Pool playing golfers?

TommyT

TommyT

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How many of you are pool playing golfers?. It's not easy being addicted to the 2 most obsesseive games, but I manage. I play pool 20 to 30 hours a week and play 3 or 4 18 hole rounds per week. Oh, I forgot to mention I work 60 hours per week. I play golf to a 7 handicap and here is my course. www.staffordcc.com. My wife of 25 years thinks I'm to busy.

TommyT:D
 
I have for many years now aspired to be a golfer, however I have never actually played a game. Just the driving range 5 times or so.
 
You work 60 hours per week, and somehow manage to put up 20 hours of pool per week? (forget 30!)...and then still have time for 3-4 rounds of 18 hole Golf?


Do you sleep? Bathe?


Do you ever see your wife?


With a schedule like that, how do you have time to even post here on a Sunday? You should be playing Golf or Pool right now, because Mon-Friday is going to be 12 hour work days. Assuming you don't play during the week, that would leave 10-15 hours of pool PER DAY on the weekend, that's not counting Golf.
 
Bola Ocho said:
You work 60 hours per week, and somehow manage to put up 20 hours of pool per week? (forget 30!)...and then still have time for 3-4 rounds of 18 hole Golf?


Do you sleep? Bathe?


Do you ever see your wife?


With a schedule like that, how do you have time to even post here on a Sunday? You should be playing Golf or Pool right now, because Mon-Friday is going to be 12 hour work days. Assuming you don't play during the week, that would leave 10-15 hours of pool PER DAY on the weekend, that's not counting Golf.
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I played 18 holes earlier today and 2 hours of pool. I average a cou[ple of hours each day for pool.
 
I'm an avid golfer. Although I teach pool 6 days a week, I might be able to still get in a couple of rounds a week. Golf to a 12 handicap. Dallas has wonderful golf specials....SPF=randyg
 
randyg said:
I'm an avid golfer. Although I teach pool 6 days a week, I might be able to still get in a couple of rounds a week. Golf to a 12 handicap. Dallas has wonderful golf specials....SPF=randyg
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Hi Randy,
I went to your Pool School in 2001. You picked me up at the airport. Your school was well worth the money. I use the knowledge you shared often.

TommyT
 
TommyT said:
How many of you are pool playing golfers?. It's not easy being addicted to the 2 most obsesseive games, but I manage. I play pool 20 to 30 hours a week and play 3 or 4 18 hole rounds per week. Oh, I forgot to mention I work 60 hours per week. I play golf to a 7 handicap and here is my course. www.staffordcc.com. My wife of 25 years thinks I'm to busy.

TommyT:D
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I just recently got back to golf. I'd eased up the last couple years for a variety of reasons, but I realized this spring that I really missed it. I joined a local golf/country club that I've played off and on for years.

My membership ( www.ligoniercountryclub.com ) started in mid June and by July, I was playing 3/4 times a week (9 and 18 holes). In years past, I've played as low as a 9, but currently, I'm hovering around a 12.

As for my pool game, I find it hard to be inside shooting in the summer with so much to do outside. I'll have to get back at it though. I have a couple big league tournaments coming up in the next two months and I want to be ready.

I don't know how you keep your schedule. I only work 40 hrs plus house/yard work and my golf and I feel like I'm running crazy.
 
I pretty much split the year down the middle with golf and pool. Sometimes they overlap in the months of Sept/Oct. I play to a 4 handicap in golf. Had a one over 73 today and won 15 skins carried over...gotta love it somedays...both games/sports can be played until your blind.
 
dave bollman is the only professional golfer to turn professional pool player. he's the house pro at q-masters billiards in virginia beach, virginia... the home of the us open.
 
even though I haven't swung a club in 2 years, I consider myself a golfing pool player. I played to as low as a 4 years back. Now that I moved to Florida....the land of golf courses....I don't even play.:D At one point
I played maybe 3 rounds a week......about 15 hours of pool, and about 6 hours of surfing ( in the Ocean ) and my back just couldn't put up with it anymore. I had a series of nasty car accidents about 10 years ago, and now they are catching up with me, so I cut back on a few things....golf being the first to go basically because I didn't have anyone to play with anymore, and it hurt my back the most. Surfing is next.....it's actually the most fun thing I've ever done, pool included....but MAN my back hurts the next morning from arching my back when paddling.....

Gerry
 
TommyT said:
Hi Randy,
I went to your Pool School in 2001. You picked me up at the airport. Your school was well worth the money. I use the knowledge you shared often.

TommyT
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Thanks Tommy

I knew this was you. I remember you very well. I'm in Ct. in July, maybe I can make a detour and we can get in some golf together.

