I'm wondering...I play the 9 ball ghost sometimes races to 9. I think it is a decent practice for actual competition. I'm curious. I have a friend who would like to try, but she isn't really ready for the 9 ball ghost. She is a 4 in the APA, so I'm thinking she might want to start playing the 4 ball ghost. My question:
My idea is that she should break, and then remove the 5 highest balls from the table before taking ball in hand to run out. This allows her to get credit for the balls made on the break, which of course is a big part of the game. Since when I play the 9 ball ghost, I get credit for mine, I figured this seemed fair. Is this how people would do it, or is there some other method for playing the "less-than-9-ball" ghost?
Thanks for any input,
KMRUNOUT
My idea is that she should break, and then remove the 5 highest balls from the table before taking ball in hand to run out. This allows her to get credit for the balls made on the break, which of course is a big part of the game. Since when I play the 9 ball ghost, I get credit for mine, I figured this seemed fair. Is this how people would do it, or is there some other method for playing the "less-than-9-ball" ghost?
Thanks for any input,
KMRUNOUT