Before Accu-Stats was a video production company, their focus was on compiling statistics that would reflect how well a player was doing. However, with the innumerable hours of professional footage they have, it seems like someone can go back and compile statistics that could be turned into useful information for the average player. If you took a rack of 9ball, defined a number of possible events during the game, and figured the percentage of winning given an event, that could be a useful guide. For example, using accustats footage, one could calculate the percentage that a 9ball rack would be won by the shooter if there are x number of balls on the table, x number of those balls are tied up (have no available pocket), and the shooter plays safe. Basically there are some many matches available that one could look at all the instances of some occurance (playing safe, making a certain # of balls and playing safe, kicking given a certain number of balls, etc.) and determine the percentages that the shooter would win, loose, how many average inning s he would get at the table, etc.
In poker, good players will often know the percentages associated with a given hand, and adjust their play accordingly. Imagine if you had similar statistics when faced with a difficult choice in a game of pool. Lets say you are playing 9 ball, its your first inning at the table, 2 balls are tied up and you don't know what to do; you could play safe, make a few balls and play safe, or pick a position to get on a particular ball to go for a breakout. If you knew the percentages associated with each choice, it might help your decision. Of course much of this would be influenced by individual ability, and the stats might not be of much help until you were confident in your ability to execute.
One could use modern statistics package software to mine the data from hundreds of matches to see the most significant patterns. You could enter any number of variables (i.e. which inning is it at the table, how many balls on the table, how many balls made/missed by eaech shooter, how many safeties, kicks, etc. had been played by each shooter), and see which patterns jump out. Perhaps, if there are 8 balls on the table, its your first inning at teh table after the opponents break, and you play safe because of a tied-up cluster, you are 78% likely to get an open shot on your next turn at the table. Knowing stats like that can help you make informed decisions when your options don't seem clear.
In poker, good players will often know the percentages associated with a given hand, and adjust their play accordingly. Imagine if you had similar statistics when faced with a difficult choice in a game of pool. Lets say you are playing 9 ball, its your first inning at the table, 2 balls are tied up and you don't know what to do; you could play safe, make a few balls and play safe, or pick a position to get on a particular ball to go for a breakout. If you knew the percentages associated with each choice, it might help your decision. Of course much of this would be influenced by individual ability, and the stats might not be of much help until you were confident in your ability to execute.
One could use modern statistics package software to mine the data from hundreds of matches to see the most significant patterns. You could enter any number of variables (i.e. which inning is it at the table, how many balls on the table, how many balls made/missed by eaech shooter, how many safeties, kicks, etc. had been played by each shooter), and see which patterns jump out. Perhaps, if there are 8 balls on the table, its your first inning at teh table after the opponents break, and you play safe because of a tied-up cluster, you are 78% likely to get an open shot on your next turn at the table. Knowing stats like that can help you make informed decisions when your options don't seem clear.
