It is quite possible when playing eight ball...to scratch in any of the six pockets.
It is quite possible when playing eight ball...to scratch in any of the six pockets.
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I get worse every day....but right now I’m playing like it’s next year
:grin:
It is quite possible when playing eight ball...to scratch in any of the six pockets.
It is quite possible when playing eight ball...to scratch in any of the six pockets.
Especially after a runout in the 3rd game of the losers side like i did last night
I've pocket scratched while playing carom before.
I also have an uncanny ability to put the CB in the side pocket at the steepest of angles ..With speed. It like wiggles and bounces its' way in lol.
When I tried the APA 8 ball I had a lot of trouble with scratching at first. Those little tables can be deceptively vicious.
That ain't nuthin', I can hit 'em all in one match!It is quite possible when playing eight ball...to scratch in any of the six pockets.
Words can be so confusing...
When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a scratch golfer...finally made it at 17 years old.
Took up billiards the same year....now I tried NOT to be a scratch player.
...but when I took my first big win ($50)...I got all the scratch...:happydance:
I managed to scratch out a living over the years...which was a good thing...:thumbup2:
But now my game is not up to scratch...:banghead:
:scratchhead:
I have days when all the balls and pockets seem to be magnetically charged, same polarity of course so they repel each other! Naturally that doesn't apply to the cue ball that can be sucked in when it is aimed half a diamond away from the pocket. I just look the other player dead in the eye and tell them it takes many years of experience to play this bad!
Some of the old road players toted their own ball set around with them. The goal was to get your own set of balls on the table unknown to the other player. If you couldn't get at least your own cue ball on the table it might be better to leave a gambling match unplayed. That is how important they considered the balls. Some old billiards players never played because they couldn't get past whose billiard balls they would use.
My own experience, I bought a cheap set of balls. I was very surprised to discover they played much better than the balls they were giving out from behind the counter. One set, and I use that word loosely, had at least three different graphic designs on the balls. While they might have been inline with the very generous weight range allowed by WPA rules, they didn't spread like a set of matched balls did.
I now consider it a major sin if a hall doesn't keep each set of balls separate. Those that have gotten them mixed need to sort them by weight and keep them matched.
Hu