Drivermaker Holiday Invitational - post scores here

I haven't yet tried this on my table, but I did create a scoresheet. I also appended the rules in the document as well. The attached file is a Microsoft Word 2002 document. It will keep scores for 10 racks, or one "session". Hope it is useful to some folks out there.
 

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ragbug74 said:
I haven't yet tried this on my table, but I did create a scoresheet. I also appended the rules in the document as well. The attached file is a Microsoft Word 2002 document. It will keep scores for 10 racks, or one "session". Hope it is useful to some folks out there.
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Hey...that scoresheet is neat. Thanks a lot, I'll be using it.
 
Hey guys, would you have a problem if I joined in on your challenge. I'm new to the forum and do not want to intrude in anything that is just for the regulars. I am curious as to see my score after looking at the rating system. For about five years, I was touring pro and quite. I did not know there was such a difference between a Pro and Touring Pro, so i'm interested in seeing if my game has dropped that much. Thank you :)
 
Qskill score

Here are my scores so far. Played on a 9ft Centerspot table with Simonis 860.
11/30/2004: 152 (12,20,12,10,18,20,20,20,10,10).
 
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I'm almost embarassed to post my scores. I thought they'd be better than this, although, in my defense they did come after a 2 hour training session working on what stuff from my recent lesson. Here goes:

11/30/04 (Brunswick GCII, Simonis, unshimmed pockets)
Set 1: 40 (10, 3 (-1), 4 (-1), 1, 4, 12, 0 (-1), 0, 3, 6)
Set 2: 80 (14, 8, 4, 7, 4 (-1), 12, 7, 8, 7, 10)
Set 3: 65 (14 (-1), 6, 2, 16, 7, 5, 2, 2, 3, 9)

12/02/04 (Brunswick GCIV, Simonis, unshimmed pockets)
Set 4: 65 (0, 6 (-1), 10, 9 (-1), 4, 14, 9, 14, 1, 0)
Set 5: 61 (5, 20, 9, 4, 3, 7, 0, 4, 1, 8)
Set 6: 93 (6 (-1), 12, 4, 3, 6, 20, 20, 8 (-1), 4, 12)
Set 7: 100 (14, 8, 7, 9, 10, 20 (-1), 14, 6, 8, 5)

12/04/04 (Brunswick GCII, Simonis, unshimmed pockets)
Set 8: 51
Set 9: 104
Set 10: 102

Total: 761

I had a few adult beverages after my practice session yesterday and lost the slip that had my rack breakdowns but luckily I remembered what the total scores were :D
 
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thanks.....makes a great practice routine

Just writing this post to thank drivermaker for introducing a very powerful practice routine. i incorporated the game into my routine this week and its great. it hits on just about every aspect for just about every game. the first 10 balls let you focus on pure shotmaking, as well as seeing patterns as you would in straight pool; eliminating trouble balls that would hender your runout of the last five via caroms, combinations, and good position play. and the last five work on shot making and forced position play as you would in 9 ball. all the while keeping you focused because you don't want to mess your score up.
great game

thanks
 
the rules

Haven't had time to try this, but in the meantime I'll post you the rules, so no one has to go through the old threads...

Btw, this system seems to resemble both Internet Equal Offense and Fargo.

Here (by drivermaker):
1. Rack fifteen balls on the Foot Spot, in any order, and place the cue ball ON the Head Spot. Break the balls. If you miscue or miss the cue ball completely, it is a foul. Re-Rack, break again and subtract one from your score. If you miscue and contact the rack, you may choose to continue shooting, leaving the balls where they lie and not take a foul.

2. If you scratch on the break, it is a minus 1, unless the cue ball goes off the table, then it is a minus 2. After a scratch on the break, you may place the cue ball on either the Head Spot of Foot Spot and shoot any ball on the table, or place the cue ball anywhere behind the Head String and shoot any ball above the Head String. On the break, if you scratch or the cue ball goes off the table, all balls made on the break stay down but do not count as points. If you do not scratch on the break, then all balls made on the break count as one point each.

