[SportsandRec] playing pool

[Joseph Bundy]

I love playing cards. i have braille and print cards. Love black jack
and texas holdum. I will email you now and also email the group about
my non-profit. Good idea.

On 1/25/23, Ashley Bramlett via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Joseph,
> Cool. That is exactly my experience. We played for fun but it was ten plus
> years ago when we were kids.
> My family members helped me play a little. They did not like it likely so I
> only tried a little. My brother told me he would play with others and then
> just encourage me to watch and afterward we played card games. I have large
> print card games.
>
>
> Yes you can write me off list. You might want to tell the list what your
> nonprofit does and where it is. If you do, make a new message though with
> different subject line.
>
> Ashley
> PS: we think alike about the camping and hiking activities in groups.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Bundy via SportsandRec
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 7:53 PM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Cc: Joseph Bundy
> Subject: Re: [SportsandRec] playing pool
>
> My uncle still has it and i only played once years ago. They helped me
> play a couple games when i was younger but that has been ten plus
> years. We just played for fun. Now I love some air hockey. Air hockey
> can be tuff but you can tell where the puck is from the sound of where
> it hit or if you pay close attion once in awhie you can find it on the
> board or people would say now. I enjoy it.
>
>
> On 1/25/23, Ashley Bramlett via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> Hi Joeseph and group,
>> My family also loves pool. Specifically, my brothers love it and ever
>> since
>> we got the pool table in the basement here, they played a lot as we grew
>> up.
>> It must have been fun parties when your uncle had games. Pool can be fast
>> but fun. I would just hear the balls clanging but never was  a part of a
>> game. So that is why I asked how I might be in a game. Tomorrow, I'm going
>> out to lunch and the group will be playing pool as well. Hard Times Café
>> has
>> a billiard too. I'm thinking I'll team up with someone to play.
>>
>> I've never actually played a game. My brother Steve showed me the game
>> though hand over hand and we shot some balls together. I've never actually
>> played a game though where there are opponents and we kept score.
>>
>> My exposure to pool was just simply trying to hit some balls. Steve showed
>> me how to hold the cue stick and showed me how to use it hand over hand.
>> Then I think I tried it. I was able to shoot some balls into the pockets.
>>
>> One alternative technique I used for finding the pockets was asking
>> someone
>> to stand near one and speak to me. They also told me where the ball was
>> that
>> I needed to hit with a clock position. For instance, saying, Ashley hit
>> the
>> ball which is  at 4:00.
>>
>>
>> Anyways, thanks for writing in. At least I know now that I have company in
>> trying to figure it out.
>>
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joseph Bundy via SportsandRec
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:01 PM
>> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
>> Cc: Joseph Bundy
>> Subject: Re: [SportsandRec] playing pool
>>
>> I always wondered this too. My family loves pool. My uncle has a pool
>> table in the garage that the family plays for parties and I wish i
>> could join in. They also have darts. I have heard of audio darts but
>> don't know much about them
>>
>> On 1/24/23, Ashley Bramlett via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I know this list is more for physical sports and activities. But many
>>> recreational activities are visual and are not so physical. So thought
>>> I’d
>>> ask here. My next few inquiries will be about such recreation.
>>>
>>> How can we play pool? I mean the pool with a cue stick and six pockets.
>>> Have you done it and what accomodations did you make if any?
>>>
>>> I have some vision; I see straight ahead so in my case I can see the
>>> balls
>>> on the table for the most part. My brother showed me hand over hand how
>>> to
>>> hold the cue stick and aim my stick.
>>> However, my difficulty lies in what ball to hit. The numbers are so
>>> small!
>>>
>>>
>>> I can memorize where the pockets are so aiming my stick toward a pocket
>>> was
>>> not too difficult.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Ashley
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>>
>> --
>> Take Care and God Bless
>>
>> Joseph S. Bundy
>> Cell: 1-405-693-4771
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>> For I  am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
>> salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the
>> Greek.-Romans 1:16
>> The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. —
>> Helen Keller
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>
> Joseph S. Bundy
> Cell: 1-405-693-4771
> E-Mail: josephbundy92 at gmail.com
> For I  am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
> salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the
> Greek.-Romans 1:16
> The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. —
> Helen Keller
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Take Care and God Bless

Joseph S. Bundy
Cell: 1-405-693-4771
E-Mail: josephbundy92 at gmail.com
For I  am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the
Greek.-Romans 1:16
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. —
Helen Keller