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Bob Jewett said:

Rotation! It's not just on the pool table.

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I didn't usually run the same tires front and rear so rotation wasn't usually an option. Too, if you follow the "X" rotation scheme you need to rotate every five to seven thousand miles or whatever they recommend these days. Cross rotating tires after they take a set causes them to come apart sometimes.

I was a Goodyear tire dealer from the age of fifteen. My sister's doodlebug, my brother in law's VW van, my mom's economy car, all the other cars in the family, were running fiberglass wide ovals on them when I got a good deal from the distributor!

Edit: When I was fifteen I would tune my car engine every week or two. I tuned it to spin the wheels as far as possible. My dad would raise hell, "You are burning up your tires!" "Yes, but I am the distributor and getting them at a good price."
Hu

ShootingArts said:

...He got five new tires! Two of his tires had lots of wear left ...

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Rotation! It's not just on the pool table.

The Ghost wins if he ever gets a shot. As a spot, he gives you the break and ball in hand after the break. Rack for nine ball and break. You only win by running out. The Ghost wins the rack if you don't run out. A scratch on the break loses.

We used to play a scored version, playing 10 racks. One point per ball and two for the nine ball. Max score was 100.

I think most players should do the progressive ghost:

After the break, remove balls from the table until your current number remains on the table. Take ball in hand and try to run out.

If you beat The Ghost in a race to five, increase your number -- the number of balls you have to run for a win -- by one. If you lose, you have to decrease your number. Make the race longer if you prefer.

If you beat the nine ball ghost, the next step is to play the 10-ball ghost, then 11, then ... After the 10 ball rack, either rack 15 or figure out where to place the additional balls.

Other points:

"Pro Ghost" does not give up ball in hand after the break. You need to learn to play position on the one ball.

The Ghost has a FargoRate that depends on the table. If you are even with The Ghost on your home 8-foot table with the expansive pockets, The Ghost on that table has your FargoRate. If you try The Ghost on the front 9-foot table in the pool hall with the tiny (one pocket) pockets, and The Ghost beats you 10-5, The Ghost's FR on that table is 100 points over yours. (That's based on the standard FR calculation from ratio of wins.)

If the point of the exercise is to learn to run out, I think versions that allow safety play are counterproductive. Find ways to run out. Play position on banks. Learn to kick to make the ball. Learn combos and caroms. Make a ball; don't be afraid and hide.

Easy vs Oscar starting now.

Bob Jewett said:

It's well known that if tires are not exercised properly, they rot and get tire weevils, especially in cotton-growing areas.

But if he had a proper, complete, matching spare, a proper tire rotation pattern would have prevented the rot and kept the tire weevils at bay.

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Yes, this was in 67-68 so they still had spare tires that matched the four on the ground. Everything was explained to the owner more than once. He wanted the comfort of knowing he had five new tires. He got five new tires! Two of his tires had lots of wear left so I tried to sell him three tires, put one of the less than half worn tires on the spare tire rim, and put the other new tire from the spare on the ground.

The customer isn't always right but unless it is dangerous they usually get their way!

Hu