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i found the same thing about a month ago. we got a new team in our tue night div. playing at their place...... a hole in the wall with only one table. its an old valley that only takes 2 quarters.
i broke and ran 7 balls but rattled the 8. my opponent makes one ball then misses. i am hooked behind his remaining 6 balls,. i call the corner pocket and fire off a 2 rail kick....the 8 falls in the corner pocket. the whole opposing team looks at me like i am possessed lol.
i dont normally attempt shots like that but i knew i would not scratch and i knew he was not gonna run out if he got ball in hand. as the saying goes....some days you are the bug and other days you are the windshied
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We were just talking about the 'possessed look' on Saturday. A friend of mine had a makeup match to play, since they were originally scheduled to play on Thanksgiving.
I was practicing with one of his teammates when he left me shooting out of the corner pocket, hooked if I were to try and shoot at my ball on the short rail. I had another ball in the pocket diagonally opposite, so I jacked up, slammed it in and drew the cue full table back down for my ball on the short rail. The guy just stopped in his tracks and gave me the "How did you do that?" look.
LOL Then my buddy and I began talking about how sad it is, that most league players are not exposed to much other than a typical bank shot.
It was nice to meet you and shoot the sht at Olathe Bryan, and sweet new cue you have btw!
As for a summary it was a fun, draining trip filled with a lot of laughs, some good shooting, and some soso shooting.
The field was stacked with I believe about 108ish players including Skylar, Chip Compton, Joey Gray, Alex O, Shane McMimm, Pun, Jason Klatt, and some other big names I am forgetting. I had a brutal first round draw having to play Shane McMimm who already won one of the Midwest 9 ball tournaments this year and was a high Calcutta pick. I lost 9-3, but the score was closer than it appeared. I missed about 5-6 balls that I shouldn't have, otherwise it would have been much closer with giving myself a chance at the upset. I was very nervous playing as I play pool like once a week and never play in these types of bigger tournaments. I am an 8 ball player, not a 9 ball player for what it's worth. I lost, shook his hand and was done for the night.
I then won my first match the next morning 9-5 to a nice older gentleman. My next match was with Steve Wells who mentioned AZ on a very funny short deliberation we had on a 3 ball out I was about to attempt. Before I shot it I laughed and said I don't know what to do here and think I have only one option. He mentioned putting it on here which made me wonder if he is a member here. Anyway I was straight in on the 7 on one of the end table with the 8 and 9 on the opposite ends of the table. In my opinion my only option was a stop shot to leave myself a bank on the 8 long rail which unfortunately only would leave myself a long bank on the 9 if I made the 8. I drilled both banks and was pumped after that game. I won the match 9-6.
By now I was starting to get a few drinkies in because the nerves were coming back. The next guy I played was a very good player to which I forgot what his name was. We had a great match to which I won 9-7 in a very close battle that involved good outs and safes by both of us, very clean match (for the most part).
I lost the next match pretty bad like 9-2 after literally nothing went my way. The guy short racked me on a 2 way sort of lucky shot first game, and I had to push on my first 2-3 breaks after making a ball. I was down 5-0 very quick and never recovered...I was a bit bummed, but sometimes that is how the tables roll. I then drank and hung out with my friend and some of the ladies who were still in their bracket and had fun just chilling.
Summary - 3 wins, 2 losses in a stacked tourney with brutal first round draw. I am very pleased to know I can compete with these players with pretty much playing pool once a week and being an 8 ball player vs a 9 ball player. I would like to do the trip again sometime and maybe train myself so I am a bit more prepared. At least now I know what to expect.
Matt
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Not too shabby, Matt!!!
So 2-pack Dave struck again at our 9-ball match. It's on tape too! lol
I wasn't getting any rolls the first two racks. Anytime I came to the table, I had to kick. I finally got a chance to make the last three balls. Then I broke out a 2-pack. Broke the third and was slightly hooked. I tried to masse the cue ball and carom into a hanger, but it came up short. I ended up winning 13-7, when it should have been 17-3. I gave up too many easy points with missed kicks.
