14.1 addiction - Does it ever end?

[Kevin Lindstrom]

I have been playing this game for a number of years now and have finally accomplished a high run of 32 balls last night in my league. I know it is not a very high run but for me it made my night. I feel as though I should be more consistentantly having bigger runs since I have been playing for a couple of years now. I am really addicted to this game and with the exception of my 2 leagues of 8 ball this 14.1 game is the only game I play.

What I am wondering from the more experienced players is if my addiction will diminish once I start to have more runs in the 30's, 40's and beyond?

Thanks for your opinons.

Kevin

 

[Dan White]

I have been playing this game for a number of years now and have finally accomplished a high run of 32 balls last night in my league. I know it is not a very high run but for me it made my night. I feel as though I should be more consistentantly having bigger runs since I have been playing for a couple of years now. I am really addicted to this game and with the exception of my 2 leagues of 8 ball this 14.1 game is the only game I play.

What I am wondering from the more experienced players is if my addiction will diminish once I start to have more runs in the 30's, 40's and beyond?

Thanks for your opinons.

Kevin

I think the higher your average goes, the more you become addicted. Like anything, if you overdose on it, you might stop playing for a couple of months, but otherwise there's not much you can do about it. :sorry:

 

[Cameron Smith]

I have been playing this game for a number of years now and have finally accomplished a high run of 32 balls last night in my league. I know it is not a very high run but for me it made my night. I feel as though I should be more consistentantly having bigger runs since I have been playing for a couple of years now. I am really addicted to this game and with the exception of my 2 leagues of 8 ball this 14.1 game is the only game I play.

What I am wondering from the more experienced players is if my addiction will diminish once I start to have more runs in the 30's, 40's and beyond?

Thanks for your opinons.

Kevin

The beauty of 14.1 is matter how good you get I don't think you ever totally feel like you have the game mastered. I expect when you begin to run consistent 30's and 40's, you'll be wanting to be running 50's and 60's and on and on. I can't speak for players like John Schmidt, I can't comprehend running 400 balls at this point, but even once you've run 100, you want to do it again. Then you want to do it as often as possible. I suspect if I ever become a weekly 100 ball runner I'll want to be running into the 200's.

There's no ceiling for this game unlike others. For example you can only run as many racks in 9 ball or 10 ball as the conditions will let you (how well the table is breaking, how the balls are rolling one day or another). Whereas in 14.1 the luck is minimal enough that you can constantly strive for greater and greater heights. Maybe a 1000 ball run IS possible, but not likely for me. I'd be happy with 200, for now....ok we'll see how I feel if I get there. haha.

My point is, your addiction will continue for as long as you feel motivated and/or enjoying the game. I leave and come back depending on where my focus is between snooker and pool, but I'll always come back. If 9 ball were outlawed by national decree, I'd be happy to play 14.1 for the rest of my life.

 

[Salamander]

Well, I think your addiction will grow for awhile. Like any learning curve, depending upon your dedication and natural talent, you will see marketable progress at first, then it will taper off. If you are fortunate enough to run 100 balls, it will become increasingly difficult to continue to match that mark. Schmidt, can practically run 100 balls at will, however, he may never run 400 again. I've run into the 100's several times, but it is beginning to become a sisyphian endeavor to run 150. If I focus to much on the goal, I don't enjoy the journey.

I'll say this much, the more pool I play, the more I really enjoy all the games. I really have starting to like one pocket even more than straight pool in the last few years, because it just seems so "deep" (probably because I'm near the beginning of the learning curve). I'm contantly learning new things. Lately, I'm starting to practice bank pool, a game that I never thought I would like, but am starting to appreciate.

Doug