Another Bad Day

Yes I had another bad day at the table!The only difference from yesterday too today is,I have no clue as too what went wrong.I wish I had an answer for you but I don't.All I can say is that I am just off my game today.I hope I can turn it around for league night.I usually play better under some pressure.But that doesn't explain what happened today,because I had some pressure and still didn't perform well. I hooked up with Jersey Ken for 2 sets,and lost both of them,7-5,7-1.I know,doesn't look good.I didn't play horrible,actually I felt great,and started the 1st set with a break and run out.The 1st set I played decent,Jersey Ken jumped to a lead on me,and I had too fight my way back too make it 7-5.I thought I was going too get the set but he snapped a 9ball and shot a combination for the win!

I have to give Jersey credit,he played the best I've ever seen him play.The 2nd set just didn't go my way,I just played bad,dogging shots.Once again I couldn't finish,I would end up leaving 3-4 ball outs on the table.So I did most of the heavy lifting with out a reward. I actually wish I could say "I just got out played"but that's not the only thing that happened.Something happened too my game,and I'm not too sure of what it was.I think I was good as far as intensity went,and I thought my concentration level was good.But something was just off,and that too me is disturbing.It could have been a lot of things,line up,stroke,foot placement,eye placement,and the list goes on.That's what's disturbing,could have been 100 different things!I'm starting too think like Tin Cup when he says "My stroke feels like a folded up lawn chair".I don't really feel like that in fact I think I'm stroking real nice.But that's a classic line in my book.

One other thing it could be,and I hate too blame equipment,but my tip is down pretty low.This is a new brand of tip too me,there called "Talisman Tips" and this is the 1st one I've tried.When I first put this tip on I loved it!But I'm thinking now it needs to be changed,I've ground this one down too nothing in a little less than a month!I know,that's not a long life span for a tip,but it has too do with my PSR(pre-shot routine)I grind my chalk in,and the leather tips are always softer than chalk,therefore they lose a little every time I chalk.I,m a tip abuser that's for sure,I even grind down G10 tips,which are a harder material than a pool ball.I should change the way I chalk but it's so ingrained in my PSR that it makes it tough too change.I don't think I'm going too change I don't really want too,I have 2 more tips in my bag,1 medium,and 1 hard tip,pretty sure I'm just going too grind them down too nothing also.Maybe the hard one will last a little longer,but I'm not sure I'll like the hit,it may be too hard.

I played my whole career with Hard Triangle tips,which aren't layered like the Talisman tips.The Talisman medium is supposed too be slightly softer than a hard Triangle,which it was but now it's an extremely hard hit.I noticed the change in the last two times I played,my cue just didn't have that nice sound,it was more of a harsh sound.I'm going to have Giant Jerry replace the tip with the Talisman hard and see if I like that better.My only concern is that it may be too hard.But if it's like the medium that I have on now,which really grabbed the CB(cue ball)I think I'll love it,as long as it makes my cue sing again. For a layered tip I like the Talisman tips,there not as expensive as a Kamui which is the big thing right now at $35 each,yeah LOL,your not going too catch me paying that for a tip I'll probably grind down too nothing in 2 weeks.I got my Talisman tips 4 of them for $37 with a FREE monogrammed hand towel and Free shipping.That's a great deal for any layered tip.After I try this hard Talisman I'll give you guys a complete review of Talisman Tips including a B/J(break/jump)tip.

Today is league night,and that's always fun for me.I get too see my teammates play and hang out with them.I like our team,Big Scott thinks we should be able to go too regional playoff's,and have a good shot at Vegas!I'm just hoping that none of these tournaments coincide with my lofty goal which I will share with you guys in the future.I know the title of the blog is From D player too A player,but on my way there I have another opportunity that I'm probably going too take.I just need some more time at the tables too figure it out,and then I'll share it with you. I'm not going too get to Diamond Jim's till this evening,I have too take care of a few things.But as usual I wish I could play the afternoon session.In the afternoon you can play for 6 hours for $8 on a day pass!That's a deal that can't be beat.The equipment is top notch,all except 1 table are Brunswick Gold Crown III's,and the other table is my favorite table,a Diamond Pro/Am.I'm not sure if the Diamond has Simmonis 860 cloth,I think it's Champion cloth,but when they re-cloth it I'm going too try my hardest too get Simmonis 860 on that table!Diamond's really need Simmonis they just play so much nicer with it,your banks don't come up short and the rails play on system,meaning when you come out of diamond 5,and hit cross table diamond 3,your third rail diamond for the CB(cue ball)should be diamond 2.But on this Diamond table it comes all the way up too diamond 3,so it plays long,and that's because of the cloth.Some of the guys say they don't like the way the CB comes off the rails,and that's why they don't like to play on it,especially for action!It's really the cloth that they don't like,if this table had Simmonis 860 there really would be no other table that I would rather gamble on!Even without the 860 cloth I would rather play my games on the Diamond.They just play harder than any Brunswick that's not triple shimmed plain and simple.I'm pretty sure all the other tables are Simmonis 860 so I don't see why they wont be using it for the Diamond when they re-cloth it,which needs to be done.

This room is top notch plain and simple.Whenever you walk through the door you get a big welcome from them,not like some rooms where they make you feel like their doing you a favor by staying open,and then giving you some crappy trap table clothed with the wool from a Yeti.It's not like that here,when I came back too this game they treated me like I was a 10 year veteran of the place.Take my word for it,you will NOT get that treatment from many rooms across the globe.I've been in a lot of rooms,all over the world and never got treated so good!Diamond Jim's is my home room,and that's where I play if your looking for a game.Right now I'm a D class player,going too an A class player and I'm going too do it here.So if you like my blog so far it will only get better!Like my game my writing can't get anything but better,and if you enjoy it please pass it on too your friends.I'm going too try and give you a good look at what it takes and what happens on the way too being an A class player.It's a tough journey and it's filled with action,and characters that are interesting too say the least.There is no other world like the pool & billiard world,this game get's in your blood,and you have too get a little dirty too play it well.A seedy underworld filled with,action,glamor,money,sex,drugs,alcohol and infamy!This is the GAME! STRETCH