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When did the home table become popular?
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Fine I'll clean the bathroom ... sheeesh. You don't have to make a production out of it.
!967 you say?? Why would you poke each other with those sticks when lawn jarts are still available, the only true game of champions. "Throw it up in the air so I can can run under it". Lawn jarts where great fun, Im glad we were just stupid kids at the time and couldnt think of more devious things to do with them.
When:: when the average house had room (often a basement) and the price became less than a weeks wages.
Why:: those two items define the ease of putting one in the room you have.
How important:: massively !
WTF?????????????
dquarasr
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I have gotten better playing at home during my furlough which turned into retirement but I have also gotten worse in some respects because it’s just so easy to walk away when the balls are not falling and whitey is being snookered because of poor position play.
I recall a night at league where I was so bad my face was flush. I put so much pressure on myself that I was literally raising the temperature of my own skin. There is no way I can replicate that feeling, learning to control my emotions and play under pressure, at home. So use the home table for drills and proficiency and use the hall for the rigors of competition. Both are needed to be truly good.
I recall a night at league where I was so bad my face was flush. I put so much pressure on myself that I was literally raising the temperature of my own skin. There is no way I can replicate that feeling, learning to control my emotions and play under pressure, at home. So use the home table for drills and proficiency and use the hall for the rigors of competition. Both are needed to be truly good.
Similarly - We built our house in 88 when I was young and at that time both D.A.R.E. and MADD were in full swing. I wasn't a druggie or drunk but LEO was on high alert after midnight on Fri and Sat - about the time I'd be leaving the pool hall every weekend.
The math on a Brunswick Medalist versus an OMVI was easy. Built the house that had the best lay-out for a table too.
I concur. My table and the balls are way cleaner than the majority of places in which I play. Plus I have rack templates and a Delta rack at home that I use. Stillneed to get some table time at the venue where I am competing ahead of time to make the adjustments. But, as others have already stated, the table time is huge in improving your game.
Ok then. I carry my own paper towels.
Why don't you have your own equipment? Why don't you keep a towel in your case? I have my own table and I understand what you mean, but playing on different tables will increase your skill level, and playing with unpleasant people will help your concentration. Keep a positive attitude.
I do have my own equipment and will bring paper towels when I go out...and I've probably played at least a couple tournaments every year- rona notwithstanding- since I started playing pool.
I am not bringing my own ball set to a room. Not gonna happen.
I don't agree with hanging out with unpleasant people to test my concentration. Perhaps your definition of 'unlpleasant' is different from mine.
I am filled with sunshine. Ask any one of my 3 friends.
Geosnookery
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The only reason I got in a band at age 16 in 1970 was because I owned an electric guitar. I could almost play a C chord...the fingers go...where?
I still collect Fenders.
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