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8 ball no question for me love the game. Then I'd say 9 ball only because a lot of people play in round here and it's always been the go to for action.
One Pocket is my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. (Yes. I'm old, but I was taught that game probably in my early 20's, and still believe it's the best).
After that it's a tie between Rotation and 14:1, then Banks(Full Rack)....
You haven't lived till you play Full Rack Banks...:grin-square:
After that it's a tie between Rotation and 14:1, then Banks(Full Rack)....
You haven't lived till you play Full Rack Banks...:grin-square:
It also one pocket for me, do sort of like 8 ball,last played it on a bar box and it was ok.
I used to love 9 ball, note my nickname here. Now I prefer Banks and 14.1 over the rest.
I love banks. But no one here ever plays it. I also love rotation but, again, no one plays it. I practice it from time to time. Just taking ball in hand and trying to get out ( not 61 points, but the entire rack ).
He's a piece of work. But so was Michelangelo. No one can argue with Strickland's genius.
I would've very much liked sweating it when he ran 408. Poetry in motion I would imagine.
Sure Chris:
Thomas Engert 492
Gene Nagy 430
Dallas West 429
Ray Martin 426
Allen Hopkins 421
Thorsten Hohmann 408
Earl Strickland 408
Alain Martel 408
John Schmidt 400
i havent read thru the threead yet but my favorite game is............................
one pocket.....(dont hold it against me michael ...)
you have to be good at all types of shots/kicks/banks/combos/caroms /tight cue ball control
and OMG you have to think......
I can't even SPELL oone pocket.
I tried thinking once... nothing happened.
I like it. Send me one. XX large.
I NEVER play 1hole but, I've watched EVERY VIDEO I can find with Ronnie Allen in it. He was un bee leeve a bull.
if you look nowadays there are alot of top onepocket players in their 20's and 30's
i also think its becoming a game the younger better players are starting to try and learn at an earlier age
not waiting until they cant see the edges of the balls anymore and getting the ball close to your hole is a good shot.....
Yeah, they are. And younger guys have always played it, at least around here. But the majority of those who play 1hole everywhere I've ever been have been oldsters. Probably for myriad reasons.
Wow, Engert was 2+ racks from Mosconi's high run! Do you happen to know what year that was and if that was an exhibition match, or just a witnessed practice session? Thanks for the list!
No idea on the when and where and circumstances. Here is an even more comprehensive list. And if correct, it's more than 9 people.
Thomas Engert, straight pool, 491 balls (the number has been reported as 492 elsewhere, but Engert himself signs autographs with the number 491)
Dallas West, straight pool, 468 balls (according to Mark Wilson, Dallas West had three runs of 400 or more balls on 5x10 tables)
Babe Cranfield, straight pool, 32 racks (approx. 450 balls), witnessed by Dave Capone, who racked for Cranfield
Jack Schaefer Jr., 18.2 balkline billiards, 432 balls in title match
Gene Nagy, straight pool, 430 balls (Nagy was an "underground" shark who reportedly had 20 or more runs of 200 balls)
Dallas West, straight pool, 429 balls
Ray "Cool Cat" Martin, straight pool, 426 balls
Allen "Young Hoppe" Hopkins, 421 balls
Arthur "Babe" Cranfield, straight pool, 420 balls, in Syracuse on a 10' table, before a sizeable audience, per George Fels
Roger Conti, 18.2 balkline billiards, 416 balls
John McDevitt, four-ball, 409 balls against William Goldthwait in a match in Bumstead Hall, Boston, MA, on Oct. 30, 1866
Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann, straight pool, 408 balls
Earl "The Pearl" Strickland, straight pool, 408 balls
Alain Martel, straight pool, 408 balls
Jean Reverchon, artistic billiards, 404 balls, record competitive score
John Schmidt, straight pool, 403 balls (he also has runs of 400, 366, 294 and 245 balls)
8 B
9 B
9 B Banks
1 Hole
Ring Games, pea pool
9 B
9 B Banks
1 Hole
Ring Games, pea pool
The primary difference being that everyone will know who Michelangelo is in 100 years, and Strickland will still be a guy who couldn't control his mouth.
In the 60’s I enjoyed an afternoon of 1ball in the corner (Phila game) or odd ball for $.25 a way. Will still play if I find a game.
For the past 4 years I have been learning 1p. I like everything about the game. That is my game of choice. Starting to look at 1cushion.
The reason I just started 1p has nothing to do with age.
For the past 4 years I have been learning 1p. I like everything about the game. That is my game of choice. Starting to look at 1cushion.
The reason I just started 1p has nothing to do with age.
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Think people won't know who Strickland was in 100 years? And for every word printed about his behavior, there will be two regarding his genius and abilities. Bank on it.
Do a little research on Michelangelo. If he'd been alive during the age of video, he would probably have a similar reputation to Earl. Maybe even worse. Earl can be charming, funny and pretty much just a good guy. But the evil twin can be everything everyone hates about him: rude, poor sport, disruptive... wayyyy over the top. But from most accounts, Michelangelo was NEVER "charming, funny or nice". By most accounts he would've preferred to just tell you to go f**k yourself. But at the end of the day, regarding art, he was a stone-cold genius. And, as far as pool goes, so is Strickland.
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One of thee most difficult things to do in pool with different levels of players is to limit the better players chances of winning everytime. That eventually unravels the game completely.
Here are a couple equalizers especially the second game.
1. Ring game 9 ball with different levels of players. Winner does not break, rotate breaking order.
2. A four handed game that is ALLOT of fun and allot of laughter, Odd Ball.
Full rack rotation, slop counts, breaking order never changes. Whomever makes the 1 ball will become partners with who ever makes the nine ball (if same player makes the 1&9 then the 10 ball or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15, or 8 ball or 7 ball or 6 ball and so forth...........that ball will be the deciding ball to create your team. You will become partners for JUST that rack. Shooting order will slightly change to make sure the one nine partners don't follow each other that game. You never know who your partner will be each game. Each odd ball is worth? 10 cents 25 cents or more. There are 8 odd numbered balls. Each team can also score two more points by adding up all the ball numbers. Which ever team scores 61 points will also add 2 more odd ball points to create a total possible score just for that game 10. If one team scores 4 odd balls but no more, that means the other team HAS to have 2 odd balls and 61 ball points. So one team has 6 the other team has for. So subtract 6 from 4 and the winning side will be paid 2 odd ball amounts per player from the opposing team. Rack em up and start another game. Whomever broke last racks, next in breaking order rotation breaks the balls.
This was the most fun game of all the game I've played. It gives a WEAK player a chance to be partners with luck or with the best player. NO BIH.
9 Ball and One Pocket, love 'em both equally..
I'll play 10 ball in a tournament, but that's it.
Never cared for 8 ball.
Re: Strickland... IMO he'll be remembered along with Efren as one of the greats.. we still remember
McEnroe, right ? Best top gear in tournament 9 ball ever.. ran 9 and OUT on Varner back in the day.
Money 9 ball I'd give the nod to Jose Parica.
I'll play 10 ball in a tournament, but that's it.
Never cared for 8 ball.
Re: Strickland... IMO he'll be remembered along with Efren as one of the greats.. we still remember
McEnroe, right ? Best top gear in tournament 9 ball ever.. ran 9 and OUT on Varner back in the day.
Money 9 ball I'd give the nod to Jose Parica.
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