Taking ball in hand after break............

jrctherake said:

I have witnessed Dennis O, Efren, Alex the lion, Sky and the list goes on and on........do the following:


Rack 9 ball or 10 ball with magic rack, soft or hard break, take ball in hand and start shooting balls until they either run out (win/collect) or miss (lose/pay off).

You NEVER hear anyone say "yeah, that Dennis should try it without ball in hand"....

Instead, your hear, "wow, that was awesome".

I don't get it. A elite pro takes ball in paw and it's fine. Let someone like myself beat the 10 ball ghost 25 to 8 and people automatically jump to "yeah but ball in hand would.....yada, yada, yada"

Really?

Rake

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jrctherake said:

I have witnessed Dennis O, Efren, Alex the lion, Sky and the list goes on and on........do the following:


Rack 9 ball or 10 ball with magic rack, soft or hard break, take ball in hand and start shooting balls until they either run out (win/collect) or miss (lose/pay off).

You NEVER hear anyone say "yeah, that Dennis should try it without ball in hand"....

Instead, your hear, "wow, that was awesome".

I don't get it. A elite pro takes ball in paw and it's fine. Let someone like myself beat the 10 ball ghost 25 to 8 and people automatically jump to "yeah but ball in hand would.....yada, yada, yada"

Really?

Rake

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Straightpool_99 said:

Beating the ghost, even the often maligned "easy" 9 ball ghost is actually a lot less common than you may think. You'll make good money betting against people (especially those negative Nellies) beating the 9 ball ghost, cause when the pressure is on, it's not that easy after all. If you can do that on a somewhat regular basis, you should take pride in it, no matter what people who cannot run 3 balls may say. Beating the 10 ball ghost in a long race is awesome, on any table. If you can do that, you know how to play pool at a level which few people ever reach.

People who have only negative things to say should be avoided at all costs in life. It makes life so much more enjoyable. Likewise, saying nice things about people all the time and congratulating people on their wins will make you happier.

If someone comes up to you all proud and excited about beating the 4 ball ghost or whatever, what would your first impulse be? I mean, obviously you are far above him in skill judging from your post, you know that since you yourself can beat the 10 ball ghost. So why would you want to belittle someone like that? It makes no sense, unless you are REALLY insecure about your own ability or just not a good person. I hope that you understand those people better now. They are just not good, and likely not very skilled either, so why take them seriously? Smile and nod to whatever nonsense they say and tune them out with a nice song or musical piece inside your head. I prefer jazz personally. Ah, Dave Brubeck, I owe my (near) sanity to you!

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jrctherake said:

I have witnessed Dennis O, Efren, Alex the lion, Sky and the list goes on and on........do the following:


Rack 9 ball or 10 ball with magic rack, soft or hard break, take ball in hand and start shooting balls until they either run out (win/collect) or miss (lose/pay off).

You NEVER hear anyone say "yeah, that Dennis should try it without ball in hand"....

Instead, your hear, "wow, that was awesome".

I don't get it. A elite pro takes ball in paw and it's fine. Let someone like myself beat the 10 ball ghost 25 to 8 and people automatically jump to "yeah but ball in hand would.....yada, yada, yada"

Really?

Rake

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marek said:

I guess its about the way they run the table that impress railbirds, not the fact itself that they run it, the precision of their position play/high-risk routes or shot selection or just pure creativity And I think its also about the accolades pros have that earned them "the right" to brag in the eyes of onlookers. While you beating 10b ghost 25:8 is also very impressive your name just doesnt struck that awe in the hearts of onlookers..YET! Keep working and you will get there eventually

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jrctherake said:

I have witnessed Dennis O, Efren, Alex the lion, Sky and the list goes on and on........do the following:


Rack 9 ball or 10 ball with magic rack, soft or hard break, take ball in hand and start shooting balls until they either run out (win/collect) or miss (lose/pay off).

You NEVER hear anyone say "yeah, that Dennis should try it without ball in hand"....

Instead, your hear, "wow, that was awesome".

I don't get it. A elite pro takes ball in paw and it's fine. Let someone like myself beat the 10 ball ghost 25 to 8 and people automatically jump to "yeah but ball in hand would.....yada, yada, yada"

Really?

Rake

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jrctherake said:

I have witnessed Dennis O, Efren, Alex the lion, Sky and the list goes on and on........do the following:


Rack 9 ball or 10 ball with magic rack, soft or hard break, take ball in hand and start shooting balls until they either run out (win/collect) or miss (lose/pay off).

You NEVER hear anyone say "yeah, that Dennis should try it without ball in hand"....

Instead, your hear, "wow, that was awesome".

I don't get it. A elite pro takes ball in paw and it's fine. Let someone like myself beat the 10 ball ghost 25 to 8 and people automatically jump to "yeah but ball in hand would.....yada, yada, yada"

Really?

Rake

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Black-Balled said:

Can anybody link the thread where orcullo gave a solid amateur the break/ bih and then pulled the fire alarm while he tried to climb out the window and get in the getaway car...and shaved his head and changed his shirt too?

Beating the ghost in any manner is an accomplishment of some manner.

Think car racing...qualifying vs the actual race.

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JC said:

I saw that one

You forgot he cried like a baby when dude took the money off the light and when the fool gave him a break on the bet he boasted about it like the guy was a chump. No respect for Orcullo as a human.

JC

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jay helfert said:

You don't have the entire story. When Dennis asked to quit they were even on the wire. This is not that uncommon in money games.

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JC said:

It looked bad on the tape. I always figured that was your money on the light.

JC

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jay helfert said:

You don't have the entire story. When Dennis asked to quit they were even on the wire. This is not that uncommon in money games. Sorry, but you should be half the man that Dennis is. He made his way to the top from being a barefoot boy who had literally nothing! He continues to support a growing family by traveling the world playing against the best players possible. Being a successful pool player is an achievement in itself, as I think we all know. The top players all have mad respect for Dennis Orcullo!

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JC said:

I'm not a top pool player Jay. I support my growing family with my day job. I guess that makes me at least 40% the man of road warriors doesn't it?

Doesn't mean I don't respect the skills because I love the game but honestly very few pool player earn what I do with my skill set.

JC

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