9 ball ghost question.
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firsteees
Break, take ball in hand and run out. If you miss you lose. If you find the ghost tell him he owes me $200
firsteees
Break, take ball in hand and run out. If you miss you lose. If you find the ghost tell him he owes me $200
Lol you are not playing the "APA Ghost" you are playing the real GHOST. The one who has broken many a player and never made or missed a ball.
Break, take BIH and run out. If you miss you lose if you run out you win. Race the ghost to 7 everyday until you kick the sh-t out of it. Good luck.
It's usually 9 ball, but can be 10 ball or even 8 ball. I don't think I'd want to play the ghost one pocket
, but hey... that's just me.Basically what the ghost is, is an opponent that NEVER misses. He can kick in the next shot and run out on you. So if you miss, you loose.
its played standard rules of whatever game you are playing. the ghost represents the best player imaginable, that where ever left is going ot get out, no matter what. hence if you miss, you loose. he just happens to give a spot of break and ball in hand.
I would imagine that this would be area dependent and discussed prior to any match/set.
When I am playing the ghost at home I play 4 or 5 ahead sets and I count scratches as a loss.
Lots of rules are open for debate.
Scratch on the break Win/loss?
Do 9's on the break count as a win?
Do balls made on the break stay down?
Do early 9's count as a win?
I think the most standard way is all balls stay down. Any scratches loose.
Lately I've been playing no BIH after the break. This makes me focus on CB control a lot more, but can also lead to a lot of frustration if you get in a rut of not getting things to roll where you want them to. But I feel that this adds importance to the practice session. I don't want to just break and rerack over and over, I want to get to that 9, so I really focus on what I'm doing and give it effort. I also count 9's on the break a win, balls on the break stay down, and early 9's count as a win as well.
scratch on the break = BIH for me
9 on the break = win
balls on the break stay down
YES its nine ball, some even play with safetys
This is the way I have played. Games can end with early 9 combos too.
scratch on the break = BIH for me
9 on the break = win
balls on the break stay down
YES its nine ball, some even play with safetys
How could you allow safety play?
Mr H
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If you hook the ghost really good. you get BIH and continue to run out But this is the ghost were taking about and he makes Efren's 2 rail kick look easy:thumbup:
If you hook the ghost really good. you get BIH and continue to run out
But this is the ghost were taking about and he makes Efren's 2 rail kick look easy:thumbup:
Your ghost is a weak ghost then. My ghost hasn't missed a 6 rail kick yet... With shape!!
It's a good way to practice safety's though. But to keep it very challenging then the only ones that should count is when the balls are frozen.
Lol APA ghost, that's classic.