Watching the bank pool ring game and...

CreeDo

CreeDo

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Walk around the table... lay tip on the table... shake head...
walk around the other side... line up another shot with the shaft... shake head...

go back to first shot... shake head some more, grimace... sigh. get down into shooting stance... slide up bridge hand across the cloth... suddenly stand up...

do some 'air strokes' with the closed bridge. Let go of the shaft. Start to duck down, then bob back up. Slowly go back and forth on the shaft while thinking some more...

get down again. Two slow practice strokes. Stand up, back away a few steps, then bend down, hands on knees, sighting down the line of the shot...

approach the shot again. Start to bend down, stop, look down at belt line, make sure you're not about to bump any balls with your belly. Stand up, walk over to the chalk, chalk thoroughly. Do some quick slicking motions down the cue shaft...

settle into shooting stance... slow practice strokes. slow practice strokes. some more slow practice strokes. Finally, a deliberate pullback.... WHACK.

Ok, that's one ball down. Next shot.
 
CreeDo said:
Walk around the table... lay tip on the table... shake head...
walk around the other side... line up another shot with the shaft... shake head...

go back to first shot... shake head some more, grimace... sigh. get down into shooting stance... slide up bridge hand across the cloth... suddenly stand up...

do some 'air strokes' with the closed bridge. Let go of the shaft. Start to duck down, then bob back up. Slowly go back and forth on the shaft while thinking some more...

get down again. Two slow practice strokes. Stand up, back away a few steps, then bend down, hands on knees, sighting down the line of the shot...

approach the shot again. Start to bend down, stop, look down at belt line, make sure you're not about to bump any balls with your belly. Stand up, walk over to the chalk, chalk thoroughly. Do some quick slicking motions down the cue shaft...

settle into shooting stance... slow practice strokes. slow practice strokes. some more slow practice strokes. Finally, a deliberate pullback.... WHACK.

Ok, that's one ball down. Next shot.
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That's funny..:).. But for 200 a ball I would want to be as sure as I could..
 
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Yeah, Brumback is painfully deliberate in his shot selection and final stroke. He chalks about 4 times, cleans his shaft with his hand about 6 times, gets up and down like a chicken pecking the ground about 9 times ... and takes one shot.

*edit* BTW, I am not saying this is a bad thing for him ... when I am in the hall of fame and my name is synonymous with the words "bank pool", I will have the weight to criticize.
 
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Consistently THE best Banks player in the world, unless someone can prove differently.

People talk about pace of play. It works for him. To an amazing degree.
 
These guys are incredible bankers on this 10-foot monster. Very entertaining to watch.
 
fathomblue said:
Consistently THE best Banks player in the world, unless someone can prove differently.

People talk about pace of play. It works for him. To an amazing degree.
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You must not know about Truman Hogue,
Truman Hogue, Kentucky Banks
www.trumanhogue.com/
A Legend in Banking, Truman Hogue. ... Truman Presents " Kentucky Banks" Lessons from one of the Greatest bank players in Pool History. Known far and wide.
See November's shot: Hogue's Bank-a-thon - Billiards Digest. Google this if the link does not show up! Hall of famer too!
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
CreeDo said:
Walk around the table... lay tip on the table... shake head...
walk around the other side... line up another shot with the shaft... shake head...

go back to first shot... shake head some more, grimace... sigh. get down into shooting stance... slide up bridge hand across the cloth... suddenly stand up...

do some 'air strokes' with the closed bridge. Let go of the shaft. Start to duck down, then bob back up. Slowly go back and forth on the shaft while thinking some more...

get down again. Two slow practice strokes. Stand up, back away a few steps, then bend down, hands on knees, sighting down the line of the shot...

approach the shot again. Start to bend down, stop, look down at belt line, make sure you're not about to bump any balls with your belly. Stand up, walk over to the chalk, chalk thoroughly. Do some quick slicking motions down the cue shaft...

settle into shooting stance... slow practice strokes. slow practice strokes. some more slow practice strokes. Finally, a deliberate pullback.... WHACK.

