2008 AZ Straight Pool Challenge!
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I had a run of 48 on a table with 4.25" pockets yesterday. It's not my high run for the year, but considering how tough the table was and how humid the conditions were, I'm quite proud of it.
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curiousofpool said:Hello:
I equalized my personal high run tonight. 42!At least I ran more than my age this year. It is really amazing how one can screw up the pattern with the last two balls before the break ball.
Michael (curiousofpool)
Micheal, you ran my current goal, congratulations.
furryboffin
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Hey Guys! I just started practising for the world champs which start in a few weeks. Had a good day at the club today, just beat my high run record of 114 with a run of 176, should have been more but as usual something stupid happened going into a little cluster and ended up on nothing. Still pretty chuffed with the run though. Bit bummed I didn't get over 200 for the first time.. but hey, saving that for the world champs! ;-) Not bad for a novice!
Jonni Fulcher
Jonni Fulcher
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Broke my personal best today practicing. Ran 43 balls :clapping: . Now I know 50 balls is within my reach this year, and hope to work my way to 100 someday.
Ran 15 three times yesterday. I really wanted to make the 15th ball so I wasn't able to break up the rack well which ended my runs twice. On the third run after making the break ball I shot into the rack and slopped a ball in and decided to keep going. Ran another 10 before I missed, so officially my high is 15 but I'm pretty happy to have run 25 before not pocketing a ball.
A guy I sometimes shoot 9-ball with wanted to try straight pool the other night so I suggested a short game. I gave him 20 balls going to 50. I broke, he ran 2, the planets aligned and I hit him with 37 right out of the gate, he made 3 more, I played safe, he made 3 more and I ran the rest of what I needed. That's the quickest I've gone from zero to 50 ever. 3 innings not counting the break, 2 if you don't count the safety play.
MULLY
MULLY
I haven't been playing much pool lately, but I did get out last night for a practice session. I had planned on running through stroke and shotmaking drills, but I wasn't excited about it at all.
Instead, I decided to just play 14.1 to see how many innings it would take me to get to 100. Somewhere in the middle of the my "game" I realized I hadn't missed in a while (for me) and that I was probably on my new high run. Ended up missing the very next ball on a 10 degree cut into the side pocket...
So, my new high run is 21. I had two successful break shots and had opened the third rack up well with a secondary break and then I dogged it.
As Captain O'well would say...oh well.
Instead, I decided to just play 14.1 to see how many innings it would take me to get to 100. Somewhere in the middle of the my "game" I realized I hadn't missed in a while (for me) and that I was probably on my new high run. Ended up missing the very next ball on a 10 degree cut into the side pocket...
So, my new high run is 21. I had two successful break shots and had opened the third rack up well with a secondary break and then I dogged it.
As Captain O'well would say...oh well.
Ran 41 the other night in league play.
Ended when I dogged the key ball to a perfect break ball. Things were flowing so well up to that point that I just let my concentration lapse for a moment. That's what makes this game so hard -- even on those rare occasions when it's feeling easy.
Ended when I dogged the key ball to a perfect break ball. Things were flowing so well up to that point that I just let my concentration lapse for a moment. That's what makes this game so hard -- even on those rare occasions when it's feeling easy.
I ran a 113 in a league match about a month ago. Lost the game though! The league at Amsterdam Billiards is really brutal for me. I was going to 200 and my opponent was going to 70. He ran 35 his first inning and after my run it was 138-45 and he ran out. Sigh.
My long run
Long run in 2008 is 57. I achieved the run at the start of a match. After the opening break there were a series of safes and intentional fouls. I got a small opening and ran the 57. I've been breaking off some moderate runs with greater frequency recently. Just this week I had practice runs of 56 and 54. As a side note - I recently bought 2 shafts - the OB-1 and the Predator 314 which have a 12.75mm width. I had been playing with shafts that were near 13.25mm. The difference is huge. I can do so much more with the cue ball. I'm disappointed I didn't discover this much earlier in life - but I have been primarily a recreational 'home' type of player. I'm throwing myself much more into the tournament scene and hope to continue learning!
Steve Haag
Long run in 2008 is 57. I achieved the run at the start of a match. After the opening break there were a series of safes and intentional fouls. I got a small opening and ran the 57. I've been breaking off some moderate runs with greater frequency recently. Just this week I had practice runs of 56 and 54. As a side note - I recently bought 2 shafts - the OB-1 and the Predator 314 which have a 12.75mm width. I had been playing with shafts that were near 13.25mm. The difference is huge. I can do so much more with the cue ball. I'm disappointed I didn't discover this much earlier in life - but I have been primarily a recreational 'home' type of player. I'm throwing myself much more into the tournament scene and hope to continue learning!
Steve Haag
poolplayerpatti
poolplayerpatti
Straight pool sounds fun and after reading I can't wait to learn and play the game myself!
I know I had a 20 ball run during league play in August.
Steve Hathaway
Southern Vermont
Steve Hathaway
Southern Vermont