i am not sure about wanting to become a pro but i would like to reach a good shortstop maybe better speed. the problem is at almost 40 years old things get in the way. i play in leagues 4 nights a week. i get there early and leave late usually playing 4-7 hours, and that takes account for the fact i am not on a table the whole time i am there. i have a few pool halls that offer free pool with luch and i try to take advantage of that on non league days for sure and sometimes even on a league day and that's about 4 hours. i try to play in at least one tournament a week which is about another 3-8 hours of actual table time. and last but not least, i have been getting into small action, 20-40 sets. so on a perfect week i can hit or exceed 30 hours. the problem is that i am part owner of a family business, i have a girlfriend, she has kids, the bills have to get paid, people need attention, so perfect weeks are not always what i get. if turning pro offered more of a financial possibilty i might try to make 30 hours weeks the exception and 40 to 50 hour weeks the norm. but the cost of travel vs. what you may earn is bleek in contrast. i have been playing seriously for about two years and really started to put maximum time in about 9 months ago, and i am about at a high "c" level, on a good day i have seen "b" speed. i just don't think the reward is there for me to try and really devote myself.
