Focus on your game
Rack `em up:
I had no idea complaining about the overuse of powder around the new pool tables would create an uproar. Most people playing pool in Fort Bragg understand that using white powder carefully minimizes burying the pool table in dust. Everybody, it seems, dislikes the overuse of chalk. Most players are aware chalk dust slows a table. When playing a slow rolling shot, chalk buildup under the felt can be a reason for a ball to roll offline. Before playing, many players first brushed the pool table and felt free from white powder handprints and marks. When the game is over, you may need to brush the table again for the same reason: white powder handprints. Every brushing removes some felt from the table. Carbon fiber cue shafts do not need powder, and Pool gloves don't need powder. Pool players only need a small spot of powder on their thumb and a finger or two that will never reach the tabletop. They need to be more careful and precise when applying it to themselves. Clapping your hands to remove the excess indicates that you overuse it.
With new tables in Fort Bragg, regular players can't help being excited and looking out for them. I have been reminded several times to ask people to quit hitting tables with cue sticks. It's a bad habit that damages the brandnew cue sticks, and then you might find that you are the same as someone later complaining about the cue sticks being dented. Cue sticks start at $20.00 and can cost thousands of dollars; not everyone wants one. They rely on house sticks, and at Golden West Saloon, that means a new house stick. So, if you are guilty of doing so, quit whacking any pool table, anywhere, with a house stick or anything else, forever more.
For Tuesday, 04/16/2024: Team positions: Angelia's Grill and Bar Team # 1: no stats; Angelina's Grill and Bar Team # 2: 7 wins; Golden West Saloon Team # 1: 10 wins Golden West Saloon Team # 2: 4 wins; Milano Hotel and Bar Team
# 1: 12 wins; Milano Hotel and Bar Team # 2: no stats; Noyo River Grill Team # 1: 14 wins; Noyo River Grill Team # 2: 14 wins; Welcome Inn Team # 1: 10 wins; Welcome Inn Team # 2: 2 wins.
Top players of Teams: Angelina's Grill & Bar Team # 1: Bill Carter; Angelina's Grille & Bar Team # 2: Roy Yanez; Golden West Saloon Team # 1: Sai Jorgensen; Golden West Team # 2: Raven Dean; Milano Hotel and Bar Team
# 1: Rafael Briseno; Milano Hotel and Bar Team # 2: Jimmy Jennings; Noyo River Grill Team # 1: Joshua House; Noyo River Grill Team # 2: Lance Evans; Welcome Inn Team # 1: Sean Wristen; Welcome Inn Team # 2: Schelagh Fredson.
The top 5 players in the league are Rafael Briseno, 28-04; Dan Casteel, 2406; Joshua House, and Sai Jorgensen, 24-08. And old man Borba, on the wagon's tailgate, leaving town with a 23-5 record.
8-ball on the Break: John Nordahl and Tony Matlick.
Angelina's Grill & Bar, Golden West Saloon, Milano Hotel and Bar, and Noyo River Grill: All have pool tables and schedules of Fort Bragg Pool League players and upcoming events.
Look for the list of someone you know and where they are playing next. Come watch, and you might meet new friends watching 8-ball pool games. The League games start Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and usually end before 10 p.m. Tournaments, when held, are open for everyone.
Cue Tip: Was your accuracy affected if you listened to someone speak while shooting? I can't talk or listen while shooting and be nearly as accurate as when I can just focus on the shot. Some players talk constantly, whether standing and waiting or playing and shooting. I don't know how they managed to make a ball. But then, if I'm not thinking about it, I, too, may start talking while someone is trying to play their shot. If you focus on the game at hand, your accuracy may improve. Contact me at mcbohanon@ gmail.com.