In search of perfection...

In the never ending pursuit of perfection, last night I went back to basics:Oxygen.Here's how the logic works:Pool is 90% mental (and the other half is all in your head)
;o)And your mind lives on oxygen(it requires 90% more oxygen than other organs)Thereforethe critical path of pool perfectionmust optimize oxygen delivery to the brain.And so you have it,the reason why I tried Oxiathe portable, personal oxygen delivery system.This product was brought to my attentionby a good friend and business partnerwho lives in Australia.I heard about it a couple of months agobut it has taken a while to get hold of a sample.I figured I'd try it in the presence of othersso they would rush me of the hospitalif my brain exploded(I hate when that happens).

Heck, I was concerned thatmaybe the oxygen bottle might explode!

Nothing exploded.I opened it,pushed a button,and breathed through my mouth.No "rush" was sensed,and in fact it seemed like an irrelevant event,so much so thatI was not curious to do more.One, maybe two quick breaths.Unremarkable.

I had been shooting pool before and afterthose insignificant breaths.I won the first race to 5 in 8-ball.But it was not my opponent's best game.

Next we played straight pool, which he prefers. I won the first match to 100 pointsby more than 50 balls,which is good, for me.

It was sometime during that game to 100that I inhaled Oxia for the first time.I didn't notice anything different,but my opponent,who by that time was looking for any excuse,did remark that perhaps that oxygenwas having a beneficial effect to my game. I think his exact remark was"You're shooting good, maybe it's the oxygen."

I continued shooting good thru the end.And then we shot another game to 100.This time I lost by 4 balls,and there is no question in my mind why.In the beginning of the second gameI started to yawn, a lot.I was feeling tiredand started to slouch.I was not feeling as alert.

Would another shot of oxygenat that first yawnhave changed the outcome?Did I get tired because of a sort of chocolate high, then crash,sort of effect?

Obviously more experimentation is needed.However, be warned...If it does what I think it can do,it will be worth every penny.

As I mentioned,Oxia is the product of my Australia friendsso if you want to experiment on your owntell them "Fast Mikie sent me",and maybe,if there's enough interestwe can get them to stock somehere in San Diego.(Mine was shipped in from Las Vegas).

Website: www.oxia.com1-800-OXIA-USA

Remember, tell 'em Fast Mikie sent you!