Realizing that your Tastes have Changed.

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9 Ball Fan

Darth Maximus
Silver Member
9 Ball Fan. I obviously love to watch, and play 9 Ball. It's exciting. There is a wild card in the game, called Luck. Anyone can get lucky, and win a few racks. You'd better not miss, after you get down to the last few balls.

But to be honest; I enjoy 8 Ball or Straight Pool even more, now. The better player will win a race to 7 or 9, in 8 Ball; probably 85% of the time. The better player will win a race to 100 or 150, in Straight Pool; probably 85% of the time. You have to outplay the better player, to beat them.

I guess my tastes have changed?
 
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bbb

AzB Gold Member
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9 Ball Fan said:
9 Ball Fan. I obviously love to watch, and play 9 Ball. It's exciting. There is a wild card in the game, called Luck. Anyone can get lucky, and win a few racks. You'd better not miss, after you get down to the last few balls.

But to be honest; I enjoy 8 Ball or Straight Pool even more, now. The better player will win a race to 7 or 9, in 8 Ball; probably 85% of the time. The better player will win a race to 100 or 150, in Straight Pool; probably 85% of the time. You have to outplay the better player, to beat them.

I guess my tastes have changed?
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Eventually you will love one pocket .....:smile::smile:
 
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SJpilot

AzB Silver Member
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The better player will probably own the lesser player at a race to 7 in straight pool, if it's a significant difference in skill probably 95 percent or more. A race to 7 in 9 ball, especially if it's on a bar box, I've seen a lot of big underdogs win. Myself included. I think it was the late Ronnie Allen that said "on a bar box I'll win 9 to 1 then you'll win 9 to 1."

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SJpilot

AzB Silver Member
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Even if you can't watch it, and I originally couldn't, you have to admit one hole is a fun game to play.

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sjm

sjm

Older and Wiser
Silver Member
9 Ball Fan said:
9 Ball Fan. I obviously love to watch, and play 9 Ball. It's exciting. There is a wild card in the game, called Luck. Anyone can get lucky, and win a few racks. You'd better not miss, after you get down to the last few balls.

But to be honest; I enjoy 8 Ball or Straight Pool even more, now. The better player will win a race to 7 or 9, in 8 Ball; probably 85% of the time. The better player will win a race to 100 or 150, in Straight Pool; probably 85% of the time. You have to outplay the better player, to beat them.

I guess my tastes have changed?
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I see this as a healthy progression. All the games are worthwhile, and if you've learned to enjoy different games, that's a good thing. You'll find that playing multiple disciplines within pool will make you a more well-rounded player. You clearly understand the most important thing about pool as it pertains to anyone who doesn't play it for a living, and that's to enjoy the game.
 
Bavafongoul

Bavafongoul

AzB Silver Member
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Well then, you should easily embrace 10 ball since it basically is mini-straight pool for 10 balls.
 
sjm

sjm

Older and Wiser
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Bavafongoul said:
Well then, you should easily embrace 10 ball since it basically is mini-straight pool for 10 balls.
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Only if you shoot the balls in numerical order when you play straight pool.

Otherwise, there's little similarity between rotation games and straight pool. On the other hand, 8-ball, in which you can play your balls in any order you like and must try to leave a key ball to simplify shape onto the eight, shares many things with straight pool.
 
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