Can someone suggest a game?
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When I'm alone,
I sit one ball on the edge of each pocket and one on the spot. Starting at the head of the table, I try to sink them, in the least number of shots. This game requires alot of English, so its good practice. Yet any ball configuration you set up will help you.
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I sit one ball on the edge of each pocket and one on the spot. Starting at the head of the table, I try to sink them, in the least number of shots. This game requires alot of English, so its good practice. Yet any ball configuration you set up will help you.
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Play Fargo,it's a great skill builder and will make you thik instead of just banging balls around.Check out the youtube video.
www.youtube.com/user/FargoBilliards
Wayde
www.youtube.com/user/FargoBilliards
Wayde
Thanks. I will check it out after work!
A good game is one we used to call Skin Pool. You put the Cue Ball on the front spot. You put a regular ball on back spot with a regular ball like two fists to the left of it and another 2 fists to the right. You hit the regular ball, usualy the middle one into the cue ball trying to make that ball you hit go into say the right or left hand corner. If you make it you play either one of the other balls into where the cueball ended up so that ball will go into a called pocket. If you make all three with no misses, thats game. If you miss you spot whatever balls were made back where they started, you need to make all three in a row for game.
This is helpful for learning position play as the balls being hit are like your cue ball and it gets you up to speed on what the English will do when playing other games. I doubt there is a YouTube on this, you would have to find a pretty old man that would know this game,
Gosh, I'm still looking, but I still can't find an old man that I consider pretty.
Track down the game, "Target Pool", Kim Davenport endorsed
Anyway, this is a great way to improve your cue ball control, stroke, and shot selection. Anyway, you can play alone and just pick 10 shots and add up the total and then put on a board an All Star Round, with those 10 shots, what the highest score was with a possible, MAX of 50 points.
Then when your friends come over you can challenge each other to a round or they can try to shoot those 10 shots and post a higher Top Score.
Good Luck
Mike
Anyway, this is a great way to improve your cue ball control, stroke, and shot selection. Anyway, you can play alone and just pick 10 shots and add up the total and then put on a board an All Star Round, with those 10 shots, what the highest score was with a possible, MAX of 50 points.
Then when your friends come over you can challenge each other to a round or they can try to shoot those 10 shots and post a higher Top Score.
Good Luck
Mike
What's your lowest number? I've done the balls over the pockets in 3...so I imagine 4 with the ball on the spot.
Imagination
Use your imagination to make up games. Using your imagination cultivates and nourishes your imagination. As you progress, you'll realize that imagination is what makes a great strategic player.
As an instructor I tell students not to try and memorize everything I say or copy everything I do.
I try to get them to think about pool in ways that allow them to progress on their own. In other words, things as simple as looking for alternatives to every first choice in shot selection. To look at shots from different angles. To plan ahead.
No teacher can teach every shot that will come up in a player's future. I try to teach them how to approach every shot with analysis and imagination.
Use your imagination to make up games. Using your imagination cultivates and nourishes your imagination. As you progress, you'll realize that imagination is what makes a great strategic player.
As an instructor I tell students not to try and memorize everything I say or copy everything I do.
I try to get them to think about pool in ways that allow them to progress on their own. In other words, things as simple as looking for alternatives to every first choice in shot selection. To look at shots from different angles. To plan ahead.
No teacher can teach every shot that will come up in a player's future. I try to teach them how to approach every shot with analysis and imagination.
yep, try this.
Grab a spare cue and some masking tape.
Place the cue over the galley portion of the table with the cue tip atop of a rail sight.
Eye ball or measure 3 equal spaces between the rails and mark with masking tape a couple inches long wrapped around the cue.
You now have a straight 2 or 4 ball rack.
rack #273 | rack strength 3. Align this rack as shown on the "in" sight with object balls on the inside, closest to the side pocket.
Place an 11" piece of masking tape atop the table and draw 10 boxes spaced equally apart. Fill in your choice of rack and mark down its strength.
Your ready to go.
Notice 2 things; the center line and the out of bounds line.
Play begins with ball in hand between the outer edge of the object balls.
The Objective; pocket all 4 balls without a miss for a perfect score.
The cue ball must always finish in bounds of the object balls for play to continue.
Lets shoot.
I'll go with the 1ball. Made it with not the best shape.
Slash and fill in upper left of the first square (rack/frame) for one point.
Went for a slight cut on the 2-ball and missed.
The object ball finishing closer to the center line is the new Out of Bound line for that side of the table.
Staying in bounds on a missed shot play continues.
Can not miss 2 shots in row for play to continue.
Mark - an open slash as a miss on the 2nd ball shot.
My next shot will be the 2 in the corner, easy enough.
Cue ball must finish between the 4 and the 8 for play to continue.
I'll finish this in next post, reached 10 image limit.
Choice of the next rack is,
rack #277 | rack strength 3. Align this rack as shown.
Mirror a in/out rack at the inside sight on opposite sides of the table.
Mark/update the score board.
I'll go with the 4-ball
Pocketed the 4-ball with good shape.
I'll take the 2-ball for my second shot.
Mark it down.
Made the 2-ball with good shape on the 1.
The table cleared of object balls on the one side - "it" has no Out of Bounds.
This shot sets up well for shape on the 8-ball.
reached the image limit...
rack #277 | rack strength 3. Align this rack as shown.
