what are your dreams in pool and what do you do about it?
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I'm taking it one step at a time. Currently I want to eventually qualify for the Canadian Snooker Championships. I believe there is a buy in, but I would rather get in through the qualifier events so that I know I deserved to be there.
What am I doing? Practicing as much as I can, playing the best players I can find, taking whatever advice I can from the stronger players around.
I had a 132 break today, so I don't suck that much, but I wish I could take that form with me from the practice table.
I'm taking it one step at a time. Currently I want to eventually qualify for the Canadian Snooker Championships. I believe there is a buy in, but I would rather get in through the qualifier events so that I know I deserved to be there.
What am I doing? Practicing as much as I can, playing the best players I can find, taking whatever advice I can from the stronger players around.
I had a 132 break today, so I don't suck that much, but I wish I could take that form with me from the practice table.
I dreamt that I owned 100 cues. When I woke up, I was about 88 cues short :lol:
We got married and had kids in 2002, just about the time that my game was really starting to come together. On a good day for me, combined with a bad day for xxxxx, and I was beating a few pros here and there. I hope that someday as things settle down, I find myself in a city with a good place to play with good players, or even a table at home, and I can first get back to the level that I played at then, and eventually improving to the level that I know I 'could have' had I continued at the pace that I was at the time.
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My dream? In pool? did you have to ask?
Dream #1
I have always wanted to become like Earl, or Bustamante. I have always loved the 'heavy hitter' persona they give off, and just the complete domination and presence they have at the table. I have been practicing, and practicing to someday become that good, but I am still far away. I can say that last year, I did spend a great deal of time with Buddy Hall, so, at least I know I can hang with that level. It got to the point where Buddy didn't want to play me nine ball anymore, just banks, and one hole. I feel really good bout my game, even though these days, I haven't had much of a chance to practice because of work. I would say in the recent years, my game has 'matured' into a new level. I must say, that if my game matured another level, I might be able to actually play this game right.
Dream #2
I have, since dealing with cues in the recent years, and especially after becoming friends with Buddy, I have developed an appreciation for cues. I have since then, bought and studied a blue book, and have read numerous cuemaker's sites, and have gone through numerous cues. I have also contacted numerous cuemakers, and even researched most all the different kinds of lathes. I now have a lathe, and it ain't nothin special, but I'm on my way. I can do most any repair on a cue, ferrules, tips, wraps, refinishes, joint work, and so on, and could do more, only if I had a bigger lathe. I am saving up so that someday, I can get the set up that I need.
Also, I now know how to do a full cue, thanks to the help of Chris Hightower, and believe it or not, Joe Barringer. Those videos Chris Hightower has are packed full of knowledge the whole way through, except for the intros and conclusions. I really thank Chris for the way he does things.
My dream is to become a simple but respected cue maker. I am a wood worker by nature and I have a true love for working with wood. Marc Spagnuolo and David Marks has been an incredible source of inspiration for me. It gives me real satisfaction to craft a beautiful piece of hardwood. I want people to be able to play with a cue that I made and say, "now that's a real, player's cue". I don't care about cnc, elaborate designs, or inlays at all at this point, I just care to make some incredibly well playing cues. I like Kerry Zeiler's philosophy pertaining to making cues. I am also a fan of Eddie Farris' cues as that is all I play with. I have hit em all, even some big names, and they can't touch the superb feel and shaft construction that Farris can produce.
I have become good friends with Eddie over the past years, and he has been a true supporter from an experienced and wise standpoint. His wise recommendation is this, "Don't do it man! You'll go broke! It may seem easy, but the next thing you know, you're covered in cocobolo dust, you got a room packed full of stuff that you gotta hurdle over, and your wife is telling you that if you buy one more thing she's gonna leave." Eddie still opposes me doing it, but he still supports me and gives me great advice regardless. He is really a class act and a good friend. Thank you Eddie, for everything you've done for me.
A short story:
Eddie told me once, "I ordered this little box o' tips and ferrules. It costed me $500 bucks. I sat there and I was lookin at this little box, and I was thinking to myself what a lot of money that was, for such a little box! Now who in their right mind would go out and pay $500 bucks for a little box full of plastic and leather? What's worse, is, I probably won't see any money back from that for quite some time. This is the cue maker's life."
I am thankful to Eddie for being a good friend through all of this.
I am very thankful to have gained the knowledge I have because of this forum and would like to say thanks to all who've helped. If it wasn't for AZ, I would have probably still been doing tips by hand, or possibly even chopped a finger off! I am fairly new on here, (since 10/08) and I already feel like a welcomed veteran. It is really special to see that people can have a truly respectable character here on AZ and we get a glimpse of that through their posts, avatar, or their sig line.
