But as of a minute ago one pocket was still a different game from eight-ball.
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But as of a minute ago one pocket was still a different game from eight-ball.
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Hey D.
Strangely enough as of last night. I think I am better than I believed I was. After tonight we will be official APA membersin a 9 ball league. For the last week Hubby and I have been practicing 9 ball. He likes to play lots of safeties. And I must also agree on this one. It's so freaking cool to see him drop his jaw when I get out of them. My confidence on banks has improved 10 fold easy. Because in 8 ball l could always cut something into a pocket, but when faced with a bank I had 25% success rate. As of today I can say I'm closer to over 50% success rate. So Yes! I do so enjoy that HAHA feeling I did it
- Add to that positioning myself well for the next shot. I
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Because you asked I will thank people for their safety. Although they annoy me I don't complain out loud or throw a tissy. At best I'll do "Ughhh" and curl my lip.
I loved what one of the others posters said too. They will play a safety until he knows he can run the whole table. WOW! I understand he is a pro. That's just amazing to me. However, I'll be starting league as a 2 tonight. The guys with advanced levels love going against me because I'm always having fun. When I get on the table I look for 3 balls I can shoot. After I sink #1, I look for another set of 3 and so on. I have so much to learn, I'm still working on draw, banks and cb placement of my next shot. 99% of the safeties I try are an EPIC fail
. Maybe in the future I will change my views on safeties or maybe I'll just "Thank you":thumbup:
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Loren
Keep practicing until you get to the point that you can shoot out of a safety with a two rail kick leaving the "pro" safe. That's when you'll really see what 'tilt' is.
It may or may not have anything to do with the health of the game but, depending on the quality of your safeties, it probably has a lot to do with who's willing to give you a no money game.
I never said anything about playing a dumb safety I don't doubt my abilities at all. Playing a safety has nothing to do with self confidence. Just because you can make a shot doesn't always mean that you should.
What I meant by "dumb down my game" was that it would not make sense for me to take a low percentage shot when an obvious safety presents itself.
If you think that playing a safety is a weakness you probably have allot to learn about pool. Any serious student of the game knows that one of the keys to becoming successful at this game is knowing when to switch between offense and defense.
I love watching high level players get into safety battles in competition.
In a Saturday no-money game safeties repeated monotonously are annoying. Just a simple gripe. Nothing more.
And if you want to give playing advice there's a playing advice thread nearby.
In the past, there was a certain person I would play a safe after every makable shot...just to screw with because I didn't like him.
The more safties I played,the angrier he got and the worse he played. He was very vocal about it and put on quite a display for everyone's amusement.
He was not very well liked in general and several people adopted my strategy just to make a point.
Starting to sound familliar?
The more safties I played,the angrier he got and the worse he played. He was very vocal about it and put on quite a display for everyone's amusement.
He was not very well liked in general and several people adopted my strategy just to make a point.
Starting to sound familliar?
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