Who plays POOL?

[xelasnave]

It is not a sign of a mispent youth but a demonstration of ones love of geometry...
Do you play?
I did last Wednesday night and won the pool comp ..easiest money I ever made.
But after a long lay off I realise it is a game you can play with a kid starting or a seasoned shark and enjoy the experience.

Anyone want a game when I am in Sydney next????
alex

[mick pinner]

hi Alex, l played years ago and won a few team comps in the Melb suburban area but gave it away when the new lnternational rules came into force, they turned it into a pathetic low skill game.

[TrevorW]

Played in my miss spent youth won many a beer and some money too boot!!!!

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Ex Mount Isa champ during the mid 70's but haven't played much since.

Adrian

[acropolite (Phil)]

I play an odd game of Snooker and eight ball and I'd like to have a crack at billiards if I could figure out the rules, I know what you mean about a misspent youth.

I had the opportunity a few years ago to buy an old Alcock Thonson and Taylor billiard table, if you like the geometrical aspects of the game then a 12'x6' table is the way to play with 4x the real estate of a typical pub table, accuracy is everything.

Last game I had was with Leon and John when they were over in Tassie.

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Not a fan of pool, I like a full size table and green napth. Blue & Red do nothing for me ;-) Pool balls are smaller and lighter, so playing with them and using side, top, screw and stun etc are completely different to regulation snooker/billiards balls.

I played a snooker comp a few years ago (western districts, C grade), typically #4/5 player (my first and only comp), was enjoyable but the competition was pretty tough (when I got a game). If memory serves me correct, we won that comp, but only those that played in the final got trophies

I like snooker, but prefer billiards. Back when I played comp, I was a regular at the local RSL and was lucky enough, along with a few other lads, to get some training from Geoff Miller (was 8 time Junior Australian champion many years ago I believe). Was great fun and learnt a lot. Great guy. Bloody brilliant player - yes, he's done several 147 breaks in his career. Watching him do the line up was fascinating. I still have my cue, although it's a cheapie, was too tight to pay for a top end cue, and truth be told, I wasn't good enough to justify it.

Phil - billiards is a fun game - your white, your opponents white, and a red. One white is spotted, the other unspotted. The idea is to pot the red, and get drop cannons. 2 points for drop cannons, 3 for sinking the Red. Try not to sink your opponents white ball, you do get 2 points for it, but it stays off the table and seriously limits your point scoring ability. My best break was 40 something (in both Billards and snooker). Billiards will teach you how to control the ball - side (sidespin), top (top spin), stun (stopping the ball dead), screw (both deep and soft) - backspin. Then there's combinations of course, depending on what you want to do. I was Ok with controlling the white, but not a naturally potter. I had to work hard at that aspect of the game.

I miss playing snooker and billiards, but without a car, and not really knowing anyone locally...if I had the money and space I'd buy a full size table and practice @ home.

Dave

[sheeny (Al)]

Haven't played for a few years now. Not since I moved out of town.

I played fair bit as a teenager and then through uni. My second stint was from about mid thirties to mid forties. I enjoy a social game - have no interest in playing for money.

Al.

[Alchemy (Clive)]

played competition snooker for a little while, dont have the time these days. full sized table sorts the men from the boys.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Even the sheila's can beat me.
I,m hopeless.
Cheers Kev.

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

played competition snooker for a little while, dont have the time these days. full sized table sorts the men from the boys.

Agreed about the full size table.

There are sharks out there though - our RSL club was very fortunate to have not only Geoff Miller, who was the perfect gentleman, but a few others, Mark [surname remember, but suppressed] & Peter (can't remembe Peter's surname) who were, from memory, ranked in the top 10 snooker players in NSW, at least at the time. They'd frequently go out to pubs and sucker people in...

Dave

[gman (Grant)]

Used to play competition 8 ball many years ago between 88 to 00 and took a few trophys.
Held most positions with running a club in the DDPL which was basically a hotel league.
Practiced twice a week and comp another night didn't help the liver too much.
Broke my right wrist during this time and had it repaired and had to spend the next 12 weeks playing left handed and become very competent at playing left handed.
Played in many money comps where you end up playing against what I consider pro's.
I too lost interest when the International rules came in and made it virtually a game of snooker.
Final straw was when the hotel I played for was totally rebuilt and they axed the pool room which the club had invested $1000's of dollars in.

[garyp]

Haven't played for years. I used to play non competition when I was at boarding school as there were a couple of pool tables for us to use. Loved every minute of it.

Cheers

Gary

[Ric]

I always enjoy a social game over a beer or three, that's when the angles become more interesting.

Cheers

[Jen]

Yep i love playing pool Play it at home every weekend
We have a 9 and 3/4 table very nice to play on not too big but not too small either
Last night we had a few friends over and we played kelly pool till 4am hehe is a lot of fun
And woah did i do some awsome shots last nite the more i drank the better i got hehe

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Originally Posted by Jen

Yep i love playing pool Play it at home every weekend
We have a 9 and 3/4 table very nice to play on not too big but not too small either
Last night we had a few friends over and we played kelly pool till 4am hehe is a lot of fun
And woah did i do some awsome shots last nite the more i drank the better i got hehe

Jen is the pool shark then.
Cheers Kev.