Ask me what spot I need Jay.
I'm not 25 any more. I need the spot now.
Ask me what spot I need Jay.
When selecting opponents of less skill is it worth it to play them?
How can a strong player develop their game while playing against a weaker player?
Yes. I have two ways to do this:
1. Shoot left handed. I do this with my son to help equalize things.
I’ve always taken that opportunity to work on the weaker parts of my own game. It has allowed me to build those skills with less pressure on myself.
I learned to shoot left handed quite well this way.
I honed my bank shots and carom shots this way.
My "trick" was asking them what they wanted and give it to them. If they said I need 10-6 in One Pocket or the seven ball I just gave it to them, no argument. I knew they would fold at some point and they almost always did (maybe 95% of the time).
Weak players tended to over rate their game and would usually ask for less than what they really needed. I think that's human nature.
Give them weight, make it harder on yourself.When selecting opponents of less skill is it worth it to play them?
How can a strong player develop their game while playing against a weaker player?
So you just enjoy "being at the table" as you put it and playing like crap?? Seriously, i have no clue what you mean by that. What type of player do you aspire to? If you're aiming higher then playing lesser players really will do nothing for you. Only thing might be working on bearing down as you grind them to dust. I've never enjoyed"funsie" pool.The reason I brought this topic up is some players just want to shoot around and have fun. As opposed to the technical players, trying to be perfect on every shot with every position.
Sometimes I like to loosen up and just enjoy being at a pool table.
The reason I brought this topic up is some players just want to shoot around and have fun. As opposed to the technical players, trying to be perfect on every shot with every position.
Sometimes I like to loosen up and just enjoy being at a pool table.
As someone who is striving to get better I can attest that this is absolute truth for me. When I play someone better than me I want their best game. It's the only way to truly gauge how far I still have to go.What??
As long as the person knows you play good I see
it as disrespectful to that person to let up on them in
any way. Most of the time they want to play with you
because you play good. They want to learn and
are excited to see good pool first hand.
In my experience if you dont play well against them
for whatever reason, they think you are letting up
on them(sometimes we all miss balls or play poorly).
They want you to beat them into dust not the other
way around.