I am a 5 in apa i ball and a 6 in 9 ball. My handicap would indicate that i am a little more proficient at 9 than 8 but that has not been the case according to mh win record the last couple of sessions..
This session i am 8 -1 in i ball . winning 8 im a row after losing tje first match of the session.
I am 2 -7 in 9 ball often playing the same opponent in both matches. I play double jeapordy which is both 8 a3md 9 ball the same night.
I havew been doing a lot of self analysis on why the large disparity in wins between the 2 formats. The main reason is because i have gotten to really hating when opponents resort to slop and my focus just flies out the window. A perfect example is last sunday night. I was up 34-16 in a 46 -38 race aagainst a 5. He started resortimg to kust banging at warp speed and make some of the damndest lusky azz shoys you would not believe. One rack he made 4 slop shots during a complets table run. He is nowhere good enough to run a table but managed to run this rack with the help of 4 slop shots along the way. Just blew my composire the rest of the match and missed shots i should not have which helped him out also.
Just starting to get real frustrated that i can shut a guy out 4-0 in 8 ball and then later that night he whips my azz in 9 ball due to banging balls all over the table at warp speed.
Now being an old bar banger i never liked 9 ball due to slop...yea i know good players dont rely on slop but it happens occasionly and although its rare it happens at the pro level.
This session i am 8 -1 in i ball . winning 8 im a row after losing tje first match of the session.
I am 2 -7 in 9 ball often playing the same opponent in both matches. I play double jeapordy which is both 8 a3md 9 ball the same night.
I havew been doing a lot of self analysis on why the large disparity in wins between the 2 formats. The main reason is because i have gotten to really hating when opponents resort to slop and my focus just flies out the window. A perfect example is last sunday night. I was up 34-16 in a 46 -38 race aagainst a 5. He started resortimg to kust banging at warp speed and make some of the damndest lusky azz shoys you would not believe. One rack he made 4 slop shots during a complets table run. He is nowhere good enough to run a table but managed to run this rack with the help of 4 slop shots along the way. Just blew my composire the rest of the match and missed shots i should not have which helped him out also.
Just starting to get real frustrated that i can shut a guy out 4-0 in 8 ball and then later that night he whips my azz in 9 ball due to banging balls all over the table at warp speed.
Now being an old bar banger i never liked 9 ball due to slop...yea i know good players dont rely on slop but it happens occasionly and although its rare it happens at the pro level.