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http://youtu.be/cgDrJcCQSBE
So 2-pack Dave struck again at our 9-ball match. It's on tape too! lol
I wasn't getting any rolls the first two racks. Anytime I came to the table, I had to kick. I finally got a chance to make the last three balls. Then I broke out a 2-pack. Broke the third and was slightly hooked. I tried to masse the cue ball and carom into a hanger, but it came up short. I ended up winning 13-7, when it should have been 17-3. I gave up too many easy points with missed kicks.
Edit- youtoobs!
http://youtu.be/cgDrJcCQSBE
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too many times i have lamented the fact about having a bad night. missing balls....hooking myself.....or my opponent missing and hooking me.
well last night the pool gods finally smiled down on me and frowned on my opponent.
4-4 match in 8 ball and i won 4-1. i shot pretty good and my opponent had a bad night that i could not believe. the only rack i lost was due to me getting out of shape on my last ball leaving me a hard cut which i over cut the pocket by about 2 " and my opponent ran out.
my opponents bad night consisted of attempting a cross side bank on the 8 ball which he under cut and hit too hard ...it hit the rail and went across the table and fell in the opposite pocket he called.
another rack he had one ball left and he attempted a very thin cut into the side pocket. he missed the entire ball and hit the 8 instead which fell into a corner pocket.
another rack he pocketed his next to last ball and the cue ball went and lodged up next to the 8 ball. the 8 happened to be the only ball on the table and it was between the cue ball and his last ball. well he kicks at his ball but never makes contact with it giving me bih on the 8.
having had nights like that my self i actually had a little sympathy for him....but only for a little while.
well last night the pool gods finally smiled down on me and frowned on my opponent.
4-4 match in 8 ball and i won 4-1. i shot pretty good and my opponent had a bad night that i could not believe. the only rack i lost was due to me getting out of shape on my last ball leaving me a hard cut which i over cut the pocket by about 2 " and my opponent ran out.
my opponents bad night consisted of attempting a cross side bank on the 8 ball which he under cut and hit too hard ...it hit the rail and went across the table and fell in the opposite pocket he called.
another rack he had one ball left and he attempted a very thin cut into the side pocket. he missed the entire ball and hit the 8 instead which fell into a corner pocket.
another rack he pocketed his next to last ball and the cue ball went and lodged up next to the 8 ball. the 8 happened to be the only ball on the table and it was between the cue ball and his last ball. well he kicks at his ball but never makes contact with it giving me bih on the 8.
having had nights like that my self i actually had a little sympathy for him....but only for a little while.
too many times i have lamented the fact about having a bad night. missing balls....hooking myself.....or my opponent missing and hooking me.
well last night the pool gods finally smiled down on me and frowned on my opponent.
4-4 match in 8 ball and i won 4-1. i shot pretty good and my opponent had a bad night that i could not believe. the only rack i lost was due to me getting out of shape on my last ball leaving me a hard cut which i over cut the pocket by about 2 " and my opponent ran out.
my opponents bad night consisted of attempting a cross side bank on the 8 ball which he under cut and hit too hard ...it hit the rail and went across the table and fell in the opposite pocket he called.
another rack he had one ball left and he attempted a very thin cut into the side pocket. he missed the entire ball and hit the 8 instead which fell into a corner pocket.
another rack he pocketed his next to last ball and the cue ball went and lodged up next to the 8 ball. the 8 happened to be the only ball on the table and it was between the cue ball and his last ball. well he kicks at his ball but never makes contact with it giving me bih on the 8.
having had nights like that my self i actually had a little sympathy for him....but only for a little while.
It happens once in a while, when it does enjoy it, it's pretty rare and it's fleeting. When I have nights like your opponent there is usually one idiot out there that is whining about me sandbagging. This guy could jack up a wet dream he is such a whining douche. I hate that guy
Found this all the way back on page 10...
Last night was NAPA laggers choice. I lost the lag by ¼". He choose 10-ball for a 4-4 race.
Neither of us played very well; I don't think I ran more than 3 balls at a time until the last game. We kept giving each other chances and then squandering them.
My break suuuucks these days and my safety play is non existent. I am planning to play in a 10-ball tourney next weekend and have my work cut-out for me if I don't want to embarrass myself.
In any event, I won 4-2. :thumbup:
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is my 1500th post. Yeesh.
