One pocket poll.

The best game for a serious player!

  • yes

    Votes: 79 66.4%

  • No

    Votes: 40 33.6%
  • Total voters
    119
boring

I just don't enjoy one pocket...14.1 is much more enjoyable in my opinion....but I like to shoot balls and make balls...not just keep moving them around back and forth...yada yada... I feel one pocket takes you out of stroke.

How about a game of chess? I like that game much more than one pocket!
 
StuartK35 said:
I just don't enjoy one pocket...14.1 is much more enjoyable in my opinion....but I like to shoot balls and make balls...not just keep moving them around back and forth...yada yada... I feel one pocket takes you out of stroke.

How about a game of chess? I like that game much more than one pocket!
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That's the "C player snobs" that Anthony (OP) was talking about in a subsequent post. I guarantee you if you're in a match with a good one pocket player, the first mistake you make won't result in your opponent "merely" pushing balls back and forth, but rather in his/her pocket and running out on you.

I agree that excessive moving is boring, especially when there's a reasonably make-able shot that also offers position.

-Sean
 
Imply

sfleinen said:
That's the "C player snobs" that Anthony (OP) was talking about in a subsequent post. I guarantee you if you're in a match with a good one pocket player, the first mistake you make won't result in your opponent "merely" pushing balls back and forth, but rather in his/her pocket and running out on you.

I agree that excessive moving is boring, especially when there's a reasonably make-able shot that also offers position.

-Sean
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If you're implying that I'm a C player because I don't like the game of one pocket you are sadly mistaken. If you're ever in Roanoke VA hit me up and we can put it on the table.
 
StuartK35 said:
If you're implying that I'm a C player because I don't like the game of one pocket you are sadly mistaken. If you're ever in Roanoke VA hit me up and we can put it on the table.
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Boy, we're reading into things, aren't we? I offered you an explanation that actually explains *WHY* you may be seeing what you're seeing (remember, we were on the topic of watching two players push balls back and forth), and you somehow read that as a challenge? <tisk> <tisk>

-Sean
 
apologies

sfleinen said:
Boy, we're reading into things, aren't we? I offered you an explanation that actually explains *WHY* you may be seeing what you're seeing (remember, we were on the topic of watching two players push balls back and forth), and you somehow read that as a challenge? <tisk> <tisk>

-Sean
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I apologize. I just play with a lot of guys who are very good pool players who love the game of one pocket and it's always said that this game makes you "better". So I play with them and I lose. We switch back to 9 ball, 10ball, 8ball, and my winning percentage goes way up. So I guess I am still on the fence about whether or not this game will improve you as a player. I'm still just as good as these guys and better on my day ...they play a lot of one pocket, I do not. I'm still on their level in pool so how does their argument make sense?
 
StuartK35 said:
I apologize. I just play with a lot of guys who are very good pool players who love the game of one pocket and it's always said that this game makes you "better". So I play with them and I lose. We switch back to 9 ball, 10ball, 8ball, and my winning percentage goes way up. So I guess I am still on the fence about whether or not this game will improve you as a player. I'm still just as good as these guys and better on my day ...they play a lot of one pocket, I do not. I'm still on their level in pool so how does their argument make sense?
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Actually, your stance makes a lot of sense, and substantiates what was said (by the OP and others) in this thread. That is, if you play too much of any one game, you *can* become stunted in your growth as a player. Your success at playing these "one pocket snobs" in other games proves this out. You're a more well-rounded player.

I think what the OP was trying to ask, is "what game that, if you play it in moderation and in balance with your other games, will offer the most widespread-useful benefits to other games (i.e. precise cue ball control, uncanny banks, etc.)?" That would be one pocket, and/or 14.1. But, like anything, play too much of it, and you'll become so focused on those benefits, that you'll "forget" how to play the other games well/competitively.

Even 14.1 players that play only (exclusively) 14.1, prove this out -- they're often easily beatable at the rotation games, because they're not used to moving the cue ball large distances (or other skills needed for a good rotation game).

-Sean
 
thanks...makes sense

sfleinen said:
Actually, your stance makes a lot of sense, and substantiates what was said (by the OP and others) in this thread. That is, if you play too much of any one game, you *can* become stunted in your growth as a player. Your success at playing these "one pocket snobs" in other games proves this out. You're a more well-rounded player.

I think what the OP was trying to ask, is "what game that, if you play it in moderation and in balance with your other games, will offer the most widespread-useful benefits to other games (i.e. precise cue ball control, uncanny banks, etc.)?" That would be one pocket, and/or 14.1. But, like anything, play too much of it, and you'll become so focused on those benefits, that you'll "forget" how to play the other games well/competitively.

Even 14.1 players that play only (exclusively) 14.1, prove this out -- they're often easily beatable at the rotation games, because they're not used to moving the cue ball large distances (or other skills needed for a good rotation game).

-Sean
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That makes sense. I guess I never thought of it in this way. Every time they ask me to play this game I always just ask "why"? I know I'm not going to take the time to learn the game the way I would need to in order to compete so I spend my time playing the games I enjoy and feel I need to keep working on. I suppose if I was going to gamble I would need to get a good handle on this game. Thanks for your thoughts.
 
14.1 for me. One Pocket I'd probably place second. I think One Pocket covers a wider variety of shots overall, but I think 14.1 demands much more.
 
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