Snooker tournament

[skor]

I'm going to play in an Amateur Snooker tournament that is starting tonight, first place wins a trip to the world snooker championship in england....
I've never comteted in a snooker event, and I've never played a serious game of snooker, more like a game here and there..... I practiced a bit in the last few days, I'll tell you those tiny pockets are hard :!: :!:
But after playing on that table, playing 9ball is easier then ever.... :twisted:
Anyway, wish me luck 8)

at least I have a chance to use my snooker cue..... 8O

[Neil Fujiwara]

Good luck with your "long hard screw".

[skor]

you know that that's the hard one.....

[Neil Fujiwara]

You need good form, technique and a straight stroke. But if you pull it off successfully it is the sweetest feeling.

[skor]

Yes it is!!!
it's so hard to get a good draw with these small balls and slow cloth....

[Neil Fujiwara]

Get a running start at it, a la Happy Gilmore.

[skor]

good safety play, that's the only way I'll be able to beat a snooker player in his game, and not having to hit a rail makes it soooo easy :twisted:

[audiopro]

"Don't just beat 'em... Kick his ass!"

Good luck skor!

[skor]

Well I lost....
The tournament was a double elimination which is not common to snooker tournaments which was fun, we played on 10ft. tables with 6 reds, races to 3, I was shooting very well but still lost twice 3-2, in both matches I was shooting better the my opponent but it was not enough, I guess the lack of experience in this game is what beat me, I was up 2-1 in the first match and 2-0 in the second match and in both cases I needed to pocket one more ball, the pink - 6 in both matches and missed it twice.... damn tight pockets... :evil:
But still it was fun, people that saw me play could not belive me when I said that I've never played snooker and that it was my first tournament.
Bottom line, although I lost, I'm happy with the level of play I showed.

I'm going back to 9ball..... 8)

[Neil Fujiwara]

Pool is a game, games are meant to be fun..........um, snooker too I am sure. Glad you had a good time, I am sure you learned a few new things.

[skor]

I think that if I could/would bring the level of focus I had and the accuracy of my shot to the pool table, I'll be invincible....... :twisted:
I made some really nice shots on that table

[rolldarocks]

A quote from Vince Lombardi:
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.

The right thing to do is get back in there and win! You'll get em next time Skor!