Not sure I quite understand all that, but like you said sometimes you need to be face to face on a table in order to explain things.
Thanks,
if someone told you which ball to hit, how much improvement?
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Not sure I quite understand all that, but like you said sometimes you need to be face to face on a table in order to explain things.
Thanks,
This is precisely why I only enjoy playing 14.1 on a table with 5" pockets. The new trend of 4.5" makes cheating incredibly difficult to do outside of short shots. I agree with everything you say here and can add there are plenty of scenarios in 14.1 where a cheated pocket could allow a position that is absolutely necessary to continue a run. It's an art that's lost in 9ball and sadly, 9ball often dictates all of the trends in pool.
In the early 90 s the *top pros* entered the first time europe. All of the big guns started at the world-9ball championships. And later a big exhibition was held in Essen/Germany. Of course i searched for every pro there- to talk to them and asking them about almost everything-lmao.
So i walked to Jim Rempe-and started to ask about 14.1. questions like *how it is played right*. And i can say for sure, that Mr. Rempe is one of the nicest ppl i talked to. He really enjoyed to explain something if it was a serious question.
He spread out a rack and started to play and made some comments what he would do- ....after he asked *what i would do*. I was a bit confused, that i would have taken almost every time the wrong ball/pattern. Really brought me down to earth and showed me that i was just a *little light on the planet*
He repeated several times one sentence, which i will never forget: "No matter how far you missed your intended position- ALWAYS walk around the table and overthink"
"You have to learn to walk and think"-- that s what is important in straight pool. (next to the technical shotmaking abilities of course).
2-3 weeks later i topped my personal high-run for about 3-4 racks. I came the first time to a 79 in league. I felt like god- lmao!
Jim Rempe is imo one of the best 14.1 players ever.
So i walked to Jim Rempe-and started to ask about 14.1. questions like *how it is played right*. And i can say for sure, that Mr. Rempe is one of the nicest ppl i talked to. He really enjoyed to explain something if it was a serious question.
He spread out a rack and started to play and made some comments what he would do- ....after he asked *what i would do*. I was a bit confused, that i would have taken almost every time the wrong ball/pattern. Really brought me down to earth and showed me that i was just a *little light on the planet*
He repeated several times one sentence, which i will never forget: "No matter how far you missed your intended position- ALWAYS walk around the table and overthink"
"You have to learn to walk and think"-- that s what is important in straight pool. (next to the technical shotmaking abilities of course).
2-3 weeks later i topped my personal high-run for about 3-4 racks. I came the first time to a 79 in league. I felt like god- lmao!
Jim Rempe is imo one of the best 14.1 players ever.
In the early 90 s the *top pros* entered the first time europe. All of the big guns started at the world-9ball championships. And later a big exhibition was held in Essen/Germany. Of course i searched for every pro there- to talk to them and asking them about almost everything-lmao.
So i walked to Jim Rempe-and started to ask about 14.1. questions like *how it is played right*. And i can say for sure, that Mr. Rempe is one of the nicest ppl i talked to. He really enjoyed to explain something if it was a serious question.
He spread out a rack and started to play and made some comments what he would do- ....after he asked *what i would do*. I was a bit confused, that i would have taken almost every time the wrong ball/pattern. Really brought me down to earth and showed me that i was just a *little light on the planet*
He repeated several times one sentence, which i will never forget: "No matter how far you missed your intended position- ALWAYS walk around the table and overthink"
"You have to learn to walk and think"-- that s what is important in straight pool. (next to the technical shotmaking abilities of course).
2-3 weeks later i topped my personal high-run for about 3-4 racks. I came the first time to a 79 in league. I felt like god- lmao!
Jim Rempe is imo one of the best 14.1 players ever.
I concur with the bump for King James video. Jude you did not grasp what I meant about center ball. I play on 4.5 inch pockets and rarely do I cheat the pocket - it comes up once maybe every 4 or 5 racks - if that. Again I will say high runs involve knowing where the center of the cue ball is located and not cheating the pocket. A 5 inch pocket table is easier to cheat the pocket on and that does make for less break outs, I would rather slightly bump the ball that does not go and save it for a possible key ball than have an easy table that will accept almost any shot. But that is just me.
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There was an experiment done a while back where pro pool players were paired with novices and the novice did all the thinking for the pro.
The novice would choose what ball to play and what path the CB would take and the pro had to shoot the shot they selected. It didn't work out too good. The novice players would often select a shot that was impossible as far as CB position goes and the pros 'could' get to the final CB resting place but not using the path that was chosen for them.
If you put this in reverse but not with a complete novice but say a C+/B- player. Get the pro doing the thinking for them and they have to shoot what the pro says. The C/B player would see instant improvements in any form of pool game.
I have taken to 14.1 pretty late and have been playing for just short of 2 years now. Before that I played snooker since I was 6 so I had a stroke but I couldn't run 50 balls. It wasn't until I started watching and reading books and matches of great players that I started making progress. Once you get expert insight into 14.1 you start to see the game in a new light.
So yes, having a pro call the shots you take would give you instant results but those results depend hugely on a players starting abilty IMO.
The novice would choose what ball to play and