Anyone else done this in 9-ball?

[sniper]

As I recall, in 2005 , the World Pool Masters, Marcus Chamat made three or four golden breaks, on another rack the 9 was the first ball down. In one match. I think Imonen was the victim.

IIRC it was three, should've been four but the nine got kicked after a break when it was heading straight for the corner pocket. Mika was not impressed to put it nicely, I'm good at reading lips To make matters worse it was only a race to eight, single elimination tournament

 

[Chucklez65]

Actually witnessed this myself. We were playing a 10 ball tourney and i witnessed a very good player make the 10 ball in the left corner behind the rack 6 times in a race to 9. I think it does have a lot to do with how the balls are racked or how the table is "tracked" from play, but to hit it consistently, you still have to have the exact same stroke on the break, so it takes a remarkable amount of skill to recognize the potential and be able to execute the shot, especially a break shot the exact same way every time. No one else had this kind of "luck" on this table that day, so there was definitely some skill involved in being able to recreate the power and speed of the break as well as the exact aiming point.

Good discussion for a phenomenon that most us think of as lucky (or unlucky, depending on if you are doing or receiving them..heh heh) rolls.

Thanks

 

[ironman]

Man, that sounds like a record. I also wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of that one ...

Sometimes the balls just sit into a rack in a pattern that sends the 9-ball toward the corner pocket. If racked properly of course it is very rare as it needs a collision.

Colin

It is the most helpless and brutal feeling in the world. You rack and rack as tightly as you can, back away and just watch it roll in.

I hold other records too.

11 racks were run on me.

Another guy ran 149 and out on me.

If you want to play great, just come play me.

 

[acedotcom]

I wondered how many of you have managed this?

I've probably done it, but it's not something I like to document. It's something I try to forget, pronto.

 

[AuntyDan]

As I recall, in 2005 , the World Pool Masters, Marcus Chamat made three or four golden breaks, on another rack the 9 was the first ball down. In one match. I think Imonen was the victim.

Chamat must have some kind of magic technique, as I also saw him do 2 in a row in a UPA 9-ball tourney in LA a few years ago, and they were using Sardo racks with the 9 on the spot.

 

[zeeder]

I was playing a kid several years ago and I successfully called 3 or 4 nines on the break! I would usually break from the side and for some reason when I moved over to in line with the diamond nearest the pocket the nine would seem to always go toward the pocket for that one break. It started out by me moving the ball to my '9 on the break spot' and saying, "I think it's time to make the 9 on the break." Sure enough I snapped it in and went back to breaking from the side and then 2 or 3 more times throughout the session I said, "time to make the 9 again" where it worked. The kid thought I was a pool god for the longest time...lol. He eventually learned that I sucked almost as bad as him.

 

[Colin Colenso]

It is the most helpless and brutal feeling in the world. You rack and rack as tightly as you can, back away and just watch it roll in.

I hold other records too.

11 racks were run on me.

Another guy ran 149 and out on me.

If you want to play great, just come play me.

I know the feeling Ironman,
I seem to get guys who play their best against me in comps often too. That maybe the price of being a gentleman sometimes it seems. My sharking buddies seem to rarely encounter such performances.

A couple of years ago I entered my first snooker tourney in years, here in Shanghai. I drew one of the top 5 nationally ranked players in the first round. He broke and left me only a hard safety, which I played ok, leaving him a difficult long shot from just below the green. Anyway, he made that pot and went on to make the best clearance I've ever seen. A 130 break which required several low colors and several shots down rails. Much harder than the typical 135-140 clearance we see as highlights.

That was the first game of the first round. No other 100 breaks were made in the tourney. It was actually the first full table clearance I have ever seen live in snooker. They are rare.

Some of us just seem to inspire our opponents

COlin

 

[Colin Colenso]

I've probably done it, but it's not something I like to document. It's something I try to forget, pronto.

hehe, I tend to think most would remember this if they did it.

After all, a golden break is about a 1 in 30 chance, scratching about a 1 in 6 chance. Combined, a golden break scratch is about a 1 in 180 chance. Making 2 in a row is 1 in 180x180 = 1 in 32,400.

I'm sure some guys here have had more that 32,000 breaks in 9-ball. Certainly not me...I would have had just a few hundred at most.

So I got stiffed right? ...

Just joking....there was no cash on it...just kind of funny I thought

Colin