LastTwo said:
I personally feel that the reason why the term deflection was invented was as an excuse for players when they miss. If you really have a solid game, the problems deflection creates are really negligent. Once you get used to a cue, you learn how to aim with all the deflection, and for me it's a subconcious process.
I do agree that you don't need to know alot about the scientific aspects of the game to be a good player. That's pretty common knowledge. 99% of all professional players play by feel. That feel is created by years of practice and gambling. I get annoyed with these science whizzes who think they know the game better than any player does, because they come up with all these formulas and variations of what happens when a ball skids, when balls collide, and all of that crap that doesn't serve a pool player any purpose but to confuse them. Again, like I said, it's common knowledge to any pool player that knowing all that scientific crap means jack squat. I smell a phony thread created for the purposes of self-esteem issues.
Last Two, this is the only thread I'm going to respond to but I'm going to address multiple issues here from previous posts of yours and others.
This post that you made about deflection and the science geeks is the most lucid thing I've ever seen come out of you and what I've been harping on for years. It was articulate, well thought out, presented in a well spoken fashion, and is 100% on the mark. If we combined forces when the science guys came on, it would spell doom for every and any argument that they could produce because none of that shit matters. And as often I've gone off on a personal rant about this, you've NEVER opted to step in and agree or bolster my opinions once. (The brunt of starting this whole thread)
What you choose to do is attack me personally. BTW, TATE, I guess your fireside fatherly chat didn't do much good in taming your adopted son down. As you can see, he still talks with venom and hatred and knows nothing about me, as you've tried to get me to see the good (whoa...that's a stretch) side of him.
And Last Two, I owe YOU nothing in the way of explanations as to what I've done, who I am, where I've been, what I've experienced, and what my status in life is. Fact is, I've told the story here at various times in different segments and you've chosen to call me a liar on all counts. However, I will.
Wayne and I PM'd each other and I went over a lot of my life and so did he. He's a great guy. Fact is, we're very close to each other in age (5 years, I have him there), he's a successful businessman...I am also and have been for 36 years He owns 3 homes...I own 2 and just bought property on a 3rd to build on and retire. He started playing pool late in life, 8 years ago and achieved a win in a Pechauer tour event which is a rare feat for that age and incredible. I got my first miniature pool table when I was 5 and started sneaking into pool rooms at 14 when you had to be 16. I ran 77 balls in straight pool when I was 20, the primary game back then, not 9 ball. I played in a couple of pro pool tournaments in my life and didn't do too great. Besides, pool tournaments weren't what I was after as much as golf tournaments. I've won my share of those and finished in the money in many others since I am a golf pro and have been for 39 years, along with a golf company and another sports company. I did most of my pool playing for money throughout my life and that's what I was into. This played out many times in seedy rooms that don't even exist in this day and age and you know NOTHING about. I have a 9 ft. Olhausen in my house and shoot a minimum of 3 hours on it daily, along with over $20,000 in cues. In reality, Wayne and I have a lot in common, other than the fact that he took up pool late in life and I took it up early.
In your case, because of the age discrepency and your big know it all flaming mouth that wants to slam me, what I usually say is, "Hey...FUCK you college punk"! And that's really what it comes down to, you're a young college punk/puke that hasn't done jack shit in your life yet except whack off to magazines, wonder if you'll ever get laid again, and ask what the hell you want to do when you grow up. Oh yeah...play pool and tell everyone how good you are and that you snapped off a tournament somewhere. BFD...get a life man. Do something else with it besides dream and call other people liars. Who the hell are you to judge ANYONE at this point? What the fuck have you done? You have my story...you can choose to do what you want with it. You can call me a liar, you can continue on down the route of flaming me, you can do whatever the hell you want with it. I could care less. I've done it...I've had a great life...I have no worries, financial or otherwise. It couldn't be any better.
In your case, you're just starting and have a lonnnnngggg way to go and everyday is an uncertainty. Have fun junior.
What I do know is what REALLY pisses you off because you've mentioned it more than once and it really frosts you...and that's going in the IGNORE file.
So, not only you but everyone now knows where I've been and where I'm coming from. But to you, IGNORE............. Too bad, I really would have liked you to be around for the science geek threads.
