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I have been giving this a little thought as I saw Scott Frost and Francisco Bustamante playing one pocket. Now you know Francisco took up one pocket late in his career. And I have heard the line, "One pocket is the accumulation of all pocket games" but I don't buy into it. Folks play several different styles, and being that I am not from Chicago, and for me to like a Chicago player is a little tough for me to admit, but aside from Efren, I like Chris Gentiles game.
But back to my topic for this thread. John Schmidt and Danny Harriman (both straight pool players in their hearts) both suggest straight pool players tend to make the best one pocket players.
I played pool in Kentucky with lots of bank pool players, and obviously they thought they had a big advantage in one pocket because the played so many bank shots in a normal game of one-pocket.
Then there is the 9/10 ball players. While I find most rotation players are rather looked down upon by one pocket players, it seems to me as of late, these guys have really taken over the one pocket game. These are the folks that for me are the toughest to gamble with playing one pocket. I move better than the majority of them, but given one makeable shot, they often run 7 -9 balls, making handicapping them nearly impossible.
Finally you have the guys like Scott Frost (who may be Ronnie Allen’s illegitimate son - okay I was just kidding) and players like Cliff Joyner or Chris Gentile, who are just a true old school one pocket players.
What are your thoughts?
Ken
I have been giving this a little thought as I saw Scott Frost and Francisco Bustamante playing one pocket. Now you know Francisco took up one pocket late in his career. And I have heard the line, "One pocket is the accumulation of all pocket games" but I don't buy into it. Folks play several different styles, and being that I am not from Chicago, and for me to like a Chicago player is a little tough for me to admit, but aside from Efren, I like Chris Gentiles game.
But back to my topic for this thread. John Schmidt and Danny Harriman (both straight pool players in their hearts) both suggest straight pool players tend to make the best one pocket players.
I played pool in Kentucky with lots of bank pool players, and obviously they thought they had a big advantage in one pocket because the played so many bank shots in a normal game of one-pocket.
Then there is the 9/10 ball players. While I find most rotation players are rather looked down upon by one pocket players, it seems to me as of late, these guys have really taken over the one pocket game. These are the folks that for me are the toughest to gamble with playing one pocket. I move better than the majority of them, but given one makeable shot, they often run 7 -9 balls, making handicapping them nearly impossible.
Finally you have the guys like Scott Frost (who may be Ronnie Allen’s illegitimate son - okay I was just kidding) and players like Cliff Joyner or Chris Gentile, who are just a true old school one pocket players.
What are your thoughts?
Ken