2012 AZ Billiards Straight Pool Challenge!
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71 on video
played three matches today, playing well, but never really getting off. after 4 1/2 hours, my opponent left and i remained to practice. the result was my high run for the year, 71.
http://vimeo.com/40793545
thanks
jim
played three matches today, playing well, but never really getting off. after 4 1/2 hours, my opponent left and i remained to practice. the result was my high run for the year, 71.
http://vimeo.com/40793545
thanks
jim
Congratulations Jim, nice run!!
Nice work, Brian. I have been barely hitting 20s myself lately.
If you had more time, who knows!?
Biggest problem for me is good transition. Logic is coming along well, shot choices are way, WAY better. But... I miss SIMPLE shots all the time. But thanks Dennis, it was a fluke.
I have 15-20 ball runs here and there, anything over 2 racks seems rare, if ever. Would LOVE to get back to the game I was starting to develop last year.
I finally broke 50 again (only my second time) for a new high run of the year! I ran 54 last night (May 1, 2012) on an 8-foot table (average pockets). I ran 2 + 14 + 14 + 14 + 10. In the last rack, I had 3 balls tied up that I just couldn't seem to get worked out. I missed a thin cut after a failed breakout attempt.
Started finally practicing 14.1 again with the camera going. I captured a 56 ball run last night.
56 ball run --> http://vimeo.com/41586980
Ray
56 ball run --> http://vimeo.com/41586980
Ray
Nicely Done Ray !!!
I look forward to seeing some more from you. that last breakshot was one of those breaks where you cant try to get too much, just have to hit it hard enough to knock out a few.
Keep up the good work
-Steve
Thanks Steve. I really didn't think the cue ball would float down that way, but I guess I didn't put enough bottom on it. You're right though, I should've just done enough to push a few out and worked from there. Next time.
Ray
couldn't find enough time to visit AZB lately. Late April I ran 22 (which I somehow considered being the same as my high run for the year so I didn't bother to report here...). But on May 2 I managed to leave the land of 20ies - at last! - and produced a 30 ball run. Made a great off-angle break for the third rack (yes, it was me to blame for poor position and the shot being hard, LOL), decided to go for a promising combo from behind the rack, but misjudged it a bit (wasn't dead on). After all, now I have another number to chase, so hopefully it helps running more 20ies...
The next day, May 3rd, my pal local pro Sergey Nikitin ran 142 (14 balls short of his personal best) and did it on camera. I updated a thread about his video attempts, so pay it a visit
The next day, May 3rd, my pal local pro Sergey Nikitin ran 142 (14 balls short of his personal best) and did it on camera. I updated a thread about his video attempts, so pay it a visit
couldn't find enough time to visit AZB lately. Late April I ran 22 (which I somehow considered being the same as my high run for the year so I didn't bother to report here...). But on May 2 I managed to leave the land of 20ies - at last! - and produced a 30 ball run. Made a great off-angle break for the third rack (yes, it was me to blame for poor position and the shot being hard, LOL), decided to go for a promising combo from behind the rack, but misjudged it a bit (wasn't dead on). After all, now I have another number to chase, so hopefully it helps running more 20ies...
The next day, May 3rd, my pal local pro Sergey Nikitin ran 142 (14 balls short of his personal best) and did it on camera. I updated a thread about his video attempts, so pay it a visit
Very Nice Shooting !!! is the link the one thats titled "_ _ _ " ball run by some russian ?
thanks
-Steve
couldn't find enough time to visit AZB lately. Late April I ran 22 (which I somehow considered being the same as my high run for the year so I didn't bother to report here...). But on May 2 I managed to leave the land of 20ies - at last! - and produced a 30 ball run. Made a great off-angle break for the third rack (yes, it was me to blame for poor position and the shot being hard, LOL), decided to go for a promising combo from behind the rack, but misjudged it a bit (wasn't dead on). After all, now I have another number to chase, so hopefully it helps running more 20ies...
The next day, May 3rd, my pal local pro Sergey Nikitin ran 142 (14 balls short of his personal best) and did it on camera. I updated a thread about his video attempts, so pay it a visit
Congrats pal
Go Hunter Go ^^
Very nice run from Niktin btw. - i wrote you a personal message, too
lg
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30 Last night
74 on 5-13-12
I ran 74 today on 5-13-12 Happy Mothers Day !!
I had ran 2 racks plus 10 and missed.
So I decided to leave the table as is so I can finish out to the break shot that I had nicely manufactured and I got real nice on the breakshot and continued going from there. My run ended when I missed a breakshot at 74 that was in tight to the rack. I think the rack shared me because I really had to spin the ball a lot to make it. Ended up jawing it....ugh !
Felt real good though, I am very pleased !!
-Steve
I ran 74 today on 5-13-12 Happy Mothers Day !!
I had ran 2 racks plus 10 and missed.
So I decided to leave the table as is so I can finish out to the break shot that I had nicely manufactured and I got real nice on the breakshot and continued going from there. My run ended when I missed a breakshot at 74 that was in tight to the rack. I think the rack shared me because I really had to spin the ball a lot to make it. Ended up jawing it....ugh !
Felt real good though, I am very pleased !!
-Steve