Tokin up and shootin pool!

ShakesSea said:
I won a little bar tourney last night high as a kite. It's legal here and long embraced by much of the pool crowd. Generally, I don't consider smoking weed to be particularly good for my game. Moments of having my focused totally locked in easily give way to a lack of focus or forethought. I find the effect too inconsistent to be relied upon to put me in my game, and it will take me out of my game just as often.
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Same here.

Weed, whiskey and wbeer.

Play straight in important events. The rest is a free-for-all.
 
couldn't hit the end rail

Believe or not we had some prime weed in the 60's/70's. RED BUD COLUMBO, some dyno shit from the islands, etc, which made it real easy to over indulge and made hitting the end rail a challenge...it didn't take long to leave it alone when gambling
 
supergreenman said:
If you can imagine it, you can shoot it.
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Indeed, as I said "Just as well." But I think it would be more accurate to say that if you can't imagine it, you can't shoot it. Anything that helps you imagine a shot should help execute it. Anything that interferes with imagining it should interfere with executing it. Imagining it does not guarantee execution, while not being able to imagine it precludes execution...unless you get lucky.


But strictly speaking your premise is obviously incorrect. A physically impaired person may be able to imagine many things that they are unable to execute. But that is beyond the discussion at hand. Though you can be physically functionally impaired on weed, it takes a helluva lot to get there. Been there, done that.




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Know a guy who's one of the best in the area. See him once and awhile. He's commenting to a friend how his game has really taken off for the good. Friend asks what he's doing different. One single response..."I quit smoking"
 
Chopdoc said:
Indeed, as I said "Just as well." But I think it would be more accurate to say that if you can't imagine it, you can't shoot it. Anything that helps you imagine a shot should help execute it. Anything that interferes with imagining it should interfere with executing it. Imagining it does not guarantee execution, while not being able to imagine it precludes execution...unless you get lucky.


But strictly speaking your premise is obviously incorrect. A physically impaired person may be able to imagine many things that they are unable to execute. But that is beyond the discussion at hand. Though you can be physically functionally impaired on weed, it takes a helluva lot to get there. Been there, done that.




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In regards to pool, I do not believe weed effects physical abilities in any noticeable way, for the good or the bad. Sure, weed probably does slow reaction times but I do not see how that would be relevant to pool in any way. What is relevant to pool is confidence and state of mind. What I mean by state of mind is being relaxed and not nervous or uptight. When most people play not on the Natch I think these are the things they are looking to enhance - playing with confidence, being relaxed and not nervous or uptight while doing so, and probably most importantly increasing focus and concentration as much as possible. It is true that drugs affect different people in different ways, so it is up to each individual to know exactly how they are effected by said substance and chose appropriately. While I'm sure there are some that are going to deny this due to their own agenda, it is well known that quite often all of the things I mentioned earlier CAN AND ARE enhanced by various substances.
 
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BmoreMoney said:
In regards to pool, I do not believe weed effects physical abilities in any noticeable way, for the good or the bad.
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In regards to anything it can physically impair, for pool or anything else for that matter. Whether or not you believe that is another matter. But as I said, it takes a helluva lot to get there, and is therefor not the matter being discussed here.

The accusation of an "agenda" is interesting. I don't have one on this matter.

It actually sounds more like you have an agenda on the matter. Obviously you are an expert on neurotransmitters and pharmacology. I acquiesce so that you might engage in educating on matters of the public health. :smile:


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Chopdoc said:
In regards to anything it can physically impair, for pool or anything else for that matter. Whether or not you believe that is another matter. But as I said, it takes a helluva lot to get there, and is therefor not the matter being discussed here.

The accusation of an "agenda" is interesting. I don't have one on this matter.

It actually sounds more like you have an agenda on the matter. Obviously you are an expert on neurotransmitters and pharmacology. I acquiesce so that you might engage in educating on matters of the public health. :smile:


.Calm down doc lol. I was not referring to you , nor any one person actually. I was talking about all the folks that always jump in with the " this is the reason pool is failing, bad image, Yada Yada Yada ". You are correct , I am not an expert nor do I pretend to be - hence the " I think " comment . I base my opinion on what I've noticed first hand over the years. For instance I doubt smoking a joint is gonna give someone super strength and be able to increase their break by 5 mph or whatever. Coversely, I don't think like alcohol make your fall over while getting down on a shot etc. I'm not for or against it only offering observations I have picked up throughout the years. As others have said, I think it is up to each Individual as to how they chose to play the game.
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Congratulations guys. You're actually all in good company. I doubt we'd have half the number of players in the hall of fame if it weren't for the drugs and alcohol to keep them going.

You're lucky that pool will never be important enough for there to be drug testing on a local level. It would cut the population of players by quite a bit, I'd imagine.
 
FranCrimi said:
Congratulations guys. You're actually all in good company. I doubt we'd have half the number of players in the hall of fame if it weren't for the drugs and alcohol to keep them going.

You're lucky that pool will never be important enough for there to be drug testing on a local level. It would cut the population of players by quite a bit, I'd imagine.
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+1 for enforcing burkas, to promote modesty
 
ribdoner said:
Believe or not we had some prime weed in the 60's/70's. RED BUD COLUMBO, some dyno shit from the islands, etc, which made it real easy to over indulge and made hitting the end rail a challenge...it didn't take long to leave it alone when gambling
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Spring 1976....Red Bud Wacky Weed from Columbia. Un-rollable. If you have back issues of High Times, they have pics.
 
FranCrimi said:
Congratulations guys. You're actually all in good company. I doubt we'd have half the number of players in the hall of fame if it weren't for the drugs and alcohol to keep them going.

You're lucky that pool will never be important enough for there to be drug testing on a local level. It would cut the population of players by quite a bit, I'd imagine.
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On a parallel thought, the 60's music will never have and equal. Musicians and pool players have near identical lifestyles and keep the same hours.
 
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