Being in full control of the speed of all balls that move during every shot.
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The true beauty of 1 pocket is ....
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That is true , it is also true there is a 14.1 forum and I didn't post this there.Reading your description I imagine the game of "14.1"
To me the beauty of One Pocket is how cerebral it is, and allows for unlimited creativity on the pool table. Thus we have an Efren who invents brand new shots no one had thought of before.
It’s a game unlike any other game. To get out of a trap or find a shot and go out is adrenaline. I don’t play for money. if I wanted to gamble I’d flip coins. I enjoy the creativeness and intensity of a good match. To play a much stronger player and keep up or win a few is a good deal. Makes my day. The True Beauty One Pocket is … it’s a truly beautiful game.
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That too
i guess 9B and/or 10B is your game of choice
Although great games it takes a greater skill set and understanding of "pool" to play one pocket at a high level
When Louie Roberts was a top 10 9B player he went to New Orleans and played a 1P player by the name of Earl Hisler (sp?) some
Louie could give Earl the 5B playing 9B, however, they were playing 1P
Louie busted his backer, himself, lost his cue and hocked his jacket
Earl controlled all the balls and could play under the super humid conditions when they boiled shrimp in the kitchen
Hillbilly stopped in town before he moved to Houston. Beat everybody he played 9B. Tried his luck with some locals playing 1P. He didn't to well, it's obvious he was a beginner. That said he was playing much better after a couple of weeks because he shot straight and stayed straight
It also is good for testing one's patience, great for Army training. I have learned the same sit and wait from the military as I have had to sit through in one pocket games LOL
You have to visualize your opponent as nothing more than a victim. Then, using a nice cue, you carve them up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Yup. Maybe it means I'm closer to death but I hate jump cues. It ruins the defensive aspect of the game and knowing the rails/kicks. Pardon me while I open my mail from AARP. lol. I'm not that old. I turned 50 in July. But I swear, the day after my birthday there was mail in my mailbox from several different "Seniors" organizations. Bastards. I do hate jump cues though. OK for fun but shouldn't be used in pro competition.No jump shots--- you play pool on the slate as God intended.
Oh, and watching one-pocket "specialists" lose money to actual, great all-around pool players.
It opens up the imagination of the player and hones skills far beyond other games offer. Will create the battle of the 2 players knowledge and ability to execute offense, defense, traps, etc. Growing up a nine ball player and aging I can still compete. 
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Well yeah because he never played it. A while back all the "best" 1P players weren't even ranked...then the pros took it up and now they dominiate it obviously.
What I enjoy about watching top notch one pocket is that it's more similar to real warfare than the other games played on a pool table.
It's about difficult and careful planning and execution to gain a small advantage and then knowing how to defend and exploit that advantage once gained. It's also about knowing how to nullify opponent's advantages and how to escape when opponent has you in a positional nightmare.
The tactically limitless approach to victory is what keeps one pocket fresh and new for this fan that doesn't even play it (but has watched 48 full days of one-pocket competition over 12 Derby City Classics).
It's about difficult and careful planning and execution to gain a small advantage and then knowing how to defend and exploit that advantage once gained. It's also about knowing how to nullify opponent's advantages and how to escape when opponent has you in a positional nightmare.
The tactically limitless approach to victory is what keeps one pocket fresh and new for this fan that doesn't even play it (but has watched 48 full days of one-pocket competition over 12 Derby City Classics).
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Wrong againNo jump shots--- you play pool on the slate as God intended.
Oh, and watching one-pocket "specialists" lose money to actual, great all-around pool players.
I remember that. Incredible shot.
Is this not a condemnation of 9-ball where around 50% of games never change hands.
No - we can like more than one thing, even if we like some aspects of one more than the other.
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Many people who I play with complain too slow.