What's Happening???

And we are off! And I'm waiting.

I chucked in 5€ into the kitty for breakfast, lol, I have no plans on eating but sure... Buy a big meal for everyone. it'll help me I'm sure.

And the mind games begin hehe.

Erryone telling Erryone how tired they are and won't play well. It's all bullshit. It's all to gain a mental advatage to get others to play not as serious thinking their opponent won't either. All mind games.

There's a lot of rolling eyes atm. People starting pretty rough lol.

 

Struggled through first game, was well. Out of position from the break. 20 games to go. Hehe.

Tables are running pretty quickly rubbers have been replaced too so they're very bouncy. Middle pockets are tight which hurts me because I'm brilliant in the centres. Won't be able to hit them as hard into them.

 

I'm on the board. Had 8 Ball fever shaking heavily during last shot I didn't leave myself an easy leave but I got the win.

Beat the people I meant to beat, fight against the ones I'm not meant to beat. So far 1-1

Maybe I do need a drink just calm my nerves a bit. So far sticking to waters.

 

2-3 atm

Played a guy with one thumb.... He had to elastic band his hand to his cue.. I didn't go easy on him. I made him work that cue ball. He's actually not bad at all even with the handicap.

 

Wish I had the motivation to do half of those things today,sometimes Parkinson's just saps my desire to do anything much but other days it's everything as usual,today is one of the former..but good on you Glen for achieving all those things.
Cheer's
Paul

 

If I May Ask Paul.....Has Parkinson's Stopped You From Working......Or At Your Stage Is It Still A Nuisance..???



Cheers Glen.

 

I no longer work full time Glen,I started a small home based catering business providing service to local organisations ,I do things like catering for school commitees etc.
Cheers
Paul

 

Eeep 2-4 here. Just did the dumbest foul shot. Not playing smart. Not doing anything I told myself to do... Might go get a drink.

Drink in my hand!

 

First round over. 2-5
Not what I need at all.

Ah right round 2 let's go, get your head in the game Irm it's just a few mistakes, not playing the worst.

I also suspect the highest ranked guy here who'll make it through regardless, is handing is brother/son/mate whatever wins... No way should the lowest person beat the top person..

3-5 had a good win just now. Shots I've been working on for 2 years all came together for a W

4-6

 

Did the NBA institute a rule that Intentional Fouls under a minute are considered Flagrant Fouls or something?

With the shooters the Warriors have, I don't get why they didn't foul.

 

@Irminsul are you feeling more emphathetic for those pros you were watching on the tv the other day/night?

 

My head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus.

 

For God Sake Get Your Act Together Man.......Stop Hitting Your Head Against Solid Objects......Wash Ya

Bloody Feet......And Get Ya Miserable Ass To Church Next Sunday......Good Grief.....How Can All That

Be So Hard To Acomplish....???...



Cheers Glen.

 

Hmm. Yeah. Just sometimes you wake up, or you come to a table and you're just not on it. No difference to those guys, just... They don't have jobs and practice 17hrs a day and I don't.

5-7 atm. Just lost a game I shouldnt have.
Audjudicator just told me our group is the actually one of the hardest to get through then I just beat someone I shouldn't have. Just plugging along here.

 

Yah sports is strange like that, moreso than like playing music imo. You can be all out of sorts one match/game and then the next be completely in a zone.

 

I once read something.. Not clear on the detail but it was something to do with how winning and losing streaks were just chaos. There isn't much anyone can do to control it. I don't know if true.

 

It's colder than a may morning should be. Going to have tea and toast and go for a cliff path stroll.

 

In pool it's called being in a rut. A rut can last 2-3 shots or 2-3 months or more. Pool is mostly mental. I know how to cue. I know how to shoot. It's the doubts in your own mind. The moment I double guess myself I consider I might miss... It's mental anguish.

I refuse to scoreboard watch at the moment so I'm not sure what 4th seed is looking like but I'm fucked off with the other group. Basically Rolph can't make next week round 2, so 5th place in their group gets through... That pisses me off because it's such an advantage or incentive. Like fuck off Rolph, why bother showing up if you can't progress.

I hate the guy hey and he doesn't like me either. I can tell he's a womaniser, he doesn't ever congradulate women and he stand there shaking his head at every shot they make. He's not in my group lucky cause I'm gonna pick a fight with the old **** tbh. If he tells me I'm being rude to him because I refuse to talk to him I'm literally going to tell him I don't respect him enough to acknowledge him.

That oughtta bring some fire to future matches. . Imagine how pissed he'll be when I'm skilled enough to beat him lol.

One time I beat him and he refused to shake my hand. So there's bad blood there.

Half way through. 5hrs down.

 

Yeah Rolph sounds like a bit of a dick. I know the type.

 

I'd be interested in the detail because on the surface, that doesn't seem accurate, particularly for team sports.

American Football is generally viewed as the most inherently probablisitic American sport because of the limited number of games that are played in the regular season and playoffs.

But even in Football, there's usually only a handful of teams people expect to make it to the Super Bowl. Superior Coaches and co-ordinators can scheme up a playbook and if a team has a few really good players to implement the "system", they'll usually be a winning team.


Individual performances within team sports seem more chaotic. For instance, in baseball if you're known as a batter and successful at your job 1 out of 3 times for the entire season, you'll be a multi-millionaire and considered one of the best batters in the league. Baseball season is significantly longer than Football season though, with games several times a week as opposed to once a week, so it's more common for players to say start off good for a stretch of games, then develop some bad habits and go into a slump as they call it for several games, then improve on the bad habits and break out of the slump.

Baseball is heavy on analytics, which is like gathering all the data for a team and players. So opposing teams know player's tendencies and that type of stuff can throw off a rhythm. Also there is alot of mental and physical grind with sports throughout a season, so it's difficult to fend off attrition and maintain optimal performance for every game or series.