I played pool last night. The place I played was a real billiards place, unlike the usual bar that I play in. Of course, last night’s location didn’t seem to use A/C, but since the pitchers of beer cost only $5.50 it was alright.
There was plenty of time before playing for me to practice and warm-up. I did too. I played at least 5 games before actually competing. My opponent, Josh, was an APA ranked 3, which is what I am and have been since I lost the last two weeks straight. Well, last night made it three weeks of losses. The worst part was that I lost 2 games to 0 and was missing all of my shots by less than an inch. I’m not sure what was happening, but it sucked.
Since I’m normally too distracted, I think that the bi-week will help next week. I’ll go out and practice, hopefully I’ll be able to find a quiet place to take my time and play.
Incredible how poorly I’ve been playing since my first week.
My friend (and team captain) did great last night. He won 5 games straight and actually ran out the table on the last game. It’s too obvious that he’s back to his regular playing days (he’s got 10+ years experience playing though there was a 3-year period of not playing before this season). I’ll have to start challenging him to games in order to improve myself.