Dream #1
I have always wanted to become like Earl, or Bustamante. I have always loved the 'heavy hitter' persona they give off, and just the complete domination and presence they have at the table. I have been practicing, and practicing to someday become that good, but I am still far away. I can say that last year, I did spend a great deal of time with Buddy Hall, so, at least I know I can hang with that level. It got to the point where Buddy didn't want to play me nine ball anymore, just banks, and one hole. I feel really good bout my game, even though these days, I haven't had much of a chance to practice because of work. I would say in the recent years, my game has 'matured' into a new level. I must say, that if my game matured another level, I might be able to actually play this game right.
Dream #2
I have, since dealing with cues in the recent years, and especially after becoming friends with Buddy, I have developed an appreciation for cues. I have since then, bought and studied a blue book, and have read numerous cuemaker's sites, and have gone through numerous cues. I have also contacted numerous cuemakers, and even researched most all the different kinds of lathes. I now have a lathe, and it ain't nothin special, but I'm on my way. I can do most any repair on a cue, ferrules, tips, wraps, refinishes, joint work, and so on, and could do more, only if I had a bigger lathe. I am saving up so that someday, I can get the set up that I need.
Also, I now know how to do a full cue, thanks to the help of Chris Hightower, and believe it or not, Joe Barringer. Those videos Chris Hightower has are packed full of knowledge the whole way through, except for the intros and conclusions. I really thank Chris for the way he does things.
My dream is to become a simple but respected cue maker. I am a wood worker by nature and I have a true love for working with wood. Marc Spagnuolo and David Marks has been an incredible source of inspiration for me. It gives me real satisfaction to craft a beautiful piece of hardwood. I want people to be able to play with a cue that I made and say, "now that's a real, player's cue". I don't care about cnc, elaborate designs, or inlays at all at this point, I just care to make some incredibly well playing cues. I like Kerry Zeiler's philosophy pertaining to making cues. I am also a fan of Eddie Farris' cues as that is all I play with. I have hit em all, even some big names, and they can't touch the superb feel and shaft construction that Farris can produce.
I have become good friends with Eddie over the past years, and he has been a true supporter from an experienced and wise standpoint. His wise recommendation is this, "Don't do it man! You'll go broke! It may seem easy, but the next thing you know, you're covered in cocobolo dust, you got a room packed full of stuff that you gotta hurdle over, and your wife is telling you that if you buy one more thing she's gonna leave." Eddie still opposes me doing it, but he still supports me and gives me great advice regardless. He is really a class act and a good friend. Thank you Eddie, for everything you've done for me.
A short story:
Eddie told me once, "I ordered this little box o' tips and ferrules. It costed me $500 bucks. I sat there and I was lookin at this little box, and I was thinking to myself what a lot of money that was, for such a little box! Now who in their right mind would go out and pay $500 bucks for a little box full of plastic and leather? What's worse, is, I probably won't see any money back from that for quite some time. This is the cue maker's life."
I am thankful to Eddie for being a good friend through all of this.
I am very thankful to have gained the knowledge I have because of this forum and would like to say thanks to all who've helped. If it wasn't for AZ, I would have probably still been doing tips by hand, or possibly even chopped a finger off! I am fairly new on here, (since 10/08) and I already feel like a welcomed veteran. It is really special to see that people can have a truly respectable character here on AZ and we get a glimpse of that through their posts, avatar, or their sig line.
My dream is to have so much money that I can play pool and gamble all day. So, I play lotto twice week.:thumbup:
My dream is to play like Benny Hill.
I would also like to own my very own set of Simonis (tournament blue) sheets so I can roll around in high quality felt all night. If I can get my wife to poke me with a stick then that will also help me understand exactly how a cue ball "FEELS"
I would also like to own my very own set of Simonis (tournament blue) sheets so I can roll around in high quality felt all night. If I can get my wife to poke me with a stick then that will also help me understand exactly how a cue ball "FEELS"
im 15 years old been playing for 2 years my goal and dream is to be a world champion pool player i play pool 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening before and after school.i play in the gsbt with shannon daulton .i play alot of local tournys. and i play afew 300 sets. just to get the experince.but i will be a world champ one day.or a world class player.
I dream about being a world class player. Traveling, winning big tournaments, being featured in billiards digest, having a predator sponsorship, hustling and teaching students. Big dreams. Definately unrealistic. Heck even the top 50 pool players in the world struggle to do half these things and make a living.
Realistic dreams and hopes. I would like to become at the very least an A player or short stop(higher hopes).
I practice regulary throughout the week. I have seen a local BCA instructor in the past and I am looking forward to seeing more well known instructors in the future (Joe Tucker and Stan Shuffet). I try to play better players than myself whenever I get the chance. I watch hours of videos on youtube with professionals and try to analyze the patterns they play and why. When I spar with my teammate we usually always switch the games up to make things interesting. 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball, bank pool, straight pool and spider. I try to learn from every game and every situation in pool. I encorporate anything I find useful into my game.
