What happened to me? long but good...

[Fatboy]

Say hello to Gabe for me. We have teed it up a few times in the past 30 or so years and the last time I saw him a few years ago at the Hard Times Jamboree, he was playing pretty sporty one pocket. He is an animated player, as am I, and while there was never a lot of money changing hands, I always enjoyed our games. John Henderson

i will tell him hi for you John, you would probably recognize me from the Great American days in Sac. When I get up that way we'll have to tee it up. I cant play 1P, i should considering my back but I play it to weak, Gabe could give me 12-6 and I wouldnt like it.

 

[Fatboy]

i have been thinking about last night on and off today and read this thread and every post many times and came up with the best explination of what happened:

when the pain kicked in, I remember now excatly when it did, i wasnt staying down on the shot like I do and my normal shot routein was out the door, I missed enough key balls to give up free games, didnt run out once, lost my concentration. Add all this up against a strong player and 15 games makes sence, at my best were gonna be playing even. Had I been playing someone weaker than me I could have got away with it. I have won 15 in a row when the other guy fell apart etc. I didnt fall apart, I just got sick-pain and loss of concentration with it.

man I gotta get healthy, thats the real solution. Its impossible to play competetivally and be in pain not staying in the shot or even getting into the shot, I'm capable of beating him if I am healthy, I can just barely win but I know I'm good enough to on most days, were real close there are days he will beat me even if i'm healthy, but if there is one thing wrong I cant win. Thats what makes this a good match for me, i'm not stronger or weaker he plays my speed and has more experience, its perhaps the best match-up I have ever had. I'll live to fight another day and report back. Gabe is a gentalman and I asked him to never play soft against me, he didnt last night and was going to let me off the bet, thats class.

its his birthday too,

 

[poolcuemaster]

Try one thing and see if it helps, it helped me and my league team players quite a bit and makes you concentrate. When you set the chalk down on the rail forget everything but MAKING the ball and do this the next shot and every shot after, remember if you don't make the ball it's time to go back to the chair and watch Mailman run out. Thats going to make you think about setting the chalk down and concentrating on making the ball whether it's an easy shot or hard one, so when you pull the trigger make the ball. I found this out because I used to raise hell when someone walked or danced in my sight line or talked to me and now I don't notice anything but the cueball and a straight stroke.

Good luck
Leonard

 

[Fatboy]

Try one thing and see if it helps, it helped me and my league team players quite a bit and makes you concentrate. When you set the chalk down on the rail forget everything but MAKING the ball and do this the next shot and every shot after, remember if you don't make the ball it's time to go back to the chair and watch Mailman run out. Thats going to make you think about setting the chalk down and concentrating on making the ball whether it's an easy shot or hard one, so when you pull the trigger make the ball. I found this out because I used to raise hell when someone walked or danced in my sight line or talked to me and now I don't notice anything but the cueball and a straight stroke.

Good luck
Leonard

thanks man, i'm gonna win next time, i dont expect to beat him evertime we play-he is tough for me. But man what a great game to play someone with his experience is amazing, he saw right when i got weak, he saw when I out played him etc, his insight and experience makes playing him the best game I have palyed, Jay helfert too. Before when I was younger and couldnt hang with guys like this because I would fall apart when better players were around I never grew as a player, right now despite my limited play and health my game is growing better faster than ever playing experienced players. Man I love it!!!! I couldnt hang with these guys before now I can to a extent and will be more able too very soon, I can feel it, its like I had some hidden natural talant in me that is finally wakeing up, many years later. I want to in a year step up and play Billy C, Efren(if I can get the right game) I dont care who I play anymore, where before if a champion was in the same room I couldnt make a ball. funny stuff the head games in pool.