Build Character

On a normal league night, you might play five or six games in an evening, and if you don’t play until the next week, it is tough to maintain the level of play you’re capable of.

Playing two nights a week in a league is much better and helps to maintain that consistent skill level.

Even better for your game is going to your favorite bar or billiard room on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and playing nonstop for four or five hours. It can do wonders for your skill level and here’s why. When you play for several hours nonstop, your game goes through some ups and downs, and when you are on one of those downs, you have to dig down and fight your way back to the upside of your skill level to have a successful afternoon. Playing for several hours straight and trying to stay on top of your game is very difficult, but doing this is what builds character and makes you a tougher more consistent player.

Good luck — Jerry

JERRY BRIESATH