Sad story,game went to pot

jackpot said:
Billy told you to practice one handed. It gets you in the proper position
and whatever. If I start missing for what seems like no reason, I start
shooting long straight in's There is no guess work. I hit them firm wi h
stop draw and follow At first they don't look right, usually my alignment
or head position has slowly gotten off.When I can whack them in at warp
speed everything else falls back into place.
jack
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Same with me.

Bill S.
 
Dean,

Another exercise that will definitely help.
I learned it from Tor.

Put an object ball on the spot and just shoot t not a far corner pocket at different speeds. 5000 balls will do the trick.

Bill S.
 
chefjeff said:
Yep.

Did you do your eyedrops, your pee medicine, your back pain meds, your stomach soothing pills, your lotion, you vitamins, etc.?

Even if we use whatever as we age, it still won't be the same as when younger and able to sustain play over a long time frame.

I bet when you play well, it's for only a short time. That's how it's been for me as I age, anyway.



Jeff Livingston
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But he said he was only 75...not a "old" man.
 
Maybe your carrying your body differently...When my back is off so is my game..or maybe it's just a slump...Hang in Pard...
 
I don't know what computer jargonptsd means

or the question when was the last time I gambled for what kind of coin?

please clarify,I have been so busy getting a shorter table,and send $100 here and $97 there for mystery clues .

Once when I was a kid I started dogging,my friends all played better than I did and
were ashamed to tell me i was doggin,then one day i said"I am just dogging it,Every time i play i overthink every shot and play scared, I had to quit"

I think I am having a relapse,I have a head case

Not that I was ever a good player but last week I was making everything I looked at up to about a spot shot in difficulty,I thought to myself"this is fun making these shots I used to duck",pride preceeded the fall


Then I started practicing straight pool, I set up a classic break shot and tried to break and run out,at first I got hooked over and again,then I got hard shots then I couldn't even pocket the break ball

Straight pool is a low down nasty mean game,it looks easy when its the other guy shooting
then it destroys your confidence

I am thinking of becoming a stake horse,I know I will hate that and maybe I will start playing again
 
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deanoc said:
I don't know what computer jargonptsd means

or the question when was the last time I gambled for what kind of coin?

please clarify,I have been so busy getting a shorter table,and send $100 here and $97 there for mystery clues .

Once when I was a kid I started dogging,my friends all played better than I did and
were ashamed to tell me i was doggin,then one day i said"I am just dogging it,Every time i play i overthink every shot and play scared, I had to quit"

I think I am having a relapse,I have a head case

Not that I was ever a good player but last week I was making everything I looked at up to about a spot shot in difficulty,I thought to myself"this is fun making these shots I used to duck",pride preceeded the fall


Then I started practicing straight pool, I set up a classic break shot and tried to break and run out,at first I got hooked over and again,then I got hard shots then I couldn't even pocket the break ball

Straight pool is a low down nasty mean game,it looks easy when its the other guy shooting
then it destroys your confidence

I am thinking of becoming a stake horse,I know I will hate that and maybe I will start playing again
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Dean - PTSD = Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I think he was saying you were so surprised you snapped that guy off that you couldn't make a ball after it. At least that's how it reads to me. That's why he asked when was the last time you bet that high.
 
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my doctor increased my diabetes medicine yesterday

perhaps its only diabetes that's killing me

I was afraid I was becoming a dog
whew!
 
deanoc said:
I

I am only 75 but I am playing like an old man
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I'm 75 as well. One day, driving to our favorite pool hall, I forgot the Valentine one radar detector. Told my wife that was okay, I'd just drive like an old man.

Why did she laugh???
 
i played terrible when i won the money

that straight pool took it out of me

as you knowusually cheers us up
but i played so bad and continued playing so bad


i hope its just the diabetes and my new dose will
give me a lift
dc
 
good news

my changed dose of diabetic medicine put a little pep in my game

i matched up and played great one pocket
then i won 4 sets of 9 ball,but i never play 9 ball even decent
i got better as the day went on

the other guy seemed to want to play more but i gave half his money back and told him he couldn't win,he was thankful

i was thankful he quit ,i was tired after about 6 hours play

it was my first day with the medication
i am feeling better and shooting better in 1 hole

thanks for encouragement i will try to play again friday
 
deanoc said:
good news

my changed dose of diabetic medicine put a little pep in my game

i matched up and played great one pocket
then i won 4 sets of 9 ball,but i never play 9 ball even decent
i got better as the day went on

the other guy seemed to want to play more but i gave half his money back and told him he couldn't win,he was thankful

i was thankful he quit ,i was tired after about 6 hours play

it was my first day with the medication
i am feeling better and shooting better in 1 hole

thanks for encouragement i will try to play again friday
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Good to hear, Dean. Welcome back! :grin:
 
deanoc said:
i matched up and played great one pocket
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it was my first day with the medication
i am feeling better and shooting better in 1 hole
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When I started taking metformin I had bad jitters. Body did not feel right. Also felt irritable. Get em... 8nOut on Fri......
 
When I start missing balls, that I normally make without much ado, I realize my mental picture has gone bad. So, I start looking at the Shot Line, then doing a slight side step to the left & BINGO, I'm on again.
Wearing glasses can cause anybody problems... because of the refraction, the glasses make, you can address the Shot Line a bit off.

Good Luck
 
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