from a perspective that you can't even dream of attaining.

You would have a better shot of climbing Mt. Everest naked and surviving before you could do what CJ has done in pool Mark.
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I never said he was not a great player , the comment was the best in the world
Yes your right that's more than I ever have or will accomplish
I just glad that does not keep me from getting to heaven any faster;)


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JB Cases said:
I am sorry but that rate is too cheap for me at this time. My time at the Super Billiards Expo is too precious and expensive to spend with you. However if you're willing to post five set's worth I will make a point to come to the pool room of your choosing sometime after the SBE and we can make a day of it.

Then you can spend all day explaining to me in person why you think I am an inferior human being to you, how you are genetically superior because you played team sports and you think I didn't and so on..... indulge the customer I was always taught.
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I guess my dumb ass does not know what any amount is:confused:

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