A Bar Table Confession

[Johnnyt]

It's like money in the bank. you put some in,then you come back later and draw some out "with interest".

Very true. That's the flip side for sure. Make a big deal out of it when you lose and keep quiet when you win, makes for more pay-days in that place. Johnnyt

 

[RunoutalloverU]

I thought all of the runout streaks we've talked about on AZB in the 20's on a barbox were 9-ball.

Cheers,
~rc

9 ball, that actually never occured to me. Why the hell would someone want to play 9 ball on a bar table for christ's sake. But I guess your right.

 

[RunoutalloverU]

shooting a long shot in the wide open is not nearly as difficult as shooting a short shot in tight traffic. its not even close.

lmao, this doesnt even make sense. If its a long shot and it goes.....IT GOES. If its a short shot, with balls around and it goes....IT GOES. Your right its not close its exactly the same bozo!

 

[BillYards]

When she said "I play pro.", she was refering to the set of rules by which she plays... referring to the possible slop shot victory on the 8-ball.

I snapped-off a small bar tourney over the weekend and had to work my butt off because we were playing modified last pocket rules with ball in hand... but it was not ball in hand if you could not see the ball you were shooting at and did not hit it. You also did not have to drive a ball to the rail after contact. You also could not adjust the cueball after setting it on the table when you got ball in hand. I was laughing at the tourney director, telling him that he was making the rules up as we went.

On a barbox, any banger can string 4 or 5 balls together on you. Especially if you have foolishly run your balls off without getting out. When they miss, they will always leave you in a crappy position. When a better player misses, the cueball is usually not against the head rail or even tied-up to another ball. I think barbox pool is certainly a test of concentration and self-control. You gotta wait for the right time to finish the game, but you also have to blast it out when you need to.

 

[RunoutalloverU]

When she said "I play pro.", she was refering to the set of rules by which she plays... referring to the possible slop shot victory on the 8-ball.

I snapped-off a small bar tourney over the weekend and had to work my butt off because we were playing modified last pocket rules with ball in hand... but it was not ball in hand if you could not see the ball you were shooting at and did not hit it. You also did not have to drive a ball to the rail after contact. You also could not adjust the cueball after setting it on the table when you got ball in hand. I was laughing at the tourney director, telling him that he was making the rules up as we went.

On a barbox, any banger can string 4 or 5 balls together on you. Especially if you have foolishly run your balls off without getting out. When they miss, they will always leave you in a crappy position. When a better player misses, the cueball is usually not against the head rail or even tied-up to another ball. I think barbox pool is certainly a test of concentration and self-control. You gotta wait for the right time to finish the game, but you also have to blast it out when you need to.

Im not quite sure what you mean by the opening statement, "slop" shot in 8 ball professional rules does count, you have to call the ball and pocket, unless you mean that even if you call the ball and pocket and the 8 ball goes in off another ball and still goes in that pocket, than yes its good, but its not "slop" even if bar players refer to it as that. True "slop" is when you intend to make a ball in one pocket and it goes into another, this is never a win when shooting at the 8 ball in any type of rules. And secondly she wasn't referring to that erroneous view of 8 ball anyway, what she meant was, she was able to beat me because she plays at a professional level or speed, she just didn't know enough about pool terminology to state it like that. Nevertheless, the statement was completely absurd anyway.