Hi Frank that sounds very similar to pinball -- a person can get very good in 3-4 years, but to master the most subtle aspects and become world class would take most people about a decade (an additional six years). Have you ever tried pinball ? While not lucrative in any way,shape or form it is a lot of fun.
Cheers, Pinball1932
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Frank" <frank@...> wrote:
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> I have an addendum. You are correct in stating that quite a few can, and do play at 2000 per hour plus. What I think you might not be considering is that to increase that speed the remaining 10%, takes about 3-4 times as long as it took to get to the 90% marker.
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> It's a lot like the time required to become a soloist at the piano. Most people can get good enough for the bar-player level, in about 4 years, but in most cases it takes another 12 years to make it to the classical concert circuit as a soloist.
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> A good friend of mine in high school, named Henry Becker, was the best player in town when he got here at age sixteen, and intended to do another 8 years of study before starting his career.
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> Anyway, as I said before, I took me six years to reach my max speed, and I hope you are all smart enough not to make the same mistake I did and waste that much time on something no one really cares about.
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> This is the first time in 10 years it's even come up in conversation.
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> ~FK
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Frank" <frank@> wrote:If you have the hand eye coordination to play at that speed accurately, you should be a Tennis player or an astronaut, or something else and making Millions a year.
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "seedub49" <seedub49@> wrote:Of course, I'm NOT saying that YOU couldn't have been any of those things, but I do know that playing well over 2000 hph accurately is not as difficult as that statement suggests. I know several people who can do it, and I'm sure they all would agree that it requires a much smaller and simpler skill-set than being a professional athlete, astronaut, etc... Now if you wanted to say that they could really kick-ass at first-person-shooter style video games, I'd probably agree that requires a much more similar skill-set. Maybe I'm over-estimating what it takes to be a professional athlete or astronaut, but I certainly believe you are over-estimating what it takes to play vp at that speed accurately.
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> > In response to the comment about how they could be making millions a year doing other things, that's certainly possible. But I think averaging well into six figures a year (some while averaging "part-time" hours) isn't exactly tragedy.
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> > > Knowing this, and having nothing to show for my life but a few VP Jackpots and Tournament wins is a great sadness to me, and nothing to envy.
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> > I am very sorry to hear about the sadness you feel regarding this. Obviously, people derive their fulfillment in different ways, and it certainly sounds like this was not the right path for you. While I don't think I know anyone who would call vp as a profession fulfilling, the time and experiences that it allows for you to enjoy with your loved ones can be very fulfilling--as long as you've learned to balance quality of life with chasing after the next play.
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