Last night was NAPA laggers choice. I lost the lag by ¼". He choose 10-ball for a 4-4 race.
Neither of us played very well; I don't think I ran more than 3 balls at a time until the last game. We kept giving each other chances and then squandering them.
My break suuuucks these days and my safety play is non existent. I am planning to play in a 10-ball tourney next weekend and have my work cut-out for me if I don't want to embarrass myself.
In any event, I won 4-2. :thumbup:
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is my 1500th post. Yeesh.
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My break's been lame lately, too.. let me know if you figure something out! :thumbup:
Did okay last week.. was up pretty big against a 7 in 9b, he got a bunch of points towards the end and I finished with a 16-4, I think. Nice to see that I can win with something other than a 12-8 or so once in a while. Then I played a 5 that gave me a few extra chances and got it 5-0, I think.
We were ahead in 8b by 1 that night, with this week being the final week and a bye for us. We're now up by 4 after getting 11 last week, so 2nd place would have to do very well to catch us. In 9b, we were in 2nd by 18 points and got 60 last week. We're now only down by 5, so 1st place would have to get 54 or less to bump us up. It'd be a nice break to not have to do playoffs.
Overall, I finished with 4 of 5 in 9b and 8 of 10 in 8b. Not too shabby. Now, if I could only work on not scratching on the break.. oh, and making a ball in 9b.. both of those would be pretty sweet.
Did okay last week.. was up pretty big against a 7 in 9b, he got a bunch of points towards the end and I finished with a 16-4, I think. Nice to see that I can win with something other than a 12-8 or so once in a while. Then I played a 5 that gave me a few extra chances and got it 5-0, I think.
We were ahead in 8b by 1 that night, with this week being the final week and a bye for us. We're now up by 4 after getting 11 last week, so 2nd place would have to do very well to catch us. In 9b, we were in 2nd by 18 points and got 60 last week. We're now only down by 5, so 1st place would have to get 54 or less to bump us up. It'd be a nice break to not have to do playoffs.
Overall, I finished with 4 of 5 in 9b and 8 of 10 in 8b. Not too shabby. Now, if I could only work on not scratching on the break.. oh, and making a ball in 9b.. both of those would be pretty sweet.
So the other night APA Double Jeopardy and I'm playing 9 ball against a 4 that starts off having a pretty good night. We finish the fourth rack and I'm ahead 22 - 16, my break in the fifth rack. It was pretty cool, the next time the 4 gets to the table the score is 44 - 16. I had run 2 straight racks and made two on the break but was hooked. I end up winning, it was a pretty good feeling, you know...
Last Wednesday at my Mega Bucks League I'm playing a Grand Master in 9 Ball, which in Mega Bucks is equal to a 9 in APA. I am just a 3 in Mega. (I'm a 3 in APA 9 Ball and a 4 in APA 8 Ball) I didn't think I stood a chance until I heard the handicap. Seven games on the line and the 6 and out. How could I lose? Even without the 7 games I think I'd win with the 6 and out. Of course all I would have to do is miss one shot and he'd run out. But with the help of a couple of scratches on the 6 I ended up winning. And I never got the 9 in once!!!
Our league is quite informal compared to others. No ratings nor handicaps. Our team is performing well. We still have a winning record and lost a tight one last week against a team that should have steamrolled us. Our beginners are improving, as well as our veterans, and I've managed to play strong enough to close out when we need a win.
On a slightly related note: I finally won the weekly bar tournament here in town. 16-32 players every week, $10 entry, $100 added by the bar owner on the last tourney of each month. Mostly banger type players but a handful of players that are about A speed on 9ft tables that usually win every week. After playing almost every week since April and never placing better than 4th, I finally managed 3rd about four weeks ago, 2nd two weeks ago, and I finally won last week. It feels good to finally get that monkey off my back, and keeping myself in the running consistently for the past month has given my confidence and self-esteem a boost.