3. After the break, if you do not have a shot or do not like the shot you have, you may choose one of three options. (a) Place the cue ball anywhere behind the Head String and shoot any ball above the Head String. (b) Place the cue ball on either the Head Spot or the Foot Spot and shoot any ball.
(c) Place the rack over the cue ball (where it lies) and move the cue ball anywhere inside the rack and shoot any ball. All of the options noted above are a penalty and incur a minus 1.

4. After the break, whether you made a ball or not, proceed to shoot, calling each shot. Try to run the table, shoting the ball in any order UNTIL THERE ARE FIVE BALLS REMAINING. If you do pocket ten balls, then the last five balls must be shot IN ROTATION (in numerical order starting with the lowest number ball). If you MISS A SHOT, the rack is OVER. There are no second chances or mulligans! The first ten balls score 1 point each, and the last five balls score 2 points each. On each rack you can score a MAXIMUM of 20 points.

5. When there are six balls on the table and you pocket two or more balls in one shot, they all stay down and are each worth 1 point. Shoot the remaining balls in rotation, in which each ball is worth 2 points each.

6. Ten racks comprise a session. In one session you can score a maximum of 200 points. The score from TEN SESSIONS (100 racks) determines your Official Rating. The highest possible Official Rating is a perfect score of 2000 points.

Here is the Rating System:

0-300 - Recreational Player
301-600 - Intermediate Player
601-900 - Advanced Player
901-1200- Developing Pro
1201-1600 - Semi-Pro
1601-1800 - Pro
1801-2000 - Touring Pro
 
dooziexx said:
Here are my scores so far
11/30/2004: 162 (12,20,12,10,18,20,20,20,10,10).
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Doozie,
I think those scores add up to 152. If you are going to cheat, you are going to have to be a little more devious (just kidding :) :) :) ).
 
Rackin_Zack said:
- Maybe I just suck...lol.
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RZ,
NONSENSE!! Your attitude shows that you will be a player. As a note, I probably played about your level 1-2 years ago. Working with MW's stroke has brought my game a long, long way in a fairly short time. Don't get discouraged, and continue to practice making the very best stroke possible each shot (sounds easy, but I think it is incredibly difficult to do).

P.S. - as this thread is getting a little long, as we get closer to Christmas, I will go through and cull out all the results. Keep it up guys, this is getting interesting. I am going to extend an invitation to the pro's as well.
 
TheGoldenChild said:
Hey guys, would you have a problem if I joined in on your challenge. I'm new to the forum and do not want to intrude in anything that is just for the regulars. I am curious as to see my score after looking at the rating system. For about five years, I was touring pro and quite. I did not know there was such a difference between a Pro and Touring Pro, so i'm interested in seeing if my game has dropped that much. Thank you :)
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Hell no...this is for everyone...the more the merrier. We'd all like to hear your feedback on the game and any tricks to score higher, other than don't miss and plan ahead.
 
Williebetmore said:
Doozie,
I think those scores add up to 152. If you are going to cheat, you are going to have to be a little more devious (just kidding :) :) :) ).
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Thanks for catching that mistake. Will edit my scores. I use to play Qskill frequently and I made a score sheet for the entire 10 sessions. Uses excel spreadsheet.
http://www.erikleecues.com/QSKILL.xls
 
OK I'll play seeing how I've got lot's of free time. Hopefully one of the Pros will play so I can see how bad i stack up compared to one of them.
 
I went ahead and snapped off the one hundred racks, for a total score of 769. This was on a Valley 4 by 8 bar box, with slowish cloth.
 
Well here ya go

Here are my scores, and as you will see, they are painfully honest :mad:

I started doing this drill some time ago, and got away from it, so I just finished out the sessions I had left to complete the 10. I would like to use the fact that I have been changing my game lately as to some of the poor scores. But if you look at individual scores you will notice that I have a few low racks in each session, so I dont know that I can use the former as an excuse.

