So you think slop is a contributing factor in a persons handicap ? I think it does and here is why i say that. When slop is executed it extends a persons inning at the table resulting in more balls made. I realize that sometimes it comes back to bite them but some seem to have luck as their middle name..
Take a team mate of mine for example..young guy who i am good friends with . raised to a 6 last month and as with most young players has developed some what of a cocky attitude and says he will be a 7 before long.
I tried to politely tell him that he is not really a 6 due to his cue ball control and failing to play safe when warranted..i told him he takes too many desperation shots as a result of getting out of line and admittedly he is pretty dang succesful with them but like i said earlier...they will come back and bite you om occasion..
We have played practice games on occasion before and aftereague and he usually wins those. Sevsral factors come into play for his wins in thkse games. His uncammy success with thise desperation shots...my lack of takng the game serious . i use practice games to shoot shots i have trouble with and never do that in a match. During matches i always shoot high percentage shots.
I told him as much when he said he beats me all the time and i said it would never happen in a real match. He then challenges me to a friendly game of race to 7 for 20.00. I told him i would not waste my time taking him to.pool school for 20.00. He said how about 40.00. I said ok but we are not playing no slop game for money.
We agreed to 10 ball. 10 spots if make on the break. Early combo on the 10 is good if called.. I get up 6-3 when we have to quit due to the pool hall closing. 2 of those racks he won were due to mistakes i made. One was the cardinal sin of taking an easy shot on the 10 for granted. The other was when he missed the 6 i didnt have a decent shot...didnt see a decent safe and a 50/50 shot on a 6-10 combo. I rattled the 10.
He just could not believe how easily i was winning . i tried to explain to him the difference in our playing styles. He takes deperation shots like a bank at hi speed..misses it and it goes across into the opposite pocket or knocks another ball in giving him an opportunity to continue his run resulting in less innngs to win a match whereas when i miss a shot my inning is over because i never take desperation shots. He wins in fewer innings and is raised to a 6. I win in more innings and stay a 5.
I have to admit he is a better ball pocketer than me due to failing eyesight and wore out 66 year old body but he has a ways to go to be a 7 in my opinion. Relying on desperation shots will not help him get there.
I faced a real 6 sunday night. He beat me 5-0 in 6 innings playing 3 safes amd never made a slop shot. Actually the dude played like a 7. i have never seen the dude play before so i dont know if thats how he plays all the time or not..all i know is that 6 on my team cant match that on his best day.
Take a team mate of mine for example..young guy who i am good friends with . raised to a 6 last month and as with most young players has developed some what of a cocky attitude and says he will be a 7 before long.
I tried to politely tell him that he is not really a 6 due to his cue ball control and failing to play safe when warranted..i told him he takes too many desperation shots as a result of getting out of line and admittedly he is pretty dang succesful with them but like i said earlier...they will come back and bite you om occasion..
We have played practice games on occasion before and aftereague and he usually wins those. Sevsral factors come into play for his wins in thkse games. His uncammy success with thise desperation shots...my lack of takng the game serious . i use practice games to shoot shots i have trouble with and never do that in a match. During matches i always shoot high percentage shots.
I told him as much when he said he beats me all the time and i said it would never happen in a real match. He then challenges me to a friendly game of race to 7 for 20.00. I told him i would not waste my time taking him to.pool school for 20.00. He said how about 40.00. I said ok but we are not playing no slop game for money.
We agreed to 10 ball. 10 spots if make on the break. Early combo on the 10 is good if called.. I get up 6-3 when we have to quit due to the pool hall closing. 2 of those racks he won were due to mistakes i made. One was the cardinal sin of taking an easy shot on the 10 for granted. The other was when he missed the 6 i didnt have a decent shot...didnt see a decent safe and a 50/50 shot on a 6-10 combo. I rattled the 10.
He just could not believe how easily i was winning . i tried to explain to him the difference in our playing styles. He takes deperation shots like a bank at hi speed..misses it and it goes across into the opposite pocket or knocks another ball in giving him an opportunity to continue his run resulting in less innngs to win a match whereas when i miss a shot my inning is over because i never take desperation shots. He wins in fewer innings and is raised to a 6. I win in more innings and stay a 5.
I have to admit he is a better ball pocketer than me due to failing eyesight and wore out 66 year old body but he has a ways to go to be a 7 in my opinion. Relying on desperation shots will not help him get there.
I faced a real 6 sunday night. He beat me 5-0 in 6 innings playing 3 safes amd never made a slop shot. Actually the dude played like a 7. i have never seen the dude play before so i dont know if thats how he plays all the time or not..all i know is that 6 on my team cant match that on his best day.