What do you hope to achieve from the game....
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I have a friend who I used to go trout fishing with all the time. He is very competitive, I am not.
When we would arrive at the stream, he would rush to beat me into the water to get the best looking spot. He caught more fish than I did and would brag about it the whole ride back. He carried a clicker and would actually count the trout he caught and divide that number into the hours he fished to get a per-hour catch figure. He would ask me how many I caught per hour and I had no idea how many I caught at all. A lot, a little... it was all the same to me.
One time we went to Maine to fish for landlocked salmon. We had to make some pretty long casts to reach where the fish were in the deeper channel. My buddy is a great distance caster, even better than I am. He reached the fish, but so did I. He caught a lot, I caught a lot.
The guy who was guiding us is a real close friend of mine, the man who got me into guiding in the first place.
He said, "You're friend is an unbelievable caster, and one of the best fly fishermen I've had the pleasure to guide."
"And what about me?", I asked.
"Why you, Danny?", he said with a wry smile, "You are an artist."
That's what I want from the game. I want to be an artist.
When we would arrive at the stream, he would rush to beat me into the water to get the best looking spot. He caught more fish than I did and would brag about it the whole ride back. He carried a clicker and would actually count the trout he caught and divide that number into the hours he fished to get a per-hour catch figure. He would ask me how many I caught per hour and I had no idea how many I caught at all. A lot, a little... it was all the same to me.
One time we went to Maine to fish for landlocked salmon. We had to make some pretty long casts to reach where the fish were in the deeper channel. My buddy is a great distance caster, even better than I am. He reached the fish, but so did I. He caught a lot, I caught a lot.
The guy who was guiding us is a real close friend of mine, the man who got me into guiding in the first place.
He said, "You're friend is an unbelievable caster, and one of the best fly fishermen I've had the pleasure to guide."
"And what about me?", I asked.
"Why you, Danny?", he said with a wry smile, "You are an artist."
That's what I want from the game. I want to be an artist.
These are some fantastic responses. I love the tin cup reference. I often see a shot on the table, shrug my shoulders and think of the other thing he said in that scene. If all else fails, grip and rip it!
Mr Wiley, I was hoping you saw this. I enjoy reading your posts about this game. About how you view the game and your passion you play with. You sir are a great representative of the game and actually where I want to be some day. I thank you for all that you have shared with all of us here in this forum.
Mr Wiley, I was hoping you saw this. I enjoy reading your posts about this game. About how you view the game and your passion you play with. You sir are a great representative of the game and actually where I want to be some day. I thank you for all that you have shared with all of us here in this forum.
I agree that it should be FUN!! At some point though, just like many skills you learn in life, the ego will lay claim to it and then it can get 'messy'.
Once that happens, look out.... the balance of fun towork and on to torture can make you want to seek out a shrink. But don't worry..... 'therapy' is always waiting right there between the rails. :wink:
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Just to enjoy the pleasures of small motions. To see improvement, however small. Of course I like to win as well, but I love to practice alone and see myself successfuly execute a difficult shot or position play. I'm happy when I leave after a good practice session.
Today I played for 2 hours. I ran a table almost perfectly. I was delighted and left happy. That is very satisfying to me...Tom
Today I played for 2 hours. I ran a table almost perfectly. I was delighted and left happy. That is very satisfying to me...Tom
.I'm going on the Hank Haney Show in a couple of weeks on FOX SPORTS
Thanks, I'm glad to hear you say that... makes it worth while to help.
The Game has given me so much I don't think it would be appropriate to list. I'm in the mode of applying myself to getting the Game back in the public eye as it was in the early to mid 90s....there's no reason other than TV neglect that its fallen as low as it is now (Professional Pool, not pool in general)...I'm working on a big TV deal that I hope to complete before November for a few of the Top Players that have ask me to assist them....I'm going on the Hank Haney Show in a couple of weeks on FOX SPORTS that goes out to over 40 Million People, and Hank and I have always talked about putting Billiards/Golf together in a way that show all the similarities and build a bridge between the two games....You can see more about Hank and his #1 TV Show on the Golf Channel at HANK HANEY GOLF CHANNEL LINK
Thanks, I'm glad to hear you say that... makes it worth while to help.
The Game has given me so much I don't think it would be appropriate to list. I'm in the mode of applying myself to getting the Game back in the public eye as it was in the early to mid 90s....there's no reason other than TV neglect that its fallen as low as it is now (Professional Pool, not pool in general)...I'm working on a big TV deal that I hope to complete before November for a few of the Top Players that have ask me to assist them....I'm going on the Hank Haney Show in a couple of weeks on FOX SPORTS that goes out to over 40 Million People, and Hank and I have always talked about putting Billiards/Golf together in a way that show all the similarities and build a bridge between the two games....You can see more about Hank and his #1 TV Show on the Golf Channel at HANK HANEY GOLF CHANNEL LINK
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It can be the difference in doing something average or great.
Difficult to watch video on this phone, but I agree with your view. We need people who take things seriousl, whatever it may be. Laws change because people are serious about reform... some may have been ridiculed and looked down upon in the process but in the end that is how things change and progress. Although I will admit I cannot help but feel the slightest bit ashamed when some tell me I am devoting too much time to a mere game and taking it "too seriously". It makes me feel silly, hopeless... But then I realize all the amazing professionals were probably told the same things sometime in their lives.