About a year ago started playing pool again when I joined APA. Reason is that I stopped playing when I came to live in the States in 1984 and having to work long hours and all kinds of jobs, never found time and of course real interest in coming back to the table. I even brought my first I ever bought with me. still have, Mali green label, which I sold but bought it back, he wasn't sure about pool playing.
One of the things that made me loose interest was the type of games played here. Never played 9 ball before, the occasional 8 ball but 90% of the times was 15 ball rotation, philipino style, where everything is called including the use of rails or cushions and no more than 2 defense shots per rack. Always force to shoot towards the OB by rule, intentional fouls were out of the question and ball in hand was always behind the line. Took me a little bit to get used to BIH anywhere on the table, is like giving a ball away for no reason, saw it then and still see it sometimes not fare, it doesn't promote better playing at all, found that many rules here in the US is just because someone complaint about something and everybody wants everything easy when your opponent misses or fouls. This not a negative comment, just want to understand the reasoning.
I'm getting used to it already, but it took me a little bit.
Another fact of the 9 ball games is, shots are not called, not even the 9 ball, with the exception of TAP, never understood that, too many slop shots account for championships winnings, at the same time it works both ways. Wish I can find a 10 ball league where I live, nothing near Kennesaw, GA. One of the reasons I like American Rotation started by Joe Tucker.
Right now I'm playing APA on Sundays, 6 in 9 ball and just got bumped to 7 in 8, progress since I started as a 4 in both, went down to 3 for a bit, but found the right cue and my game is coming back, have ways to go back my usual, winning about 70% of the tournaments and championships I entered when living in the Dominican Republic, raised there but born in Rome, Italy.
Sorry for the long post, but want to hear what you experienced guys have to say.
Whatever happened to the 15 ball rotation games?
One of the things that made me loose interest was the type of games played here. Never played 9 ball before, the occasional 8 ball but 90% of the times was 15 ball rotation, philipino style, where everything is called including the use of rails or cushions and no more than 2 defense shots per rack. Always force to shoot towards the OB by rule, intentional fouls were out of the question and ball in hand was always behind the line. Took me a little bit to get used to BIH anywhere on the table, is like giving a ball away for no reason, saw it then and still see it sometimes not fare, it doesn't promote better playing at all, found that many rules here in the US is just because someone complaint about something and everybody wants everything easy when your opponent misses or fouls. This not a negative comment, just want to understand the reasoning.
I'm getting used to it already, but it took me a little bit.
Another fact of the 9 ball games is, shots are not called, not even the 9 ball, with the exception of TAP, never understood that, too many slop shots account for championships winnings, at the same time it works both ways. Wish I can find a 10 ball league where I live, nothing near Kennesaw, GA. One of the reasons I like American Rotation started by Joe Tucker.
Right now I'm playing APA on Sundays, 6 in 9 ball and just got bumped to 7 in 8, progress since I started as a 4 in both, went down to 3 for a bit, but found the right cue and my game is coming back, have ways to go back my usual, winning about 70% of the tournaments and championships I entered when living in the Dominican Republic, raised there but born in Rome, Italy.
Sorry for the long post, but want to hear what you experienced guys have to say.
Whatever happened to the 15 ball rotation games?
That was the first game I learned to play (from my Navy Vet Grandpa). Great game.
