Posted On Sunday, February 29th, 2004 By David Veatch
Our first match of the day went very well… much like yesterday’s match, as a matter of fact. Tim won his 3 games to zero, I won mine 4 games to zero, and Dustin won his 3 games to one. Most definitely, very solidly, still in the winner’s bracket. This first match for me felt *much* better than yesterday. We’ve got at least one more match today at 6:00pm. Tomorrow is a big day, assuming we go all the way. Matches are at 9:00am, 12 noon, 3:00pm and 6:00pm.
Posted On Saturday, February 28th, 2004 By David Veatch
The first match was a breeze. The second was an hour and a half nightmare. She was an extremely strong 3 who only needed two games to my four. She was decent at safeties, which combined with my inability to get over my nerves gave her the match. My Handicap: 5 Matches: 4-0 (Race: 4-4) 3-2 (Race: 4-2) My Place: n/a My Winnings: n/a
Posted On Saturday, February 28th, 2004 By David Veatch
So far, the team is shooting quite well. Yesterday, we shut out our opponents 3-0. Matt won his match, Dustin won his, I won mine, and though it didn’t matter b/c we already had three, Ali won her match. I was having a hard time getting my head into it, being distracted by personal stuff, but I was able to pull it out. Still in the winner’s bracket.
Posted On Friday, February 27th, 2004 By David Veatch
My Handicap: 5 Matches: 4-1 (Race: 4-3) My Place: n/a My Winnings: n/a
Posted On Sunday, February 22nd, 2004 By David Veatch
I talked briefly about this in my Feb. 21, 2004 tournament post. Two things happened at the tournament to bend my mind towards the topic. Firstly, before the first match even started, my opponent decided who the winner was. Second, I got fed up with how things were going halfway through my fourth match, and instead of giving up, I dug in decided how things were going to turn out. While I didn’t go as far as I wanted, and wasn’t able to maintain the level of concentration enough to pull out a first place finish, I did (re)learn a valuable lesson: Imagine something to be so, and it will be. Imagine it to not be so, and it won’t be. It really is that simple. My opponent in the first match, on seeing that he had to make eight 9′s to my four, decided that he couldn’t do it. Right then and there, before I’d even hit my first ball, he decided how things would turn out. He let his doubt get the best of him, and it undermined his concentration and confidence to the point that his was a self fulfilling prophesy. I’ve done the very same thing, more »
Posted On Saturday, February 21st, 2004 By David Veatch
I haven’t had this good a showing at a Terry’s tournament since Oct 11, 2003, and this time there was a significantly larger pool of players. I don’t know the exact amount, but it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 23-25 players. I played well in pretty much all the matches save one, in which I lost 2-5 in an even race against another Queen*. He really didn’t shoot that well, except when he had to. He was obviously very good at choosing his moments, and he chose them right up to a 5-2 victory. The first match is especially notable. I played against an Ace who, on seeing the race, lost the match. I hadn’t even shot yet and he made it clear that he felt it a hopeless endeavor on his part. I won the toss, broke and made one, but had scratch-dangerous shape on the one. Fortunately, the 9 was an easy bank-combo away, nestled in a pocket. Winning the game in two shots didn’t do any wonders for his attitude or confidence. In fact, he got so irritated and frustrated, that when I was on the hill with three balls left on the table, he broke more »