Friday night I went to The Bank Shot after work.

I really shouldn't have.

And the way the rest of the night went it turns out that I should have just gone straight home and went to sleep, because as shitty as my play was, it was the best part of the night.

I started out playing this guy that I've seen around some games of Banks.

I don't really know how good the guy plays, but what little I do know tells me that I should be about a 5-4 favorite over him, maybe 5-3.

Armed with this knowledge I proceeded to lose five games in a row by the combined score of 25-0. I ended up winning zero games of the about ten we played.

I shit you not.

Man did I suck.

Everything went 1" short, and when I tried to adjust everything started going 1/2" short.

So great was my suckage that, were I the gambling type, I'd have games lined up for weeks.

Since I'm very fond of over-analyzing my weaknesses I believe I've figured out the problem.

I could be wrong - that was the theme for the remainder of the night after all - but I think maybe I was overhitting my banks because of the height of the table I was playing on.

Specifically, that table's height (it's on a slanted floor) ranges from about 26" to about 30". My own table is 31" all-around.

Maybe, and I know this sounds really silly, the stance I've been working on just doesn't work very well at all table heights. Or maybe now that I know what to watch out for I'll be able to adjust.

I'll see the next time I go in - probably next Friday.