Good luck.
randyg
 
TommyT said:
How many of you are pool playing golfers?

TommyT:D
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T-man,
I grew up on the golf course (Pittsburgh, PA - same courses as the infamous Drivermaker). Gave it up for 20 years (school and kids); started playing again in the early 90's.

I have no idea how you do it. My handicap was always in the 4-11 range, but I had to practice EVERY day to keep it there - lay off for a weekend and it would take me a week to get it back.

Pool is a LOT easier; and I gave up golf when I started with pool 4 years ago. You aren't dependent on the weather. Dark outside??? Play some pool. Snowing outside??? Play some pool. Got 5 minutes before dinner??? Play some pool. Tornado outside??? Hide under the pool table.
 
I love golf as well. I work 50+ hours/week, play pool 3 nights during the week, maybe one night on the weekend and still squeeze in a round or two either Saturday morning or a weekday evening. Sunday is my day of rest...not that I am religious...just that I actually need to rest to do it all again the next week.:D I usually shoot about 83-85. Putter kills me.
 
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well, I don't care for Golf, gave it up 30 years ago. I was going against the grain, since my Dad had a Golf scholarship to College and was a par golfer, in the style of Arnold Palmer, and my big brother used to play a lot of golf (but could never beat Dad). For the most part, it is hot, windy in Kansas, never could afford a cart, and down right irritating, plus I did not partake of the getting drunk in the 19th hole like so many seem to enjoy. When I did play, I enjoyed the par 3 courses more than a regular course, and golf just wasn't my cup of tea (never could break 80).

I prefer a good round of Tennis or playing indoor Soccer to Golf. Now, as I get older, I just want to have fun and be comfortable while I am doing it.

When I was growing up, I caddied for money, and Golf was a cheap sport back then to play, now if you play regularly and in tournaments, it can be very expensive.
 
Love those old golf courses Tommy T. You are lucky to belong to a course from that era. No crappy fake waterfalls, hideous bunkering, cart paths that interfere with play, etc... I noticed one cart path in one of the pictures of the course, but there were other pictures that showed how well the tradition and proper look of golf had been retained and not blighted with modern garbage. You are lucky. If I get to your area can I shamelessly and rudely hit you up for access to the course? ;-)

I like golf a lot. I am pretty bad right now, playing to an 11. The last 20 years or so life kind of got in the way of golf and I didn;t get to play much. I am trying to get back into it. Frustrating but I have my moments. Any minute I'll get better. I was never particularly good, but think I should play better than my hacking right now. Yesterday I managed to throw away 3 strokes in two holes with a horrifying 3 putt and a ball OB where there was no good reason for it. Made a bogey on the hole with the OB, so then you get frustrated saying iof I weren't such a moron I would be 1 under those last two holes instead of 2 over. Here, let me hit the next tee shot into the trees to make up for it. Feh.:-(
 
Hi Guys; old man stick here, just my opinion but i have been trying to get my grandsons into playing golf &pool as thet are dead set on playing football, i go along with them , but tell them when age catches up with them contack sports is out the need sport of the aged[ pool-golf] as i am going on 70yr and still love pool-golf each week,own a pool room .and have a lot of wonderful kid play at my place , i have been blessed thank lord OLD MAN STICK
 
stick8 said:
Hi Guys; old man stick here, just my opinion but i have been trying to get my grandsons into playing golf &pool as thet are dead set on playing football, i go along with them , but tell them when age catches up with them contack sports is out the need sport of the aged[ pool-golf] as i am going on 70yr and still love pool-golf each week,own a pool room .and have a lot of wonderful kid play at my place , i have been blessed thank lord OLD MAN STICK
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Yeah, I want to teach my kid football is for betting on, not playing.:)

Seriously though, I would let him play football if he really wanted to, but i hope he doesn't. It is just a lousy sport to play. Maybe I'll take him to see some 50 year old getting his knee drained or something. I have met some people who played football at the highest levels and got a lot out of it. I have also met some guys who wished they took up golf earlier. And I hate seeing guys in their '40's limp around from football.

Start your kids on the sports they will finish with and hope they like them.!:)
 
TommyT said:
How many of you are pool playing golfers?. It's not easy being addicted to the 2 most obsesseive games, but I manage. I play pool 20 to 30 hours a week and play 3 or 4 18 hole rounds per week. Oh, I forgot to mention I work 60 hours per week. I play golf to a 7 handicap and here is my course. www.staffordcc.com. My wife of 25 years thinks I'm to busy.

TommyT:D
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Makes me tired just thinking of that schedule Tommy !:eek: Enjoy it:)
 
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