Rate my Speed please!

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Rjmoncrief

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Hello Guys! I have included a few video's of me playing the ghost in 9-ball. The way I did it was a race to 10, ball in hand after break. I miss, I lose. Sorry for the quality of the video's. All I had to use was my I-Phone. For times sake, I included 4 games in which I ran out. I beat the ghost 10-6. There were 3 games in which there was a cluster that I couldn't break up and the other 3 games I got out of line enough to miss the next shot. Some say I play to slow but I think I play a little better taking my time. I would like to add that I play a lot of safeties anytime I get a little out of line but of course couldn't include any doing this. Please give me all the feedback you can. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.....:thumbup:

http://youtu.be/alB8UwjjFsU
http://youtu.be/jTU9XAcPGcE
http://youtu.be/S4DpuLFccuw
http://youtu.be/6JHWjiRqxZw
 
I have no idea what your speed would be. I thought about posting some videos of myself, but haven't gotten around to it. You shoot good and its a plus that you have your own table. Does the sliding back glass get any abuse?
 
Don't ever let Rodney Morris watch you play. He would go into a coma and there is no telling when he would come out of it.
 
Allen Brown said:
I have no idea what your speed would be. I thought about posting some videos of myself, but haven't gotten around to it. You shoot good and its a plus that you have your own table. Does the sliding back glass get any abuse?
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No, the sliding doors are about 6 feet from the table. The only tight spot is the left wall from the camera's view. And it's only tight when the CB is froze on the rail and shooting directly across the table. Doesn't come into play very often. I know I play slow but its hard breaking the habit of doing so. I'm working on speeding up a little as long as it doesn't affect my play. I've played players that make me look like a speed player so it doesn't bother me too much.......:D
 
master_cueist said:
Don't ever let Rodney Morris watch you play. He would go into a coma and there is no telling when he would come out of it.
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I played a guy not long ago that made me look like a speed player. Wish I played good enough to comatose Rodney! Not a bad idea though........:clapping:
 
You spend a lot of time lining up even the easiest of shots. I can't comment too much on the walking around the table bit, because it's not necessarily a bad thing. However, I don't think you need to be doing it on every single shot.

Overall, I think beating the ghost 10-6 puts you at least in the B player range. You're a slow player, but you definitely don't suck. Good job.
 
Hey, that's not nice! I love watching Charlie play.
In fact, I have a whole library of his videos. When I can't sleep, I just put one on and blammo! Insomnia cured!
 
I would say a C player based on the patterns. It takes good CB control to beat the ghost with any regularity or for a 10-6 win. I'm guessing you scratch often, but that will improve with better patterns.
 
You shoot well. Agree with others that you are, at times, painfully slow on basic shots.

In my opinion, anyone who can consistently (more than half the time) beat the 9-ball ghost in medium-length races, on 9-foot tables with tournament-cut pockets and no pattern racking, is an A player.

It looks like you're on an 8-foot table with generous pockets and slowish cloth. Many of your shots wouldn't fall on tourney equipment, which really leaves no room for sloppiness. I'd rate you a B.
 
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Your stroke timing is off because your backstroke is too fast. You poke a lot of shots. You probably have lots of trouble with long shots and stroke shots. This kind of stroke will almost always have negative results for you in competition.

You have potential but first you have to fix your stroke timing issue.

Then you should try to learn how to let go and relax at the table. You're trying to control every little thing which is why you play slow. Work on finding a nice rhythm for yourself moving from shot to shot.
 
FranCrimi said:
Your stroke timing is off because your backstroke is too fast. You poke a lot of shots. You probably have lots of trouble with long shots and stroke shots. This kind of stroke will almost always have negative results for you in competition.

You have potential but first you have to fix your stroke timing issue.

Then you should try to learn how to let go and relax at the table. You're trying to control every little thing which is why you play slow. Work on finding a nice rhythm for yourself moving from shot to shot.
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Thanks for the advice! I will work on those issue's to improve. I appreciate the input.....:thumbup:
 
I think your game would look very different on a 9-foot pro-cut diamond. Not only do you make a lot of shots that wouldn't go on a pro-cut pocket, but your CB control, while mostly good enough for your purposes on this table, would be a big problem on a table where all the shots are tougher. You do a good enough job recovering from your mistakes on this table, but a less forgiving one would punish them much more harshly.

Because of that it's hard to judge your speed. On your table, maybe B or B+? If you came out to the weekly tournament I like to play in my area (on 9-foot pro-cut diamonds), I have a feeling I'd rate you a C. But of course that's total speculation.

-Andrew
 
Andrew Manning said:
I think your game would look very different on a 9-foot pro-cut diamond. Not only do you make a lot of shots that wouldn't go on a pro-cut pocket, but your CB control, while mostly good enough for your purposes on this table, would be a big problem on a table where all the shots are tougher. You do a good enough job recovering from your mistakes on this table, but a less forgiving one would punish them much more harshly.

Because of that it's hard to judge your speed. On your table, maybe B or B+? If you came out to the weekly tournament I like to play in my area (on 9-foot pro-cut diamonds), I have a feeling I'd rate you a C. But of course that's total speculation.

-Andrew
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I agree 100% but if you just play at home and only care how you play on your table I would rate you a C+ player. I went from playing on a factory Gold Crown IX 9' to a RealKingCobra ProCut Gold Crown III and it made a world of difference. As he said above, most of your shots wouldnt have gone on a procut table. I would try to focus on hitting the heart of the pocket more often when you practice on your table.
 
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