whats the fastest you have ever seen someones skill level jump
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my story...
in one years time i went from giving someone the 5 and the last 2 to getting the 7 from them... my game also was improving but this guys game jumped up faster than anyone's ive ever seen... he went from a beginning player to an "A" player within a year maybe a year and a half.
in one years time i went from giving someone the 5 and the last 2 to getting the 7 from them... my game also was improving but this guys game jumped up faster than anyone's ive ever seen... he went from a beginning player to an "A" player within a year maybe a year and a half.
I went from an APA 2 to APA 7 in 8 months...does that count?
There was the kid (Paul) who was about 16 when he started learning to play. I know before he was 17 he had run 2 consecutive racks. He plays poker now and no pool!
There was the kid (Paul) who was about 16 when he started learning to play. I know before he was 17 he had run 2 consecutive racks. He plays poker now and no pool!
After being out on the road for three years, I got a job managing my first pool room.
One evening, in walks a young lady and she asks if I give lessons. She was a chemical engineer and once or twice a week, all the guys she worked with went out, had a few beers and played pool. She wanted to get better so she could beat them.
She came in three times a week for lessons and other than the nights she played with her coworkers, she was in the pool room practicing. Everything I showed her, she could do before she left at the end of the night. With her engineering background, she had no problem understanding the physics of the game.
Within six months, she was the third best player in the room. I'd match her up with other players for cheap sets as part of her education. She never showed any kind of pressure while under fire. She, finally, was giving most of the players weight. To say the least, it was phenomenal.
A lady's pro event was coming to Houston. I told her she was ready and I would sponsor her in the event. This was years before the ladies had to qualify to play on the tour. She agreed.
Now the problem. She had started dating one of my regulars who was a hit and run artist with the ladies and pretty much a lowlife. I tried to warn her off when he first started hitting on her but to no avail. He was very jealous of her playing ability since he had no talent for the game at all.
She played in the tournament and was in the semi-finals on the winner's side with a lock on 5-6th if not better when her boyfriend decides to pick a fight with her. It got so bad, she packed up her cue, thanked me for all my help, told me to keep whatever prize money she had coming, said she wouldn't be coming in the pool room anymore and that she would call one day.
Never heard from her again.
Can't remember her last name but her first name was Jeanette and not the one you're thinking about.
What a talent and what a shame!
Stones
One evening, in walks a young lady and she asks if I give lessons. She was a chemical engineer and once or twice a week, all the guys she worked with went out, had a few beers and played pool. She wanted to get better so she could beat them.
She came in three times a week for lessons and other than the nights she played with her coworkers, she was in the pool room practicing. Everything I showed her, she could do before she left at the end of the night. With her engineering background, she had no problem understanding the physics of the game.
Within six months, she was the third best player in the room. I'd match her up with other players for cheap sets as part of her education. She never showed any kind of pressure while under fire. She, finally, was giving most of the players weight. To say the least, it was phenomenal.
A lady's pro event was coming to Houston. I told her she was ready and I would sponsor her in the event. This was years before the ladies had to qualify to play on the tour. She agreed.
Now the problem. She had started dating one of my regulars who was a hit and run artist with the ladies and pretty much a lowlife. I tried to warn her off when he first started hitting on her but to no avail. He was very jealous of her playing ability since he had no talent for the game at all.
She played in the tournament and was in the semi-finals on the winner's side with a lock on 5-6th if not better when her boyfriend decides to pick a fight with her. It got so bad, she packed up her cue, thanked me for all my help, told me to keep whatever prize money she had coming, said she wouldn't be coming in the pool room anymore and that she would call one day.
Never heard from her again.
Can't remember her last name but her first name was Jeanette and not the one you're thinking about.
What a talent and what a shame!
Stones
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I play with a 16 year old kid who got rated A- at a Q-Masters Saturday tournament recently. He's been playing for 2 years.
I rack balls!
Hey Stones! What about Eric?
He has gotten pretty good in a mear 3 years! This guy is pretty damn good for only playing pool for 3 years. I know he would kick my butt, but I haven't drawn him in a tourny yet. His AZ name is I rack balls. He is a super nice guy too. I have seen others that are better, or that have gotten to a higher level, but I haven't seen anyone move up as quick as this guy seems to be moving up.
Hey Stones! What about Eric?
He has gotten pretty good in a mear 3 years! This guy is pretty damn good for only playing pool for 3 years. I know he would kick my butt, but I haven't drawn him in a tourny yet. His AZ name is I rack balls. He is a super nice guy too. I have seen others that are better, or that have gotten to a higher level, but I haven't seen anyone move up as quick as this guy seems to be moving up.
PoolBum said:I was playing this guy for $2 a game and he couldn't run three balls. Ten minutes later we're playing for $20 a game and he's running out from everywhere. That's the fastest I've ever seen someone's skill level jump.
that is some funny stuff
usually, you see that kind of jump in beginners as they learn the fundamentals. their game increases dramatically as they figure out patterns in aiming, banking, and english.
txplshrk said:
I get lucky.
Eric.
Once upon a time in the Charlotte APA there was a weak sl 5 that probably was a good 4, he moved to Florida and got under somebodys wing and in about eight months he comes back to Charlotte and walks in the poolroom and says I'll give anyone the six and out and the breaks for a hundred a game. He busted everyone for about a month or more giving up that weight till someone brought Stevie to town. They call him Junior
Leonard
Leonard
