good 9-ball break, bad luck

Tin Man said:
Now there is a different question which is whether the role of the break in the game of 9 ball has become too inflated. Should breaking be the most important skill in the game at the highest levels? Should the break and run percentage average 40% and climb past 50% at times for tournament winners? Does it grow our sport to have players travel across the world to step up for a competition and then get shut out 9-0 in two innings? These are my concerns. Matchroom has taken a few important steps in shrinking pocket size to help balance the break with post break performance. It is still disproportionate in my eyes but we all have our own preferences. To me though this is the real concern, whereas I think a little luck in 9 ball is part of the journey.
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Its the MONEY! If a player who finished 24th got make.., lets say $2000 then gettting shut out 9-0 might being easier to stomach and if there was enough tournaments that payed enough the luck wouldn't matter.

Check out the look on the faces of the golfers who finish at the bottom, the Cash washes away the hurt!
 
something_pool said:
Disagree with this. If you make a ball, squat the CB in the middle of the table, and then the CB gets kicked into a pocket by another ball, that is an act of pure bad luck. A "good break" means doing whatever is in your control to end up with a successful break (hit the rack square to maximize your chances of making a ball and control the CB). Bad luck is, by definition, not in your control, so it has no impact on whether the break was good or bad. Even the best breaks end up with the CB getting kicked into the pocket due to bad luck -- I wouldn't want to call these bad breaks, just bad luck. It just goes to show that pool has a fair amount of luck involved in it.
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Disagree to some extent on this, but agree there is definitely some luck involved. See my above post on Alex vs Shane TAR match. Alex was even standing behind Shane trying to figure out what he was doing to "avoid the mid-table kiss".
 
David in FL said:
If nine ball is such a game of luck, why do I keep getting beat by better players?! 😑
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Yep! SVB came to town and did a exhibition, you could play him a race to three for $20.00..., after two days no body got lucky!!! He left with all the cash..., it had to be $3000.00.

He had fun and so did everybody in town, I'll try him when he comes back and I'll let you all know if I get Lucky!!!
 
Fatboy said:
Want all skill, play banks-zero luck.
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That is total bs. I have never met a bank poolplayer I can stand and them spouting this bs is part of it.
Guys never miss a bank and get a roll like -
Balls get tied up
Cueball ends up corner hooked
Scratch and slop a ball in so 2 spot up leaving no shot as bottom pockets are covered.
Balls lay like a practice drill
 
alphadog said:
That is total bs. I have never met a bank poolplayer I can stand and them spouting this bs is part of it.
Guys never miss a bank and get a roll like -
Balls get tied up
Cueball ends up corner hooked
Scratch and slop a ball in so 2 spot up leaving no shot as bottom pockets are covered.
Balls lay like a practice drill
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Ok I’m wrong
 
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