*by rack scores for the 4th, 5th, and 6th sessions were lost when I transfered the scores to one page. I didnt think I would be posting these on the net so I didnt transfer rack scores*

1. 119 (18,0,5,18,14,1,20,9,14,20)
2. 144 (20,14,12,20,14,16,7,9,12,20)
3. 121 (20,12,7,20,19,1,12,4,8,18)
4. 85 (lost scores)
5. 96 (lost scores)
6. 120 (lost scores)
7. 98 (9,18,20,10,1,10,8,1,9,12)
8. 104 (9,9,14,16,20,3,12,8,7,6)
9. 115 (9,12,20,20,6,10,9,14,7,8)
10. 114 (18,3,20,15,14,14,9,9,3,9)

Total Score 1116 - Developing Pro (in my dreams)

After going through the scores I have noticed that I am stubborn LOL. There are times that I would risk not scoring any points in a rack (and sometimes didnt) just to keep from losing a point for having to move the cueball after the break. I also play to get the rack out, meaning going for a break out or tough shot if it means I can get the entire rack instead of just playing to get the points that were easily available.

I may do this again to try and maximise score instead of being so head strong :)

Thanks to all that are participating, this is fun, and I think if we keep it up it will give us some much needed "quality" practice.

Woody

EDIT - My table is a nine foot AMF.
 
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woody_968 said:
Total Score 1116 - Developing Pro (in my dreams)

There are times that I would risk not scoring any points in a rack (and sometimes didnt) just to keep from losing a point for having to move the cueball after the break.

Thanks to all that are participating, this is fun, and I think if we keep it up it will give us some much needed "quality" practice.

Woody
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Woody,
You are the LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE!!!!!!

I have also found that I am taking some medium to hard shots after the break to avoid the penalty - it certainly is a necessary skill to develop - get off your chair and right away having to come with a tough shot. It hasn't bitten me yet, but seems likely to happen (the dreaded "zero rack").

I would say that I don't feel that this game helps me improve as much as my usual drills (I am a maniac about practice, and basically heavily weight my practice towards improving known weak areas), but it is more fun.
 
Update. I play on a 4x8 Connelly BTW.

2,20,8,10,8,20,14,4,10,16 =112

12,9,8,18,20,20,3,12,12,10 =124

9,18,8,10,19,9,11,6,12,15 =117

20,16,6,9,14,20,14,12,10,8 =129
 
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I'm just curious as to who here is actually playing the full 100 racks? I would love to participate but there's no point if there's only two or three people doing it.

Maybe we could make a formal list so we know who all plans on completing the 100 racks, just a suggestion.
 
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sniper said:
I'm just curious as to who here is actually playing the full 100 racks? I would love to participate but there's no point if there's only two or three people doing it.

Maybe we could make a formal list so we know who all plans on completing the 100 racks, just a suggestion.
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I will be participating in the 10 full sessions. I should be able to play alot tommorrow.

Jim
 
sniper said:
I'm just curious as to who here is actually playing the full 100 racks? I would love to participate but there's no point if there's only two or three people doing it.

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Sniper,
I'm also a little curious. I think AZHousepro is going to leave the thread up at least until Christmas - everyone is free to post until then - maybe we'll get some pleasant surprises.
 
ragbug74 said:
I haven't yet tried this on my table, but I did create a scoresheet. I also appended the rules in the document as well. The attached file is a Microsoft Word 2002 document. It will keep scores for 10 racks, or one "session". Hope it is useful to some folks out there.
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No offense Rag, but you cannot track something like this on a Word doc, you need the power of Excel! ;) I developed a spreadsheet that will calculate your session totals with averages, a running total of all sessions played with averages, and an aggregate score for all sessions played. Just enter the total number of balls made from 1-10, and the total made from 11-15, and the formulas will do the rest. Unfortunately, I discovered I cannot upload an Excel file to this post after I completed the spreadsheet, so if anyone is interested in the file shoot me a PM. Yes...I was a bit bored this evening!
 
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