Fav WPBA Player....why?

[sjm]

Allison Fisher is by far and away the best when she's on. She's in a totally different league from the rest. ... Her position play, and smarts, are so keen that I could see her running in the 400s.

Nail, every now and again, I feel compelled to take exception to the assertion that Allison Fisher is well above Karen Corr. I've noted it before, but 2000 was Karen's first full year on the WPBA tour, and since 1/1/2000, Corr has won more WPBA ranking events than Fisher. The rivalry is simply too close to call.

As for Allison running 400, forget about it. Very few in history have manageed the feat. To put it in some perspective Mika Immonen plays a whole lot of straight pool and plays the game very well. His high run is 267. Do you really think that Allison could run 50% more balls on her best day than Mika? Further, Jean Balukas had a high run between 130 and 140. Do you really think Allison, on her best day, could run three times as many balls as Jean? Not very likely. Still, I'd say that 200 would be within the realm of possibility if Allison played straight pool on a regular basis, for she is a truly wonderful player.

 

[nail]

Nail, every now and again, I feel compelled to take exception to the assertion that Allison Fisher is well above Karen Corr. I've noted it before, but 2000 was Karen's first full year on the WPBA tour, and since 1/1/2000, Corr has won more WPBA ranking events than Fisher. The rivalry is simply too close to call.

As for Allison running 400, forget about it. Very few in history have manageed the feat. To put it in some perspective Mika Immonen plays a whole lot of straight pool and plays the game very well. His high run is 267. Do you really think that Allison could run 50% more balls on her best day than Mika? Further, Jean Balukas had a high run between 130 and 140. Do you really think Allison, on her best day, could run three times as many balls as Jean? Not very likely. Still, I'd say that 200 would be within the realm of possibility if Allison played straight pool on a regular basis, for she is a truly wonderful player.

sjm:

It's her position play that lends me to believe that she would be capable of very high runs. To me, I think straight pool is all about position and smarts. I watched her at the last us open and she almost broke the worlds' record the first time up, and I don't think she ever played very much 14.1. If she had some training for the smarts from someone like say Dallas West, who knows what she would be capable of running!

 

[sjm]

sjm:

It's her position play that lends me to believe that she would be capable of very high runs. To me, I think straight pool is all about position and smarts. I watched her at the last us open and she almost broke the worlds' record the first time up, and I don't think she ever played very much 14.1. If she had some training for the smarts from someone like say Dallas West, who knows what she would be capable of running!

I was there, too, Nail, and. like you, I was very impressed. Allison played really nice straight pool. Still, I think her high run in the 2000 US Open 14.1 championships was 60. Yes, it wasn't far off the women's US Open record, but I'll bet you didn't know that in the good old days, in the Women's Division of the World Straight Pool championships, the races were generally to 75, and only the final match was a race to 100. Hence, the chance for big runs didn't exist back then in women's competition.

 

[Kerry Impson]

Aristotle, Plato, Dante, T.S. Elliot.....

For the record, Eliot (T.S., as in "The Hollow Men," one of my favs) is spelled with just one "l."

 

[drivermaker]

*pulls up a chair, with some freshly popped butter popcorn and a cold glass of rootbeer*

Sorry sweetcakes...hope you didn't pour too much butter on that popcorn cause it'll get soggy, but I'm outta here. First of all I never liked playing with little girls and their doll babies, especially when they would get into hissing contests about whose baby doll was prettier, dressed nicer, what made one better looking than another. You can fight that out between yourselves. I'd rather go play or fight it out with the boys about pool, that's what this forum is about.

Besides, here's a list of words:

MENtal Illness
MENstrual Cramps
MENtal Breakdown
MENopause
GUYnocologist (sp)
HISterectomy (sp)

Did you ever notice that all of Landshark77's problems start with MEN. I am definitely not going to contribute to that any further. Don't eat or drink too much lest you get fat and unattractive. Adios.....

