How Come (10ball speed)?

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laser2507

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HI Everyone,

Long-time reader of the forum, just registered.

I have been trying the 10ball speed rating system, and its amazign how my results differ.

Ive always been an "inconsistent" player, I let my mind play the game, ie if I feel great then I play great etc etc.

Ive been playing about 2 months since my 3 year gap, and Im getting some form back. I cant practise much until I get my own table, but I try :D

From the 10ball speed system, from 10 racks my scores are so differing, because one day I play good another I play like a chump!

Highest score is 80 from 10 racks and lowest 46 :mad:

Dont understand my huge difference here?

One thing might be the 3 year gap, or using BHE on the aiming strokes rather than the last stroke (been changing alot of stuff around).

Any opinions on how one day I can score 80 and another just 46...

Thanks
 
I have been trying this system as well. The break seems to be the biggest difference maker IMO. If I am breaking well, I am 50-55. If I am not I can be 20-30. I don't think any rating system is going to be perfect, but until I find something else I will continue with this. It does seem to offer feedback to yourself over a period of time. It is difficult to see improvement in your game unless you are constantly in action or tournament play.
 
The break is very important, I agree. I take ball in hand after the break and proceed from there. Normally the balls break well, but of course sometimes there are mini-clusters.

The other day I played 9ball against someone local in the club, and I lost 6-3. I played awful, could not run 3 balls, what a joke. Its funny because before the match when I was practising I was playing well, lol.

Been trying to sort my mental game since I started playing, its very hard to do.
 
laser2507 said:
Dont understand my huge difference here?

Any opinions on how one day I can score 80 and another just 46...

Thanks
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Many things can affect the score. The biggest is probably how the balls are breaking. But if you play enough times, and plot the results on a graph, you can draw a best fit line and hopefully find that the trend is upwards.
 
I think even my averages would be up and down like a yoyo the way my game is at the moment.
What I really need to to do drills everyday, but I cant until I have my own table. I really feel its holding me back.
 
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