Congrats to Tin Man as he chalked up another huge victory with a hill-hill thriller over John Morra at Turning Stone.
Let's root him on to a top finish at Turning Stone!!!
Let's root him on to a top finish at Turning Stone!!!
Congrats to Tin Man as he chalked up another huge victory with a hill-hill thriller over John Morra at Turning Stone.
Let's root him on to a top finish at Turning Stone!!!
Why is he called tin man?
Not sure about that as it's just his username on here. Certainly can't be because of lack of heart as he displayed plenty of it in this last match.
Congrats to Tin Man as he chalked up another huge victory with a hill-hill thriller over John Morra at Turning Stone.
Let's root him on to a top finish at Turning Stone!!!
Good win. Enjoyed the match.
Thank you for the kind words and support gang! I was fortunate to get the opportunities I did but you have to take them when you get them.
The last rack was tough. The 5 did pass the 9 but it was very, very tight. Tight to the point I didn’t want to play shape for that shot, I was actually trying to stay a little higher on the balls so I could play the billiard on the 9 and bank the 5 up to the other end rail as a two way. Even if I had to go all in on the billiard I would’ve preferred that. Unfortunately I had to play the 4-7 combo and wasn’t able to control the angle I got on the 4 with confidence, ending up with a delicate transition which got a way from me a little.
From where I landed the billiard was still playable but it was very thin. The one positive is had I missed I would’ve thinned the 5 to the middle of the end rail and the cue ball may have caromed off the 9 and floated towards the middle of the table. But leaving a full ball hit from 3-4 feet away against Morra is not much of a safe so I had to go with the shot that yielded the highest make percentage. The billiard was just too thin. Shooting the 5 was tough and there was no assurance I’d get past the 9 for position but it seemed the right thing to do was just put total emphasis on cinching the ball. I was in no danger of being hooked and could’ve banked or ducked on the 6 if needed. I gave it my best shot and was able to put it down and wiggle off the 9 and 6 to come up with a shot.
There was no gamesmanship there for sure. I would never do that and any strategy that involves letting Morra back to the table is a poor one and would only distract from the task at hand.
Well, on to the next. Now I’ve got to try to capitalize on this. Dodged a tough bullet but from this point on all matches are tough. Whatever happens I’ll give it my best and have fun trying.
I hope you lose next.
Goddammit! My younger daughter told me it is opposite day, then the older one said there's no such thing. Wtf?!
Thank you for the kind words and support gang! I was fortunate to get the opportunities I did but you have to take them when you get them.
The last rack was tough. The 5 did pass the 9 but it was very, very tight. Tight to the point I didn’t want to play shape for that shot, I was actually trying to stay a little higher on the balls so I could play the billiard on the 9 and bank the 5 up to the other end rail as a two way. Even if I had to go all in on the billiard I would’ve preferred that. Unfortunately I had to play the 4-7 combo and wasn’t able to control the angle I got on the 4 with confidence, ending up with a delicate transition which got a way from me a little.
From where I landed the billiard was still playable but it was very thin. The one positive is had I missed I would’ve thinned the 5 to the middle of the end rail and the cue ball may have caromed off the 9 and floated towards the middle of the table. But leaving a full ball hit from 3-4 feet away against Morra is not much of a safe so I had to go with the shot that yielded the highest make percentage. The billiard was just too thin. Shooting the 5 was tough and there was no assurance I’d get past the 9 for position but it seemed the right thing to do was just put total emphasis on cinching the ball. I was in no danger of being hooked and could’ve banked or ducked on the 6 if needed. I gave it my best shot and was able to put it down and wiggle off the 9 and 6 to come up with a shot.
There was no gamesmanship there for sure. I would never do that and any strategy that involves letting Morra back to the table is a poor one and would only distract from the task at hand.
Well, on to the next. Now I’ve got to try to capitalize on this. Dodged a tough bullet but from this point on all matches are tough. Whatever happens I’ll give it my best and have fun trying.
Thank you for the kind words and support gang! I was fortunate to get the opportunities I did but you have to take them when you get them.
The last rack was tough. The 5 did pass the 9 but it was very, very tight. Tight to the point I didn’t want to play shape for that shot, I was actually trying to stay a little higher on the balls so I could play the billiard on the 9 and bank the 5 up to the other end rail as a two way. Even if I had to go all in on the billiard I would’ve preferred that. Unfortunately I had to play the 4-7 combo and wasn’t able to control the angle I got on the 4 with confidence, ending up with a delicate transition which got a way from me a little.
From where I landed the billiard was still playable but it was very thin. The one positive is had I missed I would’ve thinned the 5 to the middle of the end rail and the cue ball may have caromed off the 9 and floated towards the middle of the table. But leaving a full ball hit from 3-4 feet away against Morra is not much of a safe so I had to go with the shot that yielded the highest make percentage. The billiard was just too thin. Shooting the 5 was tough and there was no assurance I’d get past the 9 for position but it seemed the right thing to do was just put total emphasis on cinching the ball. I was in no danger of being hooked and could’ve banked or ducked on the 6 if needed. I gave it my best shot and was able to put it down and wiggle off the 9 and 6 to come up with a shot.
There was no gamesmanship there for sure. I would never do that and any strategy that involves letting Morra back to the table is a poor one and would only distract from the task at hand.
Well, on to the next. Now I’ve got to try to capitalize on this. Dodged a tough bullet but from this point on all matches are tough. Whatever happens I’ll give it my best and have fun trying.