On a slightly related note: I finally won the weekly bar tournament here in town. 16-32 players every week, $10 entry, $100 added by the bar owner on the last tourney of each month. Mostly banger type players but a handful of players that are about A speed on 9ft tables that usually win every week. After playing almost every week since April and never placing better than 4th, I finally managed 3rd about four weeks ago, 2nd two weeks ago, and I finally won last week. It feels good to finally get that monkey off my back, and keeping myself in the running consistently for the past month has given my confidence and self-esteem a boost.
i got a lil catching up to do here. :wink:
last week double jeapordy. faced a 5 in 9 ball which i won 38-34. we both made pretty good shots and we both missed easy ones.:grin:
i played him 8 ball and it was an entirely different match....guess we both wanted this match bad. we both played a heck of a lot of safties. he made 15 safties and i made 10.
hill- hill and he is shooting at his last ball and i am on the 8. he plays a safe ...locking up the cue ball behind his ball and its sitting in the bottom right pocket. the 8 is on the left rail about middle diamond between the side and bottom left pockets.
my 1st thought is to push his ball up against the 8 ball knowing i would give him bih but hoping i would lock them up together and not give him a shot.
my 2nd thought was either i dont lock them up or if i do he may put another safty on me worse than the one i am facing.
my 3rd thought was...i had already made a couple of efren like shots...lets see if i got one more in me. :grin-square: i called the right side pocket....looked at the angle from both sides of the table. i kicked from the right side rail with top right to straighten out the cue ball ...hitting the 8...banking it off the left side rail into the right side pocket.
when that 8 fell there was pandemonium from both teams. most players jumped up and i heard several....damn's ...a holy cow...a good gawd almighty and several wows . :grin-square: i know i would probably not duplicate that shot 2 out of 10 times again but i made it when i called it.:grin-square:
in last nights double jeapordy i just really sucked bad. mis cued 3 times....cant tell you the last time i miscued let alone 3 times in 1 night.:confused. missed several makeable shots. . hooked my self several times when i did make a ball.
lost both 8 and 9. played a 6 in 9 ball and lost 46-25. played him again in 8 ball where he is a 5 and did a lil better but still lost hill- hill.
i missed napa...money league...and apa 8 ball travel last week due to a groin injury. it felt like i had been kicked by a mule and playing pool was the furthest thing from my mind.
still not 100 % yet but i aint gonna blame it for my bad playing last night
last week double jeapordy. faced a 5 in 9 ball which i won 38-34. we both made pretty good shots and we both missed easy ones.:grin:
i played him 8 ball and it was an entirely different match....guess we both wanted this match bad. we both played a heck of a lot of safties. he made 15 safties and i made 10.
hill- hill and he is shooting at his last ball and i am on the 8. he plays a safe ...locking up the cue ball behind his ball and its sitting in the bottom right pocket. the 8 is on the left rail about middle diamond between the side and bottom left pockets.
my 1st thought is to push his ball up against the 8 ball knowing i would give him bih but hoping i would lock them up together and not give him a shot.
my 2nd thought was either i dont lock them up or if i do he may put another safty on me worse than the one i am facing.
my 3rd thought was...i had already made a couple of efren like shots...lets see if i got one more in me. :grin-square: i called the right side pocket....looked at the angle from both sides of the table. i kicked from the right side rail with top right to straighten out the cue ball ...hitting the 8...banking it off the left side rail into the right side pocket.
when that 8 fell there was pandemonium from both teams. most players jumped up and i heard several....damn's ...a holy cow...a good gawd almighty and several wows . :grin-square: i know i would probably not duplicate that shot 2 out of 10 times again but i made it when i called it.:grin-square:
in last nights double jeapordy i just really sucked bad.
mis cued 3 times....cant tell you the last time i miscued let alone 3 times in 1 night.:confused. missed several makeable shots. . hooked my self several times when i did make a ball.lost both 8 and 9. played a 6 in 9 ball and lost 46-25. played him again in 8 ball where he is a 5 and did a lil better but still lost hill- hill.
i missed napa...money league...and apa 8 ball travel last week due to a groin injury. it felt like i had been kicked by a mule and playing pool was the furthest thing from my mind.
still not 100 % yet but i aint gonna blame it for my bad playing last night
Happy to say I went 30 for 30 tonight. Nice and calm playing pocket speed and coming off my first tournament win.
Made the 8 on the break first game and my posistion was pretty spot on all night except for one error on a break out but I figured that would happen.
