Damn. I just couldn’t get it together today. I should have realized today wasn’t my day when I was warming up and missing easy shots. Then later, the point should have been driven home when I was biding my time at the 9-ball table and never went a game less than 4 innings.
Still, I entered, and just could not get the balls to fall in the pocket. My first match was against Jeff Taylor. It feels like it’s always against Jeff Taylor. He’s good. He’s a 7, but a high 7. Since the first tournament against him, I’ve always gotten to the hill, but I just can’t quite seem to pull away and get over the hump. Today was no exception. He shot well, but I gave him nearly every game he won by missing easy shots.
My second match, against a guy named Chris went better, but only b/c he was shooting as bad, if not worse than I was. He’s a 5, but a low five, where I’m a high 4. Granted, these handicaps are in-house, and not official by any means. Our first few games were tedious, with both of us missing easy outs. Hell, the first game went 5 innings before the groups were even decided. I pulled a break and run out of my ass though, for the 4th game. It was a nice one, but I made it more difficult than it had to be with poor position play.
My last match against a fellow named Brian just went poorly. We traded games until it was 2-2, and then he just pulled ahead. By the time it was 5-2, I called it quits. At that point, I just wanted to get out of there, get home and relax.
Even during my break and run, I just wasn’t “feeling” it today. Maybe tomorrow during league will be better.
My Handicap: 4
Matches:
- 3-7 (opponent: 7) L
- 4-1 (opponent: 5) W
- 2-6 (opponent: 6) L
My Place: n/a
My Winnings: n/a