Giving weight!
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Working behind the counter at Cue Corner here in Downingtown PA I watched my teacher Andy Toth give up "80 no count" straight pool more then once and NEVER lose that bet to anyone!
Just last night at the pool room I was told he played 2 games of 14.1 that day and won the 2 games in 4 innings! :yikes:
I was lucky to be around some great players coming up!
G.
>>>for the mathmatically challenged like myself .....that is a 75ball per inning average!....I had to edit using my calculator
Just last night at the pool room I was told he played 2 games of 14.1 that day and won the 2 games in 4 innings! :yikes:
I was lucky to be around some great players coming up!
G.
>>>for the mathmatically challenged like myself .....that is a 75ball per inning average!....I had to edit using my calculator
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Back in the late 90's I saw mark Jarvis give up this weight. Push the 9 ball to the back rail and you win.
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may have been bustamante
in 2001, at the Open, I think it was Bustamante.( pretty sure, but not 100% positive) that gave the table and ball in hand to some local for $100.rack. Bustamante got the break, and rack your own. I didn't stay to watch the whole match, but the talk the next day at the tournament was that he put a 12 pack on the guy before he even got out of his chair. When the time came for his opponent to shoot, Bustamante was forced to play a safe and just nutted up the object ball so that it couldn't be made even with ball in hand, guy missed his safe, Bustamante made a four rail to start his out.... Guy quit after that game... (as if halfway through the 12 pack wouldn't have been a sufficient quitting spot)!
in 2001, at the Open, I think it was Bustamante.( pretty sure, but not 100% positive) that gave the table and ball in hand to some local for $100.rack. Bustamante got the break, and rack your own. I didn't stay to watch the whole match, but the talk the next day at the tournament was that he put a 12 pack on the guy before he even got out of his chair. When the time came for his opponent to shoot, Bustamante was forced to play a safe and just nutted up the object ball so that it couldn't be made even with ball in hand, guy missed his safe, Bustamante made a four rail to start his out.... Guy quit after that game... (as if halfway through the 12 pack wouldn't have been a sufficient quitting spot)!
Yeah, that was in 2 games against me...he ran 62 off the break and then I got 16 or 17 and he ran 92 (88 and out but tried to keep going and get the 100 at my suggestion)
Next game was me first with 10 balls, I missed and then he ran 110, I made 18 and he ran 40 and out. World class on that day for sure...
I hear you brother! I have sat, and PAID to rack for Andy while he ran balls forever!!! but it was worth EVERY penny. my game jumped quickly.....I feared no one after those drubbings.
He told me a few years later he only taught one person to really play.....ever. I'm proud of that.
G.
Yeah, it's worth it. I'm taking every beating I can fit in my life schedule, winning sometimes (big spot!) and losing often. He's taught me a whole bunch on the side and with the time watching while stuck in the chair. Getting back on the horse this Friday I hope, last Friday he ran 85 on me. Off the break. Now I'm going to add 10 racks opening break to my daily practice!!
RBC
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Working behind the counter at Cue Corner here in Downingtown PA I watched my teacher Andy Toth give up "80 no count" straight pool more then once and NEVER lose that bet to anyone!
Just last night at the pool room I was told he played 2 games of 14.1 that day and won the 2 games in 4 innings! :yikes:
I was lucky to be around some great players coming up!
G.
>>>for the mathmatically challenged like myself .....that is a 75ball per inning average!....I had to edit using my calculator
Dick Lane used to play 100 no count going to 125 against just about anybody that came into his Click's on Northwest Highway in Dallas. I have several friends who played him pretty regular, and he spotted them 125 to 25, with Dick playing 100 no count.
Royce
good to hear hes still playing well. I was never a great 14.1 player, but the only way Andy would teach me is if I played 14.1......he knew the power of learning the game would help me.
It is not easy learning from Andy because he plays a different style of patterning......I think because he has extremely good eye sight. He likes to play sharp angle shots where many people would play flatter and hit it harder. It works for him, but it looks harder then some of the old school guys like Sigel and Hopkins.....
Hey, let him know I had a few good runs at Classics last weekend!
thanks, G.
A good player in Detroit gave the worst player I've ever seen, ball in hand on EVERY shot playing 9 ball. It was on a triple shim tbl....and for big $$$. Ball in hand guy lost!...lol
That is easier than playing the ghost, ya know?