The REASON you don't play pool well.

i think it's the stick i use. i have a couple hundred now and i get a new one whenever i have a bad night. i tried all different kinds of tips on all of them, still don't shoot right. i bought a bunch of different low deflection cues, no help. gloves didn't help either.

i got lazer surgery so i can aim right, but the carpo tunnel thing twists my fingers up all funny. fixed that and now diabetes is giving me peripheral nueropathy, so i can't feel my hands or feet.

i was trying to tune up my game to get on the mizerak senior tour, but i think all those guys retired by now. i got real good at banks, but it's mostly cause my position play is really bad.
 
The reason I don't play better is because I watch you:eek:

Just kidding, maybe I'll see you soon
 
The reason I don't play better is the whole job thing. I think I should look into the welfare thing so I have time to play but the tables I play on take quarters, not stamps. Maybe I should save up a bunch of quarters? Or pick up pop cans? Or sell crack while on welfare? But that sounds just as time consuming as a job! Maybe I should have married a very rich woman?!!
 
JoeyA said:
You're welcome lstevedus and thanks for the nice compliment.

I want to take this moment to mention that I have watched Lee Brett's video SEVERAL times and each time that I watch it I find something else that I missed in previous viewing sessions. I genuinely believe that Coach Lee Brett has provided a MAJOR instructional video for the masses to improve their game. I really don't know of any video that I can single out that covers so much of the game. Coach Lee pounds home point after point and it actually so much information that it is almost impossible to take it all in and utilize it after only a couple of viewings.

I use the elliptical machine for 38 minutes and I just let Coach Lee's video run while i do my workout. I think that it is actually helping my game because some of the things are sinking in.

Hope you get as much benefit from Coach Lee's video as I have received.
Maybe we will see each other at Tunica. I still haven't concreted any plans for Tunica but it is in the makings...
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Wow thank you Joey some very strong words about my DVD, i hope more people buy it ;) and it helps their game, i wanted to do a DVD that was different to what is out there and stand the test of time.

Once again thanks
 
The reason I don't play better than I currently play is lack of practice. I work a rotating shift so there are stretches where I may not be able to hit balls for a week. Every day I have off, I play, but sometimes those days off are far and few between. Too bad my home won't accomodate a table.:frown:

One thing about this game, just like any other sport, you have to put in the practice time if you want to improve....or to even maintain your current skill level. You don't see quarterbacks just going into games once a week and not practicing in between. You don't see tennis players just pick up a racket when it's time to play in the US Open with not practicing before hand. It's no different in pool. With solid fundamentals and lots of table time, anyone can improve. You just have to want it....you have to have the desire and dedication....and you have to have the time, lots of time, to really excell at this game......it's just like any other sport.......lots and lots playing to get better.
 
KoolKat9Lives said:
With all due respect - there's just too many a-holes & rif raf that have disenchanted me.

I (obviously) still love the GAME, but I'm just not motivated enough (primarily due to my 1st line on this post) to take it too seriously now.

An A- player,

Matt
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Pool is definitely not for the thin skinned. I thought about a pool room when I retired, but decided I'd rather play. I've become more selective about where I play and frequent a pool room managed by women. They don't tolerate a lot of BS. They also don't seem to have a problem with asking people to leave and not come back. You always get those who are poor sports and whine and cry about every litte thing, but those people are every where.
 
I have so much ability to work with. I'm doing my best to improve and I feel that I am getting better. I'll never be a great shooter but I'm working on being a smarter shooter. I think the biggest reason for not playing well is I do not compete enough with stronger players.
However, I am and will always be the Best In My House:killingme:
 
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IF you want to get better you find someone better than you and you play for a dollar or two when you get tired of loosing money you will have learned a lot
 
Pool, in general is a sport that doesn't reward people for improved play. You get your handicapped raised, you have less people who want to play you for cash. The better you play the more you have to practice to maintain that level and you spend more money in the long run. To most players its just not worth it.

Why get better when it's so much easier to adjust the game?

:rolleyes:




Edit: For me, playing well is not, and never has been a priority. I only play with friends for fun. I grew up in a pool hall and I saw how the truly committed players many times had more negatives than positives in their lives after years of grooming their skills. So there was never any incentive. I truly never understood why people took it so seriously when they are just gonna play the same guys week after week, month after month, year after year. I understand, if you have the skills to be a professional, but 99% don't.
 
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Hmmm, maybe I don't play my best because I forget to follow the law of parsimony? <chuckle>

~Razor
 
I dont play well sometimes because I often get complacent and tend to "get loose" a little bit when I have a winning gap, then I allow myself to have a break during a set and it often punish me. My friends say I rock against the better opponents but suck against the worse.
 
Im a mental wreck lol. If I could get my nerves and mind set I would be playing a lot better than I am.
 
Other than the lack of playing time logged in, I think a player will over think the shot at hand and will let self doubt enter into the mind, usually the first impression you get for any shot is the way to go if your already a seasoned player, as a rule just don't over think the situation and you'll generally play pretty good!


David Harcrow
 
My "get up and go" done "got up and went" several years ago and I can't seem to get that "Focus & Drive"hunger going again.
Nowadays, I just can't seem to row out of the "B" doldrums and I was a solid A+ player for 30+ years.
Bottom Line: I'm still enjoying the game and Social perks of playing with good friends.
 
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