Firstly let me apologize for my delay in responding.
Number13cfan writes: Position play in 3C is what separates, .600 average players from 1+ players.
For .600 and lower average players, playing 'safety' against better players is only prolonging the inevitable! JMHO!
I don't necessarily disagree with Number13cfan in principal. But his statement is a distinction without a difference. He may parse "position play" from "safety play" as often as he wishes. But he has to know they come from the same side of the coin.
Using his logic pitting a .600 player with a 1.0 players is mostly inevitable regardless what strategy the .600 player employs. If his argument is for the .600 player to just throw caution to the wind.....then he's still in the same predicament .
But at the end of the day it's fun talking about diagram situations regardless. :wink:
Trying to score a point in 3 cushion with some form of control of the 3 balls, is hardly,
'Throwing caution to the wind!' If this is your interoperation of trying to play some form of position while at the table, then maybe your knowledge of the game needs elevating!
If you've ever had the opportunity to watch Pro players, most of them have a style of play that is VERY aggressive, hence forth, the extremely high averages in the last 10 years!
All I'm saying is, NO boxer in the history of that sport ever won a fight with defense! Who, knows, you may get a lucky punch in if you keep punching and moving forward! But, never by moving backwards! You'll just live to fight another day and get pummeled again! Metaphorically speaking, of course.
Number13cfan
