One more way to Play 9Ball

[pletho]

The reason the better players like it, is the same reason I like to play a weaker player on a diamond bar box. Because the better, smarter, more knowledgable player can string the others on, and NEVER have to show their true speed. It's simple. No one wants to lose, and everyone is always looking for ways to make more money, or keep the money flowing longer.

It's much easier to hide your true shot making skills, playing the 2FNB in my opinion.

Now, no one may want to admit it, but it's about squeezing as much out of your opponent as you can, before you have to adjust. Which lets you drink from the money tree much longer than normal 1FNB would allow.

At least that's how I have seen it. I know of NO pool player who is a true grinder, and makes a living at playing pool for money, who does not want the edge as long as possible.

None of what I said above probably even applies to tournament play, which is where everyone for the most part now plays, because they HAVE to in order to make money, the internet has killed hustling and gambling, where someone has the edge, at least has the edge for very long. Because everyone wants a HUGE spot, and if they do not know you, they have a mobile phone ready to find out asap.... and then adjust accordingly.

So, play ONE pocket, thats where the money is at, and where you can play and hide your true speed and skills the most, and bleed others for a long time out of their money..... I am being honest, not ruthless, as it may sound. If I am a money player, I want to bleed you of all your money, little by little, or alot by alot, but never truly let you know you have no shot even with the weight I am giving you.... I will say that, other may just think it, but I am voicing it publickly, others may play politician, but it's the truth for those who play solely for a living gambling.

 

[BeiberLvr]

There's one thing that is even more important as far as "luck factor,' and that's to prevent a player from missing and hooking the incoming player.....this is the luckiest thing of all. :blush:

That's what I've been saying all along, and what my rules are based on.

Unlike 2 foul rules, my rules have safety play, kicking, and jumping. There are other skills besides just making the ball.

 

[CreeDo]

But, if I miss the shot and stick you, why should you pay a penalty {kick/jump} on my error?? This is the thing I've always hated about the current rules ever since they were introduced.

If we're being honest, how often is the the other guy hooked after your misses?
I bet no more than 20%. The other 80% he gets his due reward.

So why should I pay a penalty on your error?
Well, let's flip it around.
Why should I automatically get rewarded for your error?


If people REALLY wanted guaranteed rewards for every single miss, they can play 7-ball.
But they don't. Because secretly, that's not what anyone wants.
9-ball is a game to be enjoyed by people who like to fire at balls, make tough ones,
and move their cue ball. It's a good game for people-not-named-shane who are human
and miss a shot almost every rack.

If you NEVER got away with a miss, the game wouldn't feel like a game anymore,
it would simply be more stressful. It would feel like work.
You'd never shoot at anything even remotely tough.

That 20% chance of a roll is what makes 9 ball more fun than raking leaves or bowling.

 

[BeiberLvr]

If we're being honest, how often is the the other guy hooked after your misses?
I bet no more than 20%. The other 80% he gets his due reward.

So why should I pay a penalty on your error?
Well, let's flip it around.
Why should I automatically get rewarded for your error?


If people REALLY wanted guaranteed rewards for every single miss, they can play 7-ball.
But they don't. Because secretly, that's not what anyone wants.
9-ball is a game to be enjoyed by people who like to fire at balls, make tough ones,
and move their cue ball. It's a good game for people-not-named-shane who are human
and miss a shot almost every rack.

If you NEVER got away with a miss, the game wouldn't feel like a game anymore,
it would simply be more stressful. It would feel like work.
You'd never shoot at anything even remotely tough.

That 20% chance of a roll is what makes 9 ball more fun than raking leaves or bowling.

The rules I came up with are geared towards the professional players, not the bangers. If you polled all the top players, I don't think any of them would be opposed to having the option of pushing anytime they are the incoming player. Bangers rely on luck...not the pros.

Sure, maybe only 20% of the time when you miss, will you hook me. But missing and hooking your opponent or leaving them no shot is what makes up a large majority of the rolls at the professional level.

 

[Black-Balled]

Sorry I had to work. It is a 4 letter word.

An interesting thought was presented earlier- the possibility that pushing out being an option only when the hook is the incoming player's first shot and the result of a missed shot attempt. I could eat at that restaurant.

I am still a fan of shooting a Harriman while hinting the cb, in an attempt to chance running out, but I could make the above-mentioned change.

Sorry for not crediting he who said it, I post from fone.