The other theme I'm seeing re-reading parts of this thread is the amount of change you expect to your fargo. Are you saying your rating is 100 or more points off? That's not really possible with several hundred games. With 50 games total yes it's possible. Not with 400, unless you were drunk as a skunk for all 400 games. Once people have 200 or so games, the rating might move 15-20 more points. Once 400 games, it might move still 10 points. I think that's about it. After that it might move a few points up and down occasionally.
Probably your fargo is right and its just not as high as you thought.
That happened to me, I got 200 robustness a few months ago and my rating was 546. I was actually quite disappointed as I thought I'd be 565 based on my friends who were established. I did climb a bit to 558 at 400 games, which is where I'm at now.
I’ve said it before man. My fargorate around 480 with 450 games. 150 of those Salotto. Other 300 digital pool tournaments. The only people I ever gamble with are typically 550 pluses. Playing almost Anybody up to about a 620 with a lot of robustness I almost always split sets with. Anybody under 550 usually wants a spot to play me.
On top of that, all the tournaments I play are alternating break. I hate alternating break. Im more set up as a B&R player. I get 2 packs consistently in practice(yes making a ball on each break) and after running 1 rack the other guy gets to break in an alternating format. I’ve said this before. Alternating break is a disadvantage for any player that can string multiple racks because of that one point I just made. Especially if their opponent can’t string racks as well. It slows me down a lot of times because there are usually shots between me breaking again, and I’m not super consistent when having to slow down. I like to play fast especially when playing my best. That’s all.
When I’m gambling-winner breaks. I can’t remember a time I’ve agreed to alternating breaks in action.
So here’s another example and maybe it’d be easier to wrap your head around it. I talked to the guy I played against in 9 ball regionals two weeks ago and even though he won I was poking fun at him that I almost beat him after he was up 45-15.
Well he chimed in that wasn’t correct. It was 45-10.He missed. I ran the rest of the rack. (I must’ve started counting after making last 4 that rack) Then broke the 9. Then put up a full 2 pack after. When I was done shooting I had 47 points. I made 37 points in the one time at the table. Since I had pocketed 4 9 balls in the process, I had made 33 balls straight. How many 480’s you know that can make 33 straight balls in 9 ball? So maybe I am a 480, but that doesn’t make it impossible that I B&R a lot. It just means I have a good offense and lose a lot. If I would have opened with a break that’s a 3 pack plus 6 balls on way to a 4 pack. I called it a light 3 pack when I referenced it because of the 9 on the break but technically I put up a 3 pack just going by the number of balls made.
How many 3 packs have you put up at 550? Not saying you have to. Maybe we just have different strengths to our game. Everyone does. I typically put up a 2 pack at least once every 2-3 hours of practice with some other B+R’s and an occasional 3 pack. When I am counting them. Most times I don’t go for break and runs in practice. I spend more time playing banks and 8 ball more because it’s more interesting to me.
I usually open with about 5 to 10 racks of eight ball play maybe 5 to 10 racks and nine ball if that because I don’t even like playing 9 ball. My nine ball practice usually turns into Banks on like the third rack when I miss a ball. Then it’s banks after or taking a shot that I’ve been missing a lot over and over to get better at it . And then I might switch back to eight ball after that. But for some reason everybody at the hall think I’m better at nine ball . I don’t get it. I’m actually way better at 8. Those are my numbers. Take it or leave it. That’s what it is.
I plan to put another ghost race up soon. The landscaping season just started and my table is sitting next to a car that I am changing a cylinder head on right now. So I can’t do it at home. But when I get out and can will post it up for you on your thread.
Btw I can’t remember the last time I had a 4 pack though. It’s been a long time on that feat.
