9 Balll Playing Ghost Score Sheet

tashworth19191

Pool will make you humble

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #1

Anyone else that likes Dr. Dave's 9 Ball Ghost Practice, here is a Excel score sheet that will help you keep records.

http://tomashworth.net/tmp/9-Ball-Ghost.xlsx

Also here is a link to Dr. Dave's instruction on how to play 9 Ball Ghost.

http://billiards.colostate.edu/resources/nine-ball_drill.pdf

Hope this helps, I find it useful in my practice and to monitor my improvement.

 

tashworth19191

Pool will make you humble

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #2

Also does anyone else use a different method for playing Ghost 9-Ball?

 

BeiberLvr

AzB Silver Member

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #3

I don't consider this to be playing the ghost. It's a good drill though.

Also, you forgot to paste your formulas to the rest of the rows.

 

tashworth19191

Pool will make you humble

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #4

BeiberLvr said:

I don't consider this to be playing the ghost. It's a good drill though.

Also, you forgot to paste your formulas to the rest of the rows.

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I have fixed the formula thing and uploaded new one. What do you consider as playing the ghost?

 

BeiberLvr

AzB Silver Member

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #5

See post # 2

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=385486

 

dr_dave

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #6

tashworth19191 said:

Also does anyone else use a different method for playing Ghost 9-Ball?

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Various versions of "playing the ghost" are described on the "playing the ghost" rating drills resource page.

Regards,
Dave

 

cubswin

Just call me Joe...

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #7

Interesting drill

To me playing the ghost, I just pick the set I want to play. Usually race to five, if I miss the ghost wins the game. I've noticed that the ghost never misses a shot.

 

dr_dave

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #8

tashworth19191 said:

Anyone else that likes Dr. Dave's 9 Ball Ghost Practice, here is a Excel score sheet that will help you keep records.

http://tomashworth.net/tmp/9-Ball-Ghost.xlsx

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Thank you for doing this. FYI, I've added your file (with credit to you, and a link) on the "playing the ghost" rating drills resource page.

Good job,
Dave

 

Johnnyt

Burn all jump cues

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #9

For the beginner, playing the 6 ball ghost is a very good way to practice and you can start learning to think three balls ahead landing on the correct side to each next ball. Johnnyt

 

Johnnyt

Burn all jump cues

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #10

Mississippi 9 ball is also a good ghost drill/game. Start with BIH

 

tashworth19191

Pool will make you humble

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #11

dr_dave said:

Thank you for doing this. FYI, I've added your file (with credit to you, and a link) on the "playing the ghost" rating drills resource page.

Good job,
Dave

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Thanks Dr Dave. I like all your stuff. The BU Testing for diploma is very good and helping me a lot. The two I have most problems with are the stun shot 4th test in fundamentals and the 5 places to play position skill. Basically I have horrible speed control. I am trying to find a good drill to help with speed control. I have watched your DVD several times and these are the ones that give me most problem.

 

dr_dave

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #12

tashworth19191 said:

Thanks Dr Dave. I like all your stuff. The BU Testing for diploma is very good and helping me a lot. The two I have most problems with are the stun shot 4th test in fundamentals and the 5 places to play position skill. Basically I have horrible speed control. I am trying to find a good drill to help with speed control. I have watched your DVD several times and these are the ones that give me most problem.

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I think several of the BU Exam drills are great for practicing speed control, especially the stun, target pool, and safety drills. The run-out drills are also good for speed-control practice.

Are you using the "Hot Tips" from the DVD on the stun-shot drill? They can help a lot.

Catch you later,
Dave

PS: Please post BU scores (and videos if available) on the AZB BU thread, both soon and maybe again in the future as you improve. It is interesting to see how much people can improve over time with practice.

 

tashworth19191

Pool will make you humble

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• Apr 20, 2015

• #13

dr_dave said:

PS: Please post BU scores (and videos if available) on the AZB BU thread, both soon and maybe again in the future as you improve. It is interesting to see how much people can improve over time with practice.

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All of the drills you mentioned are the only ones I have trouble with. I will post my scores and video once I get my Video Camera. I bought one from Amazon and it has not got here yet.

 

Last edited: Apr 20, 2015