Mirror a in/out rack at the inside sight on opposite sides of the table.
Mark/update the score board.
I'll go with the 4-ball
Pocketed the 4-ball with good shape.
I'll take the 2-ball for my second shot.
Mark it down.
Made the 2-ball with good shape on the 1.
The table cleared of object balls on the one side - "it" has no Out of Bounds.
This shot sets up well for shape on the 8-ball.
reached the image limit...
...continuing,
wow, over did it on my intended finish(shape), however I'll take it.
Made it. Making the 4th ball without a miss is important
8 points and it keeps the frame open for points from the next rack.
So, do not fill anything yet.
This frame right now is worth 1+2+4+8= 15 points.
on to the 3rd frame...
wow, over did it on my intended finish(shape), however I'll take it.
Made it. Making the 4th ball without a miss is important
8 points and it keeps the frame open for points from the next rack.
So, do not fill anything yet.
This frame right now is worth 1+2+4+8= 15 points.
on to the 3rd frame...
"Couples" for one person
I play a lot of pool by myself out in the shop. I start my session with 3 racks of break-and-run all balls with a penalty of 2 balls for missing a shot and 3 balls for a foul.
Then I play three games of scatter-and-run which is just like above only I simply don't rack the balls, just scatter them all over the table before beginning. Same penalties.
If I've got a lot of time, I play the game "Couples" which I made up due to being bored with 8-Ball runouts. Look under this "Cuesports: Rules & Strategies, "Couples" for the rules.
I'll warn you ahead of time, "Couples" is not for the faint-heart-ed
and it's an excellent way to train for shapes.
I intentionally made the game difficult to deal with boring sessions.
I play a lot of pool by myself out in the shop. I start my session with 3 racks of break-and-run all balls with a penalty of 2 balls for missing a shot and 3 balls for a foul.
Then I play three games of scatter-and-run which is just like above only I simply don't rack the balls, just scatter them all over the table before beginning. Same penalties.
If I've got a lot of time, I play the game "Couples" which I made up due to being bored with 8-Ball runouts. Look under this "Cuesports: Rules & Strategies, "Couples" for the rules.
I'll warn you ahead of time, "Couples" is not for the faint-heart-ed
and it's an excellent way to train for shapes.I intentionally made the game difficult to deal with boring sessions.
I'll go with the same as the last frame,
rack #277 | rack strength 3. Align this rack as shown.
Mark it up.
I'll go with the 1-ball.
All it takes is a nice little pop-draw - pushing to my left for
shape on any of the 3 other Object balls.
Up to you if you want to keep in mind that
your working on a perfect previous frame -
adding to it with this shot.
:smile:
rack #277 | rack strength 3. Align this rack as shown.
Mark it up.
I'll go with the 1-ball.
All it takes is a nice little pop-draw - pushing to my left for
shape on any of the 3 other Object balls.
Up to you if you want to keep in mind that
your working on a perfect previous frame -
adding to it with this shot.
:smile:
OK, I'll go...
Perfect, having good angle on all 3 remaining balls.
When ever you can; clearing one side of the boundary's
is a good thing - more playing room.
I'll take the 8.
BTW **CALLED POCKETS ARE NOT REQUIRED**
A look from the other side
No problem
4-ball is closer to the center line making it Out of Bounds.
1+2=3. So for thats 3 more points added to the previous frame.
Have great shape on the 2
Looking good... If, your not sure on this shot you
could take the points 1+2+4=7 adds to the previous frame.
well... out of image space.
Perfect, having good angle on all 3 remaining balls.
When ever you can; clearing one side of the boundary's
is a good thing - more playing room.
I'll take the 8.
BTW **CALLED POCKETS ARE NOT REQUIRED**
A look from the other side
No problem
4-ball is closer to the center line making it Out of Bounds.
1+2=3. So for thats 3 more points added to the previous frame.
Have great shape on the 2
Looking good... If, your not sure on this shot you
could take the points 1+2+4=7 adds to the previous frame.
well... out of image space.
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Nothing to this
Mark it down, 2 "strikes" in a row - for lack of a better term on a perfect frame.
There's 15 in the previous frame and another 15 here, post 30 in the second.
On to the fourth
2 in a row, feeling good so I'm going to press a little bit -
tightening up my line strength,
rack #164 | rack strength 2 1/2. Align this rack as shown.
Mark it down.
On the rack strengths and the line strength – It is the second
measurement of the game. Overall you want a high point total
with a low “tight line”. If you are challenging your line with
someone else, the difference in the line strength has
additional point value when totaling the final score.
There is a 4.5 point value on every 1 degree of rack (line) strength difference.
I be back...
Mark it down, 2 "strikes" in a row - for lack of a better term on a perfect frame.
There's 15 in the previous frame and another 15 here, post 30 in the second.
On to the fourth
2 in a row, feeling good so I'm going to press a little bit -
tightening up my line strength,
rack #164 | rack strength 2 1/2. Align this rack as shown.
Mark it down.
On the rack strengths and the line strength – It is the second
measurement of the game. Overall you want a high point total
with a low “tight line”. If you are challenging your line with
someone else, the difference in the line strength has
additional point value when totaling the final score.
There is a 4.5 point value on every 1 degree of rack (line) strength difference.
I be back...