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Hi,
Time I introduced myself properly. I started playing pool in a youth club my mum god rest her soul, used to run, at the age of 4 in 1976 and used to have to stand on a chair to take shots! By the age of 11, in the early eighties I was beating just about everyone in the local pubs at pool and played for a pub pool team at times. I often used to win the in house competitions at one pub on Friday nights exchanging the first prize of a big bottle of whisky for the money instead! Second prize was a tenner! Won that too a few times and nearly always made it as far as the semis! At this stage as well I fell in love with snooker on the box but didn't play on a full size table until I was 14. I'm 41 now.
I was just starting to show some signs having maybe a bit of potential but I got into going football matches, chasing women and drinking, raving, usual mischief etc and I let it drift with some brief returns over the years. My highest break ever is only a modest 42. Snooker is a different ball game to pool that's for sure.
Somehow got into collecting old cues as well and have bought at least one little classic from a member of this forum and maybe even some others and I'm always always on the look out for another, depending on cash flow at the time!
I seem to have developed a new found passion and want to improve my game as best I can and always open to any advice and very grateful too. It's good to have somewhere to go where others will understand and there is a reference to ones daily thoughts. It's good to talk
That's me in a nutshell I suppose.
I bid you hello.
Regards
Mike
Time I introduced myself properly. I started playing pool in a youth club my mum god rest her soul, used to run, at the age of 4 in 1976 and used to have to stand on a chair to take shots! By the age of 11, in the early eighties I was beating just about everyone in the local pubs at pool and played for a pub pool team at times. I often used to win the in house competitions at one pub on Friday nights exchanging the first prize of a big bottle of whisky for the money instead! Second prize was a tenner! Won that too a few times and nearly always made it as far as the semis! At this stage as well I fell in love with snooker on the box but didn't play on a full size table until I was 14. I'm 41 now.
I was just starting to show some signs having maybe a bit of potential but I got into going football matches, chasing women and drinking, raving, usual mischief etc and I let it drift with some brief returns over the years. My highest break ever is only a modest 42. Snooker is a different ball game to pool that's for sure.
Somehow got into collecting old cues as well and have bought at least one little classic from a member of this forum and maybe even some others and I'm always always on the look out for another, depending on cash flow at the time!
I seem to have developed a new found passion and want to improve my game as best I can and always open to any advice and very grateful too. It's good to have somewhere to go where others will understand and there is a reference to ones daily thoughts. It's good to talk
That's me in a nutshell I suppose.
I bid you hello.
Regards
Mike
. Welcome to TSF.
Still need to take a photo of that Willie Smith cue as well mate that's a fav!
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