Screw, baby!
This is a great practice drill for learning to draw the ball well.
26 July 2012
25 July 2012
New Tab: Technical Shit
I know some of you G-Lovers are computer-illiterate so please look up an inch or two and see the tabs that say "HOME", "PHOTOS", "Schedule", and now (the all new) "Technical Shit". I think some of this stuff can be very helpful. And if anybody wants to practice with me just come down to RAndy's. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are the quietest days and best for practicing.
I know some of you G-Lovers are computer-illiterate so please look up an inch or two and see the tabs that say "HOME", "PHOTOS", "Schedule", and now (the all new) "Technical Shit". I think some of this stuff can be very helpful. And if anybody wants to practice with me just come down to RAndy's. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are the quietest days and best for practicing.
Dirt, baby, dirt.
The more I play the more I feel like playing defense is really a key part of the game. I watch Greg go seamlessly from offense to defense and kick the shit out of good and bad players with that system. I've been telling Enda that I want to practice my dirt this season and stumbled on a good video of a defensive drill to practice with two players. Anybody interested?
The more I play the more I feel like playing defense is really a key part of the game. I watch Greg go seamlessly from offense to defense and kick the shit out of good and bad players with that system. I've been telling Enda that I want to practice my dirt this season and stumbled on a good video of a defensive drill to practice with two players. Anybody interested?
G-사랑은 꿩를 먹어?
G-Love 12
Phillies Pheasants 3
We had a commanding 12-3 win tonight. Honestly, we could have stolen another game or two but we struggled through a game here and there. Check out the standings to see where we are, again near the top of the heap.
Greg continued to play really well tonight, starting another season undefeated after a few weeks. Let's not jinx him (he sucks). He is ranked 12th right now. It won't be long before he's in the top 10 where he belongs.
Micky had a nice ending to the night. She played totally dominating in her last two games. Jeremy and Enda both played well. Jeremy took an 8-ball run and made a long, tedious game in his first but still won all his games. Enda and his new eyes played very well, but goddamn, man, clean your cue sometimes! I continued to miss easy shots but played defense enough to win all three. I love the dirt. Johnny had a bit of a rough night, falling into a poison shot on the 8 and scratching on it.
The Pheasants are a cool team. I enjoyed watching Mike play pool and thought they were a really cool group of guys. Another reminder of what is very good about the IPL.
Technical Bullshit
Here's an instructional clip by Mika Immonen that explains the basics of stun, draw, and follow--all you really need to run-out a table. Even if you have all three shots at your disposal it's a pretty cool clip just to see how much action he gets. If you feel like you don't have three very good shots, work on it. Personally, I'm still working on my draw. I'm much better at using follow to get around the table. Also, when I first learned to play, Dan and Greg taught me how to stun the ball. I used to play pretty good games, running 4 or 5 balls at a time with only center ball over and over again. I think we sometimes get too cute with draw and other bullshit--I know I do. I usually miss shots when I try to force the cue ball to do something it doesn't really want to do.
Phillies Pheasants 3
We had a commanding 12-3 win tonight. Honestly, we could have stolen another game or two but we struggled through a game here and there. Check out the standings to see where we are, again near the top of the heap.
Greg continued to play really well tonight, starting another season undefeated after a few weeks. Let's not jinx him (he sucks). He is ranked 12th right now. It won't be long before he's in the top 10 where he belongs.
Micky had a nice ending to the night. She played totally dominating in her last two games. Jeremy and Enda both played well. Jeremy took an 8-ball run and made a long, tedious game in his first but still won all his games. Enda and his new eyes played very well, but goddamn, man, clean your cue sometimes! I continued to miss easy shots but played defense enough to win all three. I love the dirt. Johnny had a bit of a rough night, falling into a poison shot on the 8 and scratching on it.
The Pheasants are a cool team. I enjoyed watching Mike play pool and thought they were a really cool group of guys. Another reminder of what is very good about the IPL.
Technical Bullshit
Here's an instructional clip by Mika Immonen that explains the basics of stun, draw, and follow--all you really need to run-out a table. Even if you have all three shots at your disposal it's a pretty cool clip just to see how much action he gets. If you feel like you don't have three very good shots, work on it. Personally, I'm still working on my draw. I'm much better at using follow to get around the table. Also, when I first learned to play, Dan and Greg taught me how to stun the ball. I used to play pretty good games, running 4 or 5 balls at a time with only center ball over and over again. I think we sometimes get too cute with draw and other bullshit--I know I do. I usually miss shots when I try to force the cue ball to do something it doesn't really want to do.
23 July 2012
G-Love v. Pleasants
Tomorrow we play Phillies Pleasants. We really haven't started playing well yet, but we will. I, personally, plan to stop playing like a shithead. I practiced last night a bit and hope it translates into the games. Ends and I will not drink all night tonight like last Tuesday.
18 July 2012
Frisky kitties
Well, we are 2-0 so far while playing some pretty bad pool. Greg has been the only player playing consistently well. Johnny says he is going to stay dry until the last round
10 July 2012
Schedule Fall 2012
New Season!
Check the "iTeam Schedule" tab to see our 2012 schedule.
This season Arno is going to play with the other Bless U team, incidentally. We still have a very good team as long as everybody plays well. We have added Jibe Causse to the team, go ahead and become his facebook friend if you want. Adding him is a huge advantage for us because he is actually More French than Arno is, and only teams with French players can truly do well in IPL (or anything, for that matter).
Our schedule is pretty close to last season's. We have a few tough teams in the mix. There's nothing like last season's woodstock, loft, loft, wonky quadrangles stretch but there are some good teams mixed in sporadically.
I'll see everyone tonight. I will probably be going to Itaewon quite early, at around 4 or 5.
iTeam!
Check the "iTeam Schedule" tab to see our 2012 schedule.
This season Arno is going to play with the other Bless U team, incidentally. We still have a very good team as long as everybody plays well. We have added Jibe Causse to the team, go ahead and become his facebook friend if you want. Adding him is a huge advantage for us because he is actually More French than Arno is, and only teams with French players can truly do well in IPL (or anything, for that matter).
Our schedule is pretty close to last season's. We have a few tough teams in the mix. There's nothing like last season's woodstock, loft, loft, wonky quadrangles stretch but there are some good teams mixed in sporadically.
I'll see everyone tonight. I will probably be going to Itaewon quite early, at around 4 or 5.
iTeam!
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