Ok, that's one ball down. Next shot.
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Hey Creedo,
A shot clock would not work for him.
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
CreeDo said:
Walk around the table... lay tip on the table... shake head...
walk around the other side... line up another shot with the shaft... shake head...

go back to first shot... shake head some more, grimace... sigh. get down into shooting stance... slide up bridge hand across the cloth... suddenly stand up...

do some 'air strokes' with the closed bridge. Let go of the shaft. Start to duck down, then bob back up. Slowly go back and forth on the shaft while thinking some more...

get down again. Two slow practice strokes. Stand up, back away a few steps, then bend down, hands on knees, sighting down the line of the shot...

approach the shot again. Start to bend down, stop, look down at belt line, make sure you're not about to bump any balls with your belly. Stand up, walk over to the chalk, chalk thoroughly. Do some quick slicking motions down the cue shaft...

settle into shooting stance... slow practice strokes. slow practice strokes. some more slow practice strokes. Finally, a deliberate pullback.... WHACK.

Ok, that's one ball down. Next shot.
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I just quit watching Alex and Max take 20 minutes to shoot 6 shots. There is no reason to take so long to shoot! If someone like me who likes bank pool can't fade it, what about the typical player?
 
PaulieB said:
Yeah, Brumback is painfully deliberate in his shot selection and final stroke. He chalks about 4 times, cleans his shaft with his hand about 6 times, gets up and down like a chicken pecking the ground about 9 times ... and takes one shot.

*edit* BTW, I am not saying this is a bad thing for him ... when I am in the hall of fame and my name is synonymous with the words "bank pool", I will have the weight to criticize.
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Lock N Load said:
You must not know about Truman Hogue,
Truman Hogue, Kentucky Banks
www.trumanhogue.com/
A Legend in Banking, Truman Hogue. ... Truman Presents " Kentucky Banks" Lessons from one of the Greatest bank players in Pool History. Known far and wide.
See November's shot: Hogue's Bank-a-thon - Billiards Digest. Google this if the link does not show up! Hall of famer too!
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
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Lock, I'm familiar with Hogue. And he doesn't want any of JB.

I have an Accu-Stats video of the two squaring off and it's fairly convincing. But, while it's one match, I'd take Brumback any day.
 
I found it very entertaining.some great shooting.

The bald gentlemen played a roll-out and was given the shot back.Not sure if that is whithin the rules they were playing or if he just doen't know ring game rules.I didn't see anyone else roll-out after that.
 
smoooothstroke said:
I found it very entertaining.some great shooting.

The bald gentlemen played a roll-out and was given the shot back.Not sure if that is whithin the rules they were playing or if he just doen't know ring game rules.I didn't see anyone else roll-out after that.
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The rule they were playing was that if a player had no shot, he could push out. The next player then had a choice to shoot or pass it back.

On the shot you mention, Freddie the Beard (commentating) thought Brian Gross had a shot. But apparently whoever was refereeing (Hogue or Helfert) thought the push was acceptable in that situation.
 
It's AMAZING what these guys can do.

I wasn't knocking Brumback (though he does all this stuff)... what's weird is, they ALL did it. Shannon, Brumback, Morra, I dunno if it's the money or what.

It's almost like banks attracts this kind of player.

Still, seeing a run of 6 (and I think a run of 8 last year), and all these warp speed straight backs on a 10ft table... I can't criticise. It might be a little painful to watch but they clearly know what they're doing. I guess you need to be triple careful when dealing with shots that are inherently very touchy.
 
AtLarge said:
The rule they were playing was that if a player had no shot, he could push out. The next player then had a choice to shoot or pass it back.

On the shot you mention, Freddie the Beard (commentating) thought Brian Gross had a shot. But apparently whoever was refereeing (Hogue or Helfert) thought the push was acceptable in that situation.
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I was always told the main reason you don't do safes or pushes in ring games is to prevent any possible chance of 'collusion' where one guy gets to be the baloney in a sandwich.

But in a tournament setting, with the random draw at the start and everything on camera, I imagine there's no chance of that, so I don't see the harm in pushing. But it makes no sense. I'd much rather be at the table with a tough bank, than my opponent at the table with anything at all.
 
CreeDo said:
... Still, seeing a run of 6 (and I think a run of 8 last year), and all these warp speed straight backs on a 10ft table... I can't criticise. ...
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John Morra is the guy who ran those 6 banks in a row. It was off his break in Game 2. But John also made the last point in Game 1 (a 3-rail kick as I recall), so I think we can credit him with a run of 7!
 
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