Realistic dreams and hopes. I would like to become at the very least an A player or short stop(higher hopes).
I practice regulary throughout the week. I have seen a local BCA instructor in the past and I am looking forward to seeing more well known instructors in the future (Joe Tucker and Stan Shuffet). I try to play better players than myself whenever I get the chance. I watch hours of videos on youtube with professionals and try to analyze the patterns they play and why. When I spar with my teammate we usually always switch the games up to make things interesting. 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball, bank pool, straight pool and spider. I try to learn from every game and every situation in pool. I encorporate anything I find useful into my game.
Dreams- I don't remember anymore or I have dreamless sleep, I use to dream about being sick a lot then I got diagnosed with Leukemia. So I think I make it a point not to dream or not to remember them, if you can do that!
Goals- I play almost every day, love straight pool and 8ball. I want to play in the US open one day!!
Goals- I play almost every day, love straight pool and 8ball. I want to play in the US open one day!!
i have tried to break things up into small goals. i don't like to calll them dreams as implies something far off and untrue. i started playing seriously almost two years ago and my first goal was simply to become competitive. i joined the apa and bca and i have reached a level i consider competitive i am a non-sandbagging 6 in the apa - which really sucks - it means a lot of 3's 4's and 5's have a field day playing me because they are getting a spot and most of them should be spotting me or playing even. :angry: i am a seven in my bca division which the highest is a 9. to reach this first level i bought a lot of books (phil capelle, the 99 critical shots, robert byrne, etc.) watched the pros and money players on tar, espn, dvd. and practiced. my next goal was to be competitive in local tournaments so i play in a few weekly handicapped tourneys and all of the apa singels events. i have cashed in both. now my goal is the us ametuer. next year i want to enter and be competitive - not just cannon fodder for better players. i also want to enter the arena of action play. i have started to play small sets with a few players who are better than me and they are giving up weight. right now i am down a little but holding my own. to reach the point i am at now i play at least four days a week, as many hours as i can. i would say i get an average of two to three hours everyday i play. i mix my pratice with drills, shots i have missed recently, breaks and game play. to reach my next goal and the ones beyond that (which include playing in regional tournaments and more and higher dollar action) i have got my self an instructor and am trying to find at least another day a week to play and add an hour two everyday i play. the last thing i've been doing is learning new games. i usually prefer nine ball, but also play eight ball in league. so recently i started playing, ten ball, one pocket and straight pool, just trying to round my game out. anyway, for what all that's worth, that's where i was, am, and trying go and how i plan on doing it.
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My dream, well... Like others i would like to become pro, and travel the world winning tournaments. I would really love to be a master of the art. Study with the greats, become a great. and later on when i have retired from tournaments, or just taking slow, i would like to create a video series for all to enjoy and learn from. Hopefully i will have invented or modified some things along the way through my billiards journey. That's my dream...
What am i doing to accomplish that? Studying, immersing myself into billiards. I have played off and on for a while now, since i was little but it was more off than on. I have just now gotten fully focused and serious about the game. I am planning on, if i can get the money saved up, taking instruction from Scott in October. But till then i just practice playing games with my uncle. Then on days im not there just playing, i will be there practicing bank shots, and drills.
I am also watching a lot of how to pool videos, and trying to learn as much as possible. I have been just like i said immersing myself into pool...
I have Big Dreams, but with a lot of practice, training, and determination whatever i put my mind to i can do!
- Draz
What am i doing to accomplish that? Studying, immersing myself into billiards. I have played off and on for a while now, since i was little but it was more off than on. I have just now gotten fully focused and serious about the game. I am planning on, if i can get the money saved up, taking instruction from Scott in October. But till then i just practice playing games with my uncle. Then on days im not there just playing, i will be there practicing bank shots, and drills.
I am also watching a lot of how to pool videos, and trying to learn as much as possible. I have been just like i said immersing myself into pool...
I have Big Dreams, but with a lot of practice, training, and determination whatever i put my mind to i can do!
- Draz
I'm pretty much doing the same things for the same goals.
practice with the great and learn from them.
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My dream goal is to play in and win the eight ball crown at the US Bar Table Open within the next two or three years. Right now I'm playing about as good as I'll ever play, and since I don't think I'll have much more time than three years tops before my health completely goes down the toilet, I figure it's now or never. Thanks to Scott Lee, whose lessons and coaching gave me the key to unlock my real potential, I have been playing and winning consistently against local hot shots (APA & TAP 7's, shortstop level players, and B+ to A level players) and I figure it's time to step up and go for it. I just don't want to exit this life without having tried to make my dream a reality.