Hey Todd, I have some questions about your foosball career...
1. How many DYP's do you think you've played in your lifetime?
2. How many majors do you think you've attended?
3. Where do you think you are in your foos career...1/2 way through, 3/4 way through, or just getting started?
4. Is your game constantly getting stronger with experience or do you notice age slowing you down at all?
Thanks for your time
A.D.
Todd Lofreddo replies
ANSWER
Well Figure I played in Three Draws a week for 10 years
52x3x10=1560
in the first 10 years of my Foosball life..so I was 22 at that point..and for the
next 5 years I played in two a week..
52x2x5 =520 + 1560 = 2082
Now that puts me at age 27 and from 27 = 30 I went back to 3 a week.
52x3x3=470+2082=2552
and then I pretty much cooled it down to one a week after that..missing some here and there for the next 3 and 1/2 years..so I'll skip the half and say
52 x 1x 3 = 156+2552=2708..
and from 33 til now I pretty much am lucky if I get in one a month..so..Ide say 2700 + or - 300 is pretty close..I did this in my head so don't Slam me if the numbers are a little off..~=o)
MAJORS ???
Depends on what you consider a major..To me there is only one MaJor..That would be the Worlds..so my first was in 1976..and its 96. thats 20 and two of those years it was on two different tables..so add 2 more...22
<----that many
If it were Up to me my "career" would be over and I would be teaching..But unfortunetly this game doesnt provide retirement benefits and Im not a genius when it comes to making money outside of this game..So as long as I need the Money to live and my Body keeps functioning decently, I'll be playing....REALITY SuCks sometimes..But I guess I have a lot to be thankfull for...
The experience doesnt come as easy as it used to, but maybe thats attributed to the fact that you can only learn so much about an given thing..And it seems nowadays that a lot of my wins come from experience and not so much on talent...My Shot has gotten better with experience...But it seems the more you learn the more you fear and the less you know the less you fear...I would one day like to play for a year without haveing to win to make money...If I could I would try some new things that people dont do in tournaments..I throw in a few trick shots or two but have never been had a realistic Chance to play whole tournament doing that...And I love to try it sometimes....
Always..
Todd " get me over the hill" Loffredo ~[]o)
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