I blame this on a couple of things.

First, I didn't even play any pool for several days. I was too busy with things like my site redesign.

Second, I went bowling on Saturday.

I think the combination of a lack of steady practice and a little muscle fatigue in my right arm must have done something.

Sunday and Monday I sucked.

Tonight I managed to fight the panic welling up inside me - the feeling that I'd fallen into another of my multi-year slumps - and brought my game back to where it's been for the past few days (weeks? I don't even know).

I'm not sure exactly what I did. I guess I just kept trying to keep the same NewOrleansJoey style I've been using. Eventually it worked.

Two things amaze me about my little mini-slump.

I cannot believe how quickly it came, then after a couple of days, how quickly it went away.

It was seriously like flipping a switch.

What also amazes me is the incredible contrast between SlumpingDave and ShootingDave. I mean, for the past two days I'd go ten shots in a row without making a ball, then tonight all of a sudden I ran four racks.

It's truly like two different people.

My money's on the one that runs racks.