Practicing 9 ball

o.g. (old guy) said:

I was practicing 9 ball one day a at pool hall that has since closed, just throwing the balls out on the table randomly and running out. A local legend, pro/money player approached me and asked "Where do the balls go on the break shot? I replied that I guess they randomly spread out all over. He told me that on a hard break over half of the balls will be within a diamond of a rail.

I started watching break shots and he was right, so now when tossing balls out on the table I make sure several are close to the rail.

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Michael Andros said:

He was born 3 weeks after me, 5 weeks after Efren. I never saw him play, which I'll regret the rest of my life. There's an SRV tribute on YT, @ 90 mins, with his brother, BB King, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Clapton. etc... in between songs, they have short interviews with all of them @ Stevie. In one with Clapton, he said when he played with SRV, he had to shut him out, visually and audio-wise. He said, if he didn't, he would say to himself, "What's the point?" and just walk off stage... pretty strong medicine, coming from Clapton.

I saw Hendrix three times. And I saw every other super-star swingin' d**k lead guitarist from the 60s - 70s, at least once. None could hold a candle to Hendrix, IMHO. Not one of them. They were all great. But he was in a class by himself. And then, @ 10 years ago, I saw Stevie on YT. My jaw hit the floor. I'd heard him before, sure. But I was never a huge blues fan so I didn't pay much attention. I'm an idiot. I saw him play and it was like I couldn't breathe right. He's the only guitarist I ever saw who could play with Hendrix. If you watch him closely, it's like the guitar is part of his body. And every part of his body is music. His shoulders, his head, his arms... just astounding. Just simply... astounding.

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Michael Andros said:

He was born 3 weeks after me, 5 weeks after Efren. I never saw him play, which I'll regret the rest of my life. There's an SRV tribute on YT, @ 90 mins, with his brother, BB King, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Clapton. etc... in between songs, they have short interviews with all of them @ Stevie. In one with Clapton, he said when he played with SRV, he had to shut him out, visually and audio-wise. He said, if he didn't, he would say to himself, "What's the point?" and just walk off stage... pretty strong medicine, coming from Clapton.

I saw Hendrix three times. And I saw every other super-star swingin' d**k lead guitarist from the 60s - 70s, at least once. None could hold a candle to Hendrix, IMHO. Not one of them. They were all great. But he was in a class by himself. And then, @ 10 years ago, I saw Stevie on YT. My jaw hit the floor. I'd heard him before, sure. But I was never a huge blues fan so I didn't pay much attention. I'm an idiot. I saw him play and it was like I couldn't breathe right. He's the only guitarist I ever saw who could play with Hendrix. If you watch him closely, it's like the guitar is part of his body. And every part of his body is music. His shoulders, his head, his arms... just astounding. Just simply... astounding.

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Black-Balled said:

Over 2/3 of the table is within a diamond of a rail. No bet.

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Black-Balled Over 2/3 of the table is within a diamond of a rail. No bet.[/QUOTE said:

Patrick Johnson said:

Almost 2/3 (20/32). Still no bet.

pj
chgo

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On some tables, everything is within a Diamond from a rail.

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Black-Balled said:

Over 2/3 of the table is within a diamond of a rail. No bet.

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Patrick Johnson said:

Almost 2/3 (20/32). Still no bet.

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pt109 said:

On some tables, everything is within a Diamond from a rail.

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