Biggest myths in pool today

LS (LD) shafts make no difference in your game.
Good old solid maple hits best.
Oh boy!
 
Aiming technics

Myth from "Wanabe" Pool Instructors:

From any angle, you have always to aim with the center of the CB on the right hitting point of the OB to pot it!



P.S. Sorry for my bad English. I hoppe you still understood what I mean
 
Myth or Truth?

(((Satori))) said:
There is a woman who is one of the top 100 players in the world.
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Hi Satori,
Shold this be a Myth or the Truth?
Didn't Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) and other women already achieved that in the WPA and in the Money Prize rankings?
Tell me please, if I'm wrong!
KR Roberto
 
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tableroll said:
Nine ball should be call the pocket.
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It should be. Call pocket and call safe. Nine ball is way way way too lucky. Even at the highest levels the rolls often determine the winner instead of skill.

I play it both ways and when it's call pocket/call safe I win more against players who are about my speed.
 
JB Cases said:
It should be. Call pocket and call safe. Nine ball is way way way too lucky. Even at the highest levels the rolls often determine the winner instead of skill.

I play it both ways and when it's call pocket/call safe I win more against players who are about my speed.
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If you are playing players at your speed shouldn't you win about the same percentage of the time regardless of the rules? Or are you one of those players that never seem to get good rolls or any luck?

Myth... I always get unlucky rolls and my opponent always gets lucky. :-)
 
Pidge said:
If you are playing players at your speed shouldn't you win about the same percentage of the time regardless of the rules? Or are you one of those players that never seem to get good rolls or any luck?

Myth... I always get unlucky rolls and my opponent always gets lucky. :-)
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Perhaps I should clarify a few things. When I say my speed I mean that both players can run out an open rack about equally well but one of us might be better at kicking, banking or playing safe.

So assume I am the one who is better at kicking.

When we play lucky nine ball and I play them safe they can kick it and get lucky and leave me no shot or by making it.

If they get safe then I am then at a disadvantage because even if I kick them safe on purpose they still have the opportunity to get lucky just blasting away.

But in the same situation they have to make a decision to either try to play safe or go for the shot and this means that they are a disadvantage because of the their lack of skill and I have an advantage because I have more skill in that area.

So, on net, playing the same players, I win more often when it's call shot/call safe than when it's all luck counts. I believe where players are relatively equal call shot/call safe games do more to refine and reward the small differences in skill.
 
Thank god the NBA has the rule where the ball must go directly into the net without touching the rim or backboard. Now we just need to make it mandatory to call alley-oops
 
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