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Early Impressions Of The Diamond Professional
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That's about all I do since I rarely ever have a runnable rack.
Just gather the balls up, rerack, and break again.
Do this over and over and over and over until I finally do have a runnable rack.
that really doesn't sound like much fun
Yes, exactly!
It diminishes my enthusiasm for the game. I get mad, frustrated, and honked at the world. Eventually I just lay the cue down and walk away from the table wondering why why why why........
maybe donate your tables to the senior center and take up writing software
But the goal is to find something less frustrating.
Bob <-- for a while, was learning one new language a year
playing cheap sets with a friend the other day. He's a strong player, already gives me games on the wire. Offered me the breaks. The only good it did me is it stopped him from breaking.
To make that less boring, try this: break, then try to run out. As soon as your run ends, remove all but the highest four balls on the table. Take BIH, and try to run out the last four balls. Keep score: when you runout the last four balls, you get a point, when you miss, the ghost gets a point. Play a set to 7.
When you can regularly beat the four ball ghost, move on to the five ball ghost, etc. It's less boring because you aren't just breaking all the time, but you still break a lot.
Maybe this is as good as it gets. We hate to think so but maybe it is. Expectations are a let down.
i am glad it works for you
thanks for the reply
Won a big pop & squat contest years ago where a bunch of locals got together to see who could get the CB up in the air the highest after contact with the head ball. It was fun and just for show and I’ve used a softer controlled break for quite a few years now. It was more useful in 3 ball
That's what is holding you back when it comes to running out. You are barely practicing. You are just breaking over and over again.
I've said this a bunch in the past. You need to go out and play in local tournaments and match up cheap with people. You will see how pool is actually played at a non-pro level and see all the levels inbetween you and pros. On top of that you will get experience with other tables, safety play, winning, losing, etc.
You will also run into people who play considerably better then you and aren't stingy with their knowledge and have a chance to pick their brains.
I definitely understand the fun in just playing at home by yourself... but it's also a ton of fun getting out there and matching up. The rush is great. The thrill of victory and agony of defeat are so real at times.
I'm not saying join a league... but get out there and match up for something. Tournament or money.
You will also run into people who play considerably better then you and aren't stingy with their knowledge and have a chance to pick their brains.
I definitely understand the fun in just playing at home by yourself... but it's also a ton of fun getting out there and matching up. The rush is great. The thrill of victory and agony of defeat are so real at times.
I'm not saying join a league... but get out there and match up for something. Tournament or money.
Get out some for one and take a BIG break from here for TWO. What he's searching for is never going to come from here. Go do your own thing and turn off the internet for,say, 6months.
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Take a Big break….. no pun right?
I recall on an Accu-Stats video someone said in a tournament in North Carolina that Earl Strickland broke and ran out from his break 30% of the time in the tournament. They thought that was amazing.
I've got 60-70 Accu-Stats DVDs from the Sands Regency Open in Reno to the US Open, both back in the 1990s. The B&R % is not all that great.
Earl was widely considered the best 9ball player in the world though, especially at that time. There were other top pros that couldnt do that... let alone amateurs.
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