I was given a copy of an old 14.1 instructional tape that featured Roland Aravena (sp?). Who is he and where is he from?
It was actually a good tape with some nice basic info.
It was actually a good tape with some nice basic info.
SirBanksALot said:I was given a copy of an old 14.1 instructional tape that featured Roland Aravena (sp?). Who is he and where is he from?
It was actually a good tape with some nice basic info.
marknyc said:Rolando lives in upstate New York and works part-time on the weekends at Amsterdam Billiards in NYC. He gives lessons, performs cue repairs, etc., and is an all around great guy. He has definitely helped in improving my game, as well as, providing lots of background and history on the game of billiards.
I addition to being an exceptional teacher, he is also a very good player. You may have also heard his name from some of the Accu-Stats 14.1 videos - he served as one of the primary referees for the past two U.S. Open 14.1 Championships.
SirBanksALot said:He certainly looks like he's a good player and seems like a nice guy. That tape has some good info on but it looks like a home tape copy. I'll take it down to my friendly computer nerd video guy and see if he can clean it up and put it on DVD for me.
Thanks for the info Mark.
Keith
Williebetmore said:I meet Rolando last year when he visited a professional player friend of his here in Indy. He was extremely nice, and was more than willing to share some of his experiences in straight pool. He was very interested in the make-up and handicapping system of our straight pool league. You can see him refereeing on a host of Accu-Stats 14.1 tapes.
I believe sjm has played 14.1 with him, perhaps he will weigh in on the subject.
SirBanksALot said:He said in the early part of that video that the AVERAGE RUN in many top level tournaments in only 7 (maybe he said 17) balls.
Is that correct?
Steve Lipsky said:I think the average run stat in 14.1 would make a whole lot more sense if innings consisting entirely of a safe were discounted from the denominator.
- Steve