Yeah I was thinking about that. That might be why there is a 2 foul deduction for it to penalize more.
So one strategy could be to take a foul by breaking out a cluster while not shooting the lowest ball first.
15 Ball Ghost Rating Drill
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Yeah I was thinking about that. That might be why there is a 2 foul deduction for it to penalize more.
So one strategy could be to take a foul by breaking out a cluster while not shooting the lowest ball first.
That is exactly why I made it a 2 foul penalty.
Although, I'm not sure intentional needs to be specified.
After all, with the option to take ball in hand at any time, I don't think a player should ever unintentionally not hit the lowest ball.
I answered the reasoning behind 2 fouls on a bad hit, but what do you mean about the spotting balls rules?
I think if an OB goes off the table, it should definitely be spotted.
The only other time a ball would be spotted is if it goes in and you scratch, and that's ONLY if it wasn't the lowest ball that went in.
I have another question. If you miss, it's a 1 point penalty. But then with that one point penalty do you get a bih after the miss, or would that be two total points for the bih?
I think I'm going to try it again soon, maybe tonight.
A miscue for example...
It's just 1 point, even if you take BIH after the miss.
About to go try this tonight....
few questions....
Does 15 spot if it goes down early???
Can I rack 15 on spot instead of the 1?
I can not get the balls to disperse beyond the side pocket...Regardless of break spot, speed, etc... So I was going to try moving the rack up... I wish my table broke like Gerry's for just 1 day, but not possible.... Btw, good shooting Gerry... I've watched most of your ghost videos from the past.
few questions....
Does 15 spot if it goes down early???
Can I rack 15 on spot instead of the 1?
I can not get the balls to disperse beyond the side pocket...Regardless of break spot, speed, etc... So I was going to try moving the rack up... I wish my table broke like Gerry's for just 1 day, but not possible.... Btw, good shooting Gerry... I've watched most of your ghost videos from the past.
I just did it again with the new rules. I got a 47. Some racks I gave away super easy points, but that's how it goes, lol.
Rack Scores, 47 Total
Youtube link (should be live in about 10 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMp3Tz4xrIc&feature=youtu.be
Rack Scores, 47 Total
Youtube link (should be live in about 10 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMp3Tz4xrIc&feature=youtu.be
15 stays down, but you must continue shooting until the rest of the balls are pocketed.
That's a great question about the rack spot. I personally wouldn't care, but I might have to defer to the others.
What does everyone else think? Should the player have the option of putting the 1 or 15 on the spot when breaking?
Awesome job, man.
Those 3 racks (8, 7 and 6) hurt you a little, but at least you know you're capable of getting lower, and thus having an even better score next time around.
Correct, but if you miss, and have a shot, you don't have to take a BIH if you don't want. An example of where that might happen would be if you missed and the ball just hung in the pocket.
A miss doesn't cost a point unless you take bih?
No, a miss is 1 point only, regardless of whether or not you take BIH.
Hope that clears it up for you.
What is your score BeiberLvr ? 
What is your score BeiberLvr ?
I had mentioned earlier in the thread that I tried it over the weekend, but got frustrated and only made it through a couple racks.
The frustration stemmed from the horrible breaks. The pool hall I go to has those cheap plastic racks, and I was having a hard time getting a good rack. So every time I broke, I had tons of clusters. The majority of the time, there were 5-6 balls just bunched together in the rack area. I swear I had one break where I think only 5 balls had a pocket.
I'm just going to suck it up when I play this weekend, and try it again. I'll try to record it, so when I score over 100, you guys can see why
I'm just estimating though, that with a decent spread and minimal clusters, I might be able to score in the 45-60 range. High hopes though.
Joe T
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Oops - after a review of the video I was a 15 as well Joe
Check out the brain cramp in rack 6 - wow!
Gerry
Nice 13 lol
Good news bad news, I watched mine and have 16 also
but I made a 4 ball and scratched counting that as 2 so I don't know. Funny thing is I felt like I played good with a 16 and then watching it I was like wt* this is sh** lol Always told my students to get a better perspective, film and watch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_V7FQcyKoM&feature=youtu.beHappy New Year All and lets get better in 2014!
Nice 13 lol
Good news bad news, I watched mine and have 16 also
Happy New Year All and lets get better in 2014!
Nice Joe. Gonna watch a few racks now and see if I can learn a thing or two.