Standard wooden rack, 1 on the spot, winner breaks, push out after break if you don't have a path to the low ball. 9 at any time wins the rack, except on a scratch or other foul.
I play 10-ball by those rules also.
Standard wooden rack, 1 on the spot, winner breaks, push out after break if you don't have a path to the low ball. 9 at any time wins the rack, except on a scratch or other foul.
I like playing both but I don't see the correlation between 9B and 14.1? Two totally different games. 9B is my all time favorite because it's a fast and loose game, 14.1 is generally a slower game, which means patience is required.
It was the APA point scoring for 9 ball that brought 14.1 up.
Thanks for that JC. I haven’t looked at 14.1 specific instruction yet. Just watched many matches and a few instructional high runs. I’m in between what I really want to focus on right now but I do like straight pool a lot when I’m playing well and get a little run going so maybe I will dive deep.
For those who have responded in favor of 9 ball, which racking/breaking method and rules do you prefer?
Make sure you do.
14.1 can and will make you a better 9 ball player.
Make sure you do.
14.1 can and will make you a better 9 ball player.
I would agree with that. 14.1 teaches you breakouts, when to hit them hard or soft, etc.
I definitely think 14.1 is the best all around game for teaching different things. Patience, shot selection, cluster manipulation, strategy, etc.
And roger on the points correlation, I didn't follow the whole thread. I, personally, don't think of one when playing the other.
I understand. Me, well, when im playing 14.1 and have a combo, i usually don't sweat it much but, when i played mostly 9 ball, lol... those same combo shots would cause me to shoot safe or sell out.
So, when Im playing 9 ball, 10 ball etc....etc and i have a combo, well, I remind myself that I shoot those on a regular basis in 14.1 and that gives me just enough confidence to not only make most of the combos but, gives me enough confidence to get in a little higher gear ever so often.
Like you, 14.1 is my favorite game and the reason is: to me, 14.1 is, like you said, the best "all around" game.
I know plenty of rotation players that are very strong but, they cant run 30 balls in 14.1.
On the other hand, most all strong 14.1 players that i know can string 9 ball racks pretty well.
Sure, i know some 14.1 players that aren't very strong 9 ballers but, their not strong 14.1 players either, their what i would call average at 14.1 (me).
FYI, I also keep a tabulated summary of the racking/breaking rules of every major 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball tournament here (with data provided by your frequent and useful tournament data threads):This may help in thinking through the thousands of possibilities: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=434435
This may help in thinking through the thousands of possibilities: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=434435
FYI, I also keep a tabulated summary of the racking/breaking rules of every major 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball tournament here (with data provided by your frequent and useful tournament data threads):
break statistics resource page
Regards,
Dave