When did you start?
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Muxy said:
First time ever with a cue in my hands...17 or 18.
First time really playing pool...almost 21.
When it became somewhat of an obsession as opposed to just a game...26.
Started playing when I was 13 at a youth evening club... they had a table there. Then proceeded to play in one bar at 14 (8-footer table) and played the local 8-ball bar league for 1-2 years, then started going to a real pool room with 9' tables and started going to national junior and open tournaments at 16. I'm now 27 so it was... my gosh... 14 years ago since I first picked up a cue ! Wow, time flies when you're having fun 
I started at age 10. Twelve long years ago! mjantti is right, time flies when you are having fun.
Take care,
Sarah
Take care,
Sarah
I was around 13 - 14 I'm 29 now, I remember taking the bus to a bowling ally (that had some tables) with my buddy and asking him how to stop the cue ball when straight in I felt stupid when he told me because I'd played other games that required spinning a ball. Got hooked soon after when I made a 3 ball combo that impressed all my buddies (in retrospect the combo couldn't be missed).
Started when I was 9 years old. My older brother took to to a hall. The price was 5 cents a game for 9 ball, 10 cents for 8 ball, and 15 cents for snooker. There was a house racker that racked the balls for you, and then you paid him for the game.
By age 12 I was beating my brother and all his high school buddies (my brother thoght it was funny...his buddies did not).
My parents bought me a really cheap 8' table at 13, and there were very few people that could hold up to my 9 ball game within a year. I wish during these years that I had known about competitive leagues (like the juniors and such), but mostly just gambled a lot.
Played till I was 20, got married, had a son, and quit playing. Got a divorce at 45, started playing again (boy the reflexes and eye sight aren't what they used to be
, and still continue to play a lot of one pocket at the age of 51 here in Houston.
By age 12 I was beating my brother and all his high school buddies (my brother thoght it was funny...his buddies did not).
My parents bought me a really cheap 8' table at 13, and there were very few people that could hold up to my 9 ball game within a year. I wish during these years that I had known about competitive leagues (like the juniors and such), but mostly just gambled a lot.
Played till I was 20, got married, had a son, and quit playing. Got a divorce at 45, started playing again (boy the reflexes and eye sight aren't what they used to be
, and still continue to play a lot of one pocket at the age of 51 here in Houston.
I envy all of you your early starts. During my drinking days, long past except for evening glass of wine --or two, I played on a bar box out of boredom. My eyes were good and I did OK but I didn't realy start playing seriously until I was 56. A friend gave me Kinister's 9Ball 60 Minute Workout and I have been hooked ever since. Fortunately Hard Times is nearby and I have been fortunate to be able to watch many top notch players and play with some very good players. My only goal is to improve on a constant basis. So I practice, compete and take an occassional lesson and enjoy the hell out of it all.
i first held a snooker cue in a training institute when i was 18. got hooked in potting balls without knowledge how the game was played. started to take notice of pool when i got banged by a pool player who would do u-turns with the CB on snooker balls to get crazy break points. DID I MENTION HE WAS USING A LOOPED BRIDGE???
age of 21, started playing occassionally as i've started working myself. stopped due to work. bought my full equipment at 24 and has been crazy ever since. 10 months so far.
age of 21, started playing occassionally as i've started working myself. stopped due to work. bought my full equipment at 24 and has been crazy ever since. 10 months so far.
When I was ages 10-13 my neighbor and best friend across the street had a 6 foot pool table. I used to go to his house every day and play pool with him and his older brother for hours. After he moved away, I didn't play again until I was 15, and at age 16 I got serious with the game. I've been playing alot ever since, and I'm 24 now.
When I was young and dumb at the age of 18, with no responsibilities, I entered a joint in Rockville, MD by the name of Hank Dietle's Tavern. With only one bar box on site, I was immediately attracted to the game, especially the comradery of the "pool" regulars. It was fun meeting up there every day, like a clubhouse, always something going on.
One rainy afternoon, a couple of regulars who were construction workers, had a line of 10 quarters or more on the table. Being a little green and not realizing they were gambling, I politely asked if I could get in and bang a few around. They let me in, but when they saw how bad I played, they asked the bartender to tell me I couldn't play pool anymore while they were playing, interrupting their good time.
Well, I was determined from that point on that I was going to figure out this game of pool and show them guys a thing or two, and so my pool journey began as a Dietle-ite from that one-table bar, 25 cents a game, surliness and flies no charge!
JAM
One rainy afternoon, a couple of regulars who were construction workers, had a line of 10 quarters or more on the table. Being a little green and not realizing they were gambling, I politely asked if I could get in and bang a few around. They let me in, but when they saw how bad I played, they asked the bartender to tell me I couldn't play pool anymore while they were playing, interrupting their good time.
Well, I was determined from that point on that I was going to figure out this game of pool and show them guys a thing or two, and so my pool journey began as a Dietle-ite from that one-table bar, 25 cents a game, surliness and flies no charge!
JAM
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I started fiddling around in my mid-teens whenever a table was available.
Played a bit more in the service, then due to the pressures of raising a family played once or twice a year until about 4 years ago at age 54 when the place I worked at the time brought in an 8 footer. Since then I've bought a 9 footer, joined a bunch of leagues, bought cues, and have been going hell bent for leather. I guess the "empty nest" syndrome does have an up side.
Played a bit more in the service, then due to the pressures of raising a family played once or twice a year until about 4 years ago at age 54 when the place I worked at the time brought in an 8 footer. Since then I've bought a 9 footer, joined a bunch of leagues, bought cues, and have been going hell bent for leather. I guess the "empty nest" syndrome does have an up side.
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I got a miniature table that was about 3' long when I was 5 years old and loved it. When I turned 14, I started sneaking into the pool rooms and playing every day when they had a 16 year old age limit, which was 44 short years ago. (how time flies)