After a 4 1/2 hour drive, I was checked into my hotel. I relaxed a bit, had a shower, then took the quick five minute drive to JOB Billiards to register for the Music City Open. The event drew 80 players from all over the US. The entry was $100 with $7000 added; played on 7ft Diamond Smart Tables, race to 11, double elimination format, with nine breaks not counting in the back two pockets. Most of the hall was smoking, but the tournament was played in a non-smoking section, which was a great relief. I got a table for an hour and practiced. The tables were very quick, since they installed brand...
Participated in the second member and non-member doubles 8-Ball tourney at the Druid Hills Golf Club. My buddy Bryan asked me if I was available to defend our title and I was ready and willing! Just like last time, we won our first two matches with no problem, but lost the A-Side final again. We had a great chance to win the A-Side final, but just didn't capitalize on the opportunities. We had to play two more matches to get back into the final, which were won easily, but the ex Irish snooker champ and his partner took down the prize. We took 2nd and won our entry fee back. We had a great...
After months of experimenting with different templates and tweaking the "one" that matched the feel and flow I was looking for, thwaitesinfo is officially re-launched. thwaitesinfo is now powered by WordPress and can be easily updated. The family tree page, is the only page with flash animation, so pages load extremely quickly and can be viewed with updated browsers or mobile smart phones, including the iPhone/iPad. New features include a billiards blog, which tracks my tournament results and pool exploits dating back to 2008 and 2009, a search button to find a related term, comment or media,...
Played in my third Behind the Rock event at Dave and Buster's. I played worse than last week and could not get into stroke. I kept on getting my three ball tied up. Not only did I score a 39 my first match, but thought I would play better the next match and scored 30 points. I took some action with David Vaughn to see who would get the best score the next match, but he finished with a 47. I then tried to play a short set with him to break even, but lost 1-5. It was not my day and should have quit when I scored the 39. Cost me $40 for tournament fees and action, but I doubt I will make any cash...
Played in my second Behind the Rock event at Dave and Buster's. I was suffering from a hangover and could not get into stroke. I had a better feel for controlling my cue ball, but just missed shots or played bad position and scored a 42 in my first match. I played better in my next match and score a 49, with a snap and cut game, but had too many two or three point games. I'm on track to end up in the "Open" to division, and should win some money with this score, but I still haven't had a good match and think I should be scoring in the 70's.
Update Nov 12th, 2011 : Took 3rd place and won $24....
