Snapped off a local tourney last night :)

BVal

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I won a 9 ball tournament at Main Street Billiards last night in Mesa, Arizona. It was a 7(rating) and under. Rece to handicap minus 3. I went undefeated through the whole thing. It felt really good. The thing that felt the best was I was able to close out my matches when I had the chance to. I have been working hard on my mental game lately and it paid off last night. Instead of attempting a shot that was makeable but not smart I played the safe and smart.

Matches went like this - 4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, finals 4-0

By the way I LOVE MY NEW SCHON! I just got it last Wednesday and a couple more wins it will be paid off :)

I would also like to thank BigCat (Ray) and CocoboloCowboy for the tips and pointers you gave me over the last few weeks. I cannot leave out Scott Lee either. I got a lesson from him a couple months ago that has helped me as well. He thought me a number of things - most importantly (to me anyways) is to finish my stroke.

BVal
 
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johnnydub said:
congrats brother, im assuming 8 ball from the small races
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Thanks J-Dub

9 ball - race to handicap minus 3. I knew I forgot to put something in there. :)

BVal
 
johnnydub said:
whats the lowest handicap you can be?
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I have never seen anyone lower than a 5 in all my years of playing pool here in Arizona. I am sure they are out there I just don't think they play tourneys. At this particular pool hall there is no minimum race so a 5 goes to 2. One mistake and they are on the hill. Those are actually some of the tougher matches - mentally.

BVal
 
BVal said:
I have never seen anyone lower than a 5 in all my years of playing pool here in Arizona. I am sure they are out there I just don't think they play tourneys. At this particular pool hall there is no minimum race so a 5 goes to 2. One mistake and they are on the hill. Those are actually some of the tougher matches - mentally.

BVal
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Thats crazy, especially for 9 ball, anyone who can hit a ball can fluke the nine off the break.
 
johnnydub said:
Thats crazy, especially for 9 ball, anyone who can hit a ball can fluke the nine off the break.
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Most places have a minimum race to 3 and yes when they only go to 2 it is crazy. I have lost by "accident" to a couple of 5's over the years.

BVal
 
BVal said:
I won a 9 ball tournament at Main Street Billiards last night in Mesa, Arizona. It was a 7(rating) and under. Rece to handicap minus 3. I went undefeated through the whole thing. It felt really good. The thing that felt the best was I was able to close out my matches when I had the chance to. I have been working hard on my mental game lately and it paid off last night. Instead of attempting a shot that was makeable but not smart I played the safe and smart.

Matches went like this - 4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, finals 4-0

By the way I LOVE MY NEW SCHON! I just got it last Wednesday and a couple more wins it will be paid off :)

I would also like to thank BigCat (Ray) and CocoboloCowboy for the tips and pointers you gave me over the last few weeks.

BVal
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Brady and Fast Lenny are taking over the Arizona pool scene. Well done man, Especially in that format hcp -3 is tough and anyone can get lucky. You must have played consistantly well all night.
 
BVal said:
I won a 9 ball tournament at Main Street Billiards last night in Mesa, Arizona. It was a 7(rating) and under. Rece to handicap minus 3. I went undefeated through the whole thing. It felt really good. The thing that felt the best was I was able to close out my matches when I had the chance to. I have been working hard on my mental game lately and it paid off last night. Instead of attempting a shot that was makeable but not smart I played the safe and smart.

Matches went like this - 4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, finals 4-0

By the way I LOVE MY NEW SCHON! I just got it last Wednesday and a couple more wins it will be paid off :)

I would also like to thank BigCat (Ray) and CocoboloCowboy for the tips and pointers you gave me over the last few weeks.

BVal
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SANDBAGGER!

j/k
Congratulations. Handicapped tournaments are difficult to win however with those type of scores it may get a little more difficult for you in the future.

Enjoy the victory.
JoeyA
 
Shortside K said:
Maybe we need a new forum where everytime someone wins a game they can let us know.
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Maybe we need a new forum where everytime someone is grumpy/jealous they can post it there instead.
 
JoeyA said:
SANDBAGGER!

j/k
Congratulations. Handicapped tournaments are difficult to win however with those type of scores it may get a little more difficult for you in the future.

Enjoy the victory.
JoeyA
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I was thinking the same thing Joey. BVAL, you are going to end up a 10 if you are not careful. Then again Fast Lenny keeps doing well and he is still a 4 or something.
 
Not to interupt BVAL and his glory, did you AZ players se my thread on the press release on the Major in Phoenix?
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
That's great! Where's my gapper?
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Forgive me for not knowing - what is a gapper?

BVal

**I reserve the right to edit this post if the answer is really easy. Please do not quote it just in case :):)**
 
BVal said:
something something
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According to google...

Define: Gapper

"Gapper was a computer game written to run under DOS in 1986."

Geez brady. Get the net.
 
JoeyA said:
SANDBAGGER!

j/k
Congratulations. Handicapped tournaments are difficult to win however with those type of scores it may get a little more difficult for you in the future.

Enjoy the victory.
JoeyA
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Thanks Joey,
I have been trying my best to be raised to an 8 for the better part of 5 years. I thought I would get raised for sure at the last meeting but I guess my name never came up. I figured it would because I had won 4 tourneys over the last 3 months and got in the money a good number of times. I was told by a couple different people that I was going to be raised it just never happened. Hopefully at the next meeting I will get raised.

BVal
 
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