 

[Wally in Cincy]

I was there, too, Nail, and. like you, I was very impressed. Allison played really nice straight pool. Still, I think her high run in the 2000 US Open 14.1 championships was 60. Yes, it wasn't far off the women's US Open record, but I'll bet you didn't know that in the good old days, in the Women's Division of the World Straight Pool championships, the races were generally to 75, and only the final match was a race to 100. Hence, the chance for big runs didn't exist back then in women's competition.

sjm,

FWIW

I'm fairly certain that was AF's first straight pool tourney. I don't think she had played straight pool on any kind of serious basis until then.

She was quoted as saying she read George Fels's book "Advanced Pool" the night before the final and it helped her understand the game better.

I doubt we will see her play the game to any degree as long as there is no money in it, though I would dearly love to see her play something/anything besides nine-ball.

adios..

 

[landshark77]

Well, the polls have closed and everyone has spoken. Thank you to all who voted and repiled, especially you Drivermaker. I like you, you're fun. Thanx for playing. I'll give you a hollar when my next show goes on the air, as you bring the ratings.

And yeah, runmout, I was never a great speller.

Th..th..that's all folks.............

 

[Phylbert57]

Yep!!!

How have you been, Phyllis? Great to see you again. My favorite must have, Class, Heart, Personality and Game. For this reason my favorite player is, Sarah Rousey. Others may have the same assets but I guarantee you, none have more of each. Best of luck in all your endeavors, Sarah..................................$Bill

Hi $Bill,
Good to be back here. My computer was having a problem and then I was sick for a while but back in action now.

THose are some of the same reasons I like Linda Haywood. I don't really know Sarah except for on here but she seems very nice and knowledgeable. Very pretty lady as well. I haven't had the priveledge of seeing her play either. I was away from all of it for too long I guess.

I didn't mean to cause any trouble but it just seemed that all of the first replies to this poll had to do with whether the favorite WPBA player was "hot" or not. I was trying to think of any of the men I would consider the same. LOL. Nope, not lately anyway.

I remember in the "olden days" when "King" Jim Rempe was considered sooooo good looking. It made me laugh to see him with at least one girl on each arm. Remember that? He was not my type, that's for sure!! I had different tastes and still do I guess.

I have always been big on the promotion of the game. Pool & Billiards never got the recognition it deserves and thankfully that is now changing, or at least it seems to be. Especially women in pool.

Take Care,

Phyl

 

[Phylbert57]

Linda Haywood Shea is a very nice lady, whom I have met many times.
I think, however, you're mistaken about her being back on tour. I think she last played an event during the 2002 WPBA Tour season.

I don't really know how it all works in the WPBA but I did see Linda listed in the money a couple months (3?) ago in The Billiard News. Does that mean she is on the tour or not? I don't know much about it at all.

Phyl

 

[sjm]

I don't really know how it all works in the WPBA but I did see Linda listed in the money a couple months (3?) ago in The Billiard News. Does that mean she is on the tour or not? I don't know much about it at all.

Phyl

If she has earnings, Phylbert, then Linda has probably participated in a WPBA Regional tour event. I'm pretty sure her last WPBA Tour appearance came in 2002.

 

[Phylbert57]

If she has earnings, Phylbert, then Linda has probably participated in a WPBA Regional tour event. I'm pretty sure her last WPBA Tour appearance came in 2002.

Thanks. So......you can play in tour events without actually being in the tour?? Confusing...

Phyllis

 

[sjm]

Thanks. So......you can play in tour events without actually being in the tour?? Confusing...

Phyllis

Not really. The way WPBA hopefuls earn their way onto the main tour is by playing on the regional tours, smaller tours affiliated with the WPBA organization, which hold qualifier events for spots in WPBA tournaments. These tours cater primarily to semi-pros. One of those regional tours, the CAT (Chesapeake area tour), has most of it's events in Maryland, which is the part of the country in which Linda Haywood Shea lives.

If Linda were to win a qualifying event on the CAT tour, then she would earn an entry into a WPBA Pro Tour event. Though money can be won, no WPBA ranking points are earned in WPBA regional tour events, only in proper WPBA events.

 

[Rickw]

I like Allison for her skills and composure. I like Jeanette for her skills and pazzazz. I also like Vivian for her personality at the table although sometimes she comes perilously close to sharking. I'd like to see Ga Young Kim do better because the one time I saw her, she displayed some really spectacular skills.