Pool

My dad's family are snooker and pool players - they all had a snooker set in my grandparents' house.

So would it be natural for me to inherit my dad's talents? I can't say for myself. I did thought pool was never my game - until one day when I had to participate in a tournament my father hosted.

I defeated my cousin in 2 frames - and narrowly lost to another (who had been playing regularly) by sinking the cue along with the 9 on the tiebreaker.

Pool is all about angles, and the right stroking technique. Whenever I can't hit the ball directly, I do what most casual players do - wrok out an angle and pray for luck and hit it hard in that direction and see if the ball hits, and knocks over a few more balls and some of them may go in.

But I once had a technique called BKM (Bang Kalok Masuk) in which I hit the ball in plain sight directly so that it hits a lot of balls and just wish one would get in.

Nevertheless I ditched that technique already and replaced it with accuracy shots. It's what makes pool intriguing anyway.

So yea, anyone out there want to play me I can treat you out for a game, but you provide the transport.