Made the 8 on the break first game and my posistion was pretty spot on all night except for one error on a break out but I figured that would happen.
Last night was ugly.
I needed 4 in a 4-3 10-ball race and lost 3-1. First break: miscue. I won the second or third game with a BIH 1-9 combination. Second break: launched the cue ball off the table.
I really wasn't a factor in the match. I don't think I took it too seriously. I definitely didn't take my time when shooting.
The pisser is that when I went home I broke 4 or 5 times on my table (Gold Crown) and it was fine.
Anyone adjust their break for 7' tables?
I needed 4 in a 4-3 10-ball race and lost 3-1. First break: miscue. I won the second or third game with a BIH 1-9 combination. Second break: launched the cue ball off the table.
I really wasn't a factor in the match. I don't think I took it too seriously. I definitely didn't take my time when shooting.
The pisser is that when I went home I broke 4 or 5 times on my table (Gold Crown) and it was fine.
Anyone adjust their break for 7' tables?
i have been experimenting with my break lately. i finally found what works best for me on 7's. 1 diamond off the head rail ....3'' to the right of center diamond ...using half of my full power. works great for both 8 and 9 ball. here are this weeks result for me.
tue apa 8 ball. lost to a 6 ...5-1. he was running out from everywhere,,,,only took 5 innings.
wed napa. lost the lag and my opponent chose 9 ball. 5-2 race with me going to 5. i won 4 in a row and then lost focus. i think i got to paying more attention to my opponent than the game. she is a looker....you could say a hot blonde.:grin:
5th rack i played a safe on the 4. she made a full table kick...got good on the 4 and then ran the rack.
last rack i missed a 7-9 combo....only shot i had. she fires at the 7 it goes 2 rails and falls ...leaving her perfect on the 9. it made her night beating me...actually the: way she was celebrating i think it made her session. :grin-square:fri night 9 ball. i faced a 3 and won 38-12.
today i played in a captain - co captain 8 ball tourny. hooked up with another 5 in a 12 handicap limit. lost hill -hill lost 1st match to a 6/5 team. won the 2nd match 4-2 against a 6/6 team. won our 3rd match against a 6/5 team hill-hill. lost the 4th match hill-hill to a 7/5 team.
on a side note. i have been changing from one cue to the next about every 3-4 weeks lately. i have about a dozen.:grin: today i took my 10 year old viking outa the closet and used it in this tourny. when i went to the tourny i was gonna have the room owner change my tip....its an 8 year old buffalo tip. he was not there today so i had to play with the old tip. suprisingly i played pretty dang good with it. gonna keep using this cue for a while....oh yea... i aint changing the tip either.:grin-square:
Record wise I'm doing great. 2 games out of first place so far with 75% winning record. However, I am not too thrilled as I have been playing poorly and only win because people choke on three ball runouts against me. Lots of weak players in our league. Against higher caliber players I believe my win rate would be at 50% right now due to my inconsistent play. I need a table so I can practice!!!
i had apa double jeapordy tonight.
i faced another 5 tonight in 8 ball a 4-4 race. i won the lag and every rack also. my 4th rackless this session. :grin-square:
i put myself up in 9 ball the last match and they put a 3 on me even though they had a 4 and a 5 available. i tried hard not to but i played down to my opponent. it was ugly but i managed to win 38-20. i just hate it when a 3 makes 3 balls in a row.... misses and hooks you....either gets bih or you make a good kick but leave them easy....they make 2 or 3 balls...miss and leave you hooked again. i have played 7's and above that saftied the shit outa me and did not have me kicking as much as this 3 did lol.
i faced another 5 tonight in 8 ball a 4-4 race. i won the lag and every rack also. my 4th rackless this session. :grin-square:
i put myself up in 9 ball the last match and they put a 3 on me even though they had a 4 and a 5 available. i tried hard not to but i played down to my opponent. it was ugly but i managed to win 38-20. i just hate it when a 3 makes 3 balls in a row.... misses and hooks you....either gets bih or you make a good kick but leave them easy....they make 2 or 3 balls...miss and leave you hooked again. i have played 7's and above that saftied the shit outa me and did not have me kicking as much as this 3 did lol.