9pack of 8ball
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I do just fineAnd you? :wave3:
Unfortunately working on pool tables for a living leaves me no time to play on them anymore. But, back when I was playing, i found it to be to boring practicing any one game of pool, so I changed my practice more to about not missing a ball instead of how many racks I could run. I played what I called at the time, equal offense. All I ever did was rack 15 balls up, wooden triangle, there were no magic racks or any other racking aids in my time period...LOL The whole point of the exercise is to run as many balls as you can without missing, over and over again, always pushing to set a new personal best high run score. I discovered back then if I ever missed a ball playing what ever game I was playing....the missed ball had nothing to do with the game, but everything to do with my ability to pocket that one ball I missed. So, I quit worrying about practicing the games, because I knew how to play any game I played, 8 ball, 9 ball, 14.1....what ever. I soon found out that when I was running 200-300 balls at a time from the break, personal best was 360 without a miss....playing any game of pool was a lot easier as when I had shots that should be made all the time....I didn't miss them anymore, and any racks that were runable from the break or after my opponent missed....I ran out all the time. I even took playing equal offense to a higher level after every break by trying to run the racks without ever letting the cue ball touch a second ball while pocketing the ball I was shooting at, unless contacting a second ball was unavoidable....just to increase the demand for better cue ball control. During my practice time I also found that I pocketed more balls per hour, my stroke and stance became more fluid and patterns became much more visible.
Well that equal offense of yours reminds me of one specific drill i do when i want to improve my pattern play. It is named "brainwashing drill" and i believe it was bob byrne who i got it from. Or maybe jim rempe,not sure. Anyway i scatter all 15 balls randomly at the table with one exception-balls have to be at least 10cm off the rail and then i proceed to run the balls without cueball touching the rail. My personal best in that drill is 20 racks in a row. I believe that both this drill and your equal offense drill improve patterns but it doesnt teach you effectively some other shots where specific drills would be more effective. Anyway thanks for your input,your drill definitely has its benefits
Well that equal offense of yours reminds me of one specific drill i do when i want to improve my pattern play. It is named "brainwashing drill" and i believe it was bob byrne who i got it from. Or maybe jim rempe,not sure. Anyway i scatter all 15 balls randomly at the table with one exception-balls have to be at least 10cm off the rail and then i proceed to run the balls without cueball touching the rail. My personal best in that drill is 20 racks in a row. I believe that both this drill and your equal offense drill improve patterns but it doesnt teach you effectively some other shots where specific drills would be more effective. Anyway thanks for your input,your drill definitely has its benefits
Its just my opinion but leaning how to combine the use of the rails makes for an even better player overall, but sometimes moving balls around the table when that can be avoided can keep the run alive, unless balls need to be moved in order to make them playable to keep the run alive. You do have a very good aim, but yes....your rythem seems a bit choppy if that makes any sense.
Like i said i believe in specific drills for different kind of shots. When i want to practice position play with rails there are several drills i enjoy practicing,i can focus on that specific aspect of the game. And yes,my rythm in 8ball is not the best as i dont play 8b much. In rotation games i believe i do much better in that aspect as i dont have to think much,it is much easier to think through the patterns in 9b or 10b. Maybe there is one thing about my game that may influence the opinion about my game right now-i am im the process of changing my grip and my aiming,my new grip is about 3 weeks new now and my cue position is shifted closer to my dominant eye for just a week so the technique is not so effortless to me now..:sorry:
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Nice shooting. That is strong!Yesterday i ran 11 games of 8ball with the second break dry so technically i ran 9pack (hopefully i counted racks correctly) The best part is i recorded the whole thing on youtube live stream so you can enjoy the show9pack begins at 32:30 https://youtu.be/1X4mncbmyyA
P.s.: 9ft table
When you get a chance, please try out the BU Playing-Ability Exams and post your scores (and videos if available) on the AZB BU sticky thread. You should be able to post top scores with a little practice with the Exams. I look forward to seeing how high you can go.
Good luck,
Dave
Thank you
I will try your exams when I have more time to do so and then I will post the result 
Sounds good. I look forward to seeing your scores (and videos) after you have some time to work with the Exams some.Thank you
Good luck,
Dave