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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
Thats pathetic. I play guitar pretty seriously and intend on doing so into old age. Who the f ck just gives up on a passion?
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Some give up, not everybody does...you didn't watch the movie, either...the plot has Fast Eddie Felson working hard at a comeback. Many older players try to make up for the physical difficulties that arise by playing smarter, or even changing games...many of the better one pocket players are well past 40...One pocket...all 15 balls are racked normally, each player given one of the corner pockets. The first to sink 8 balls in his designated pocket wins the game. Sounds simple...it's anything but...it's nearly as strategic as chess. This game gives old age and treachery a chance over youth and skill.
Here's a brief Paul Newman clip the ending of Color of Money:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49txtk1uMY&t=1s
But apples/oranges to compare guitar playing to pool. Blind people can, and do play guitar very well. As eyesight fades, the missed shots increase in pool..once a player's vision gets to the point of needing reading glasses, seeing that perfect spot on the object ball just isn't what it used to be. (edit) a little arthritus or bursitus, the stroke can't be as straight as it once was...father time is an especially mean bastid to pool players...once they gain the knowledge, the peeling of onion layers gained by practice and experience, then the body begins it's little failures. This is very painful to the former champions. I think it bothers recreational players like me less.
(edit) Here's 12 minutes of Joe Rogan on The Hustler, color of money, and pool in general. Some might find it interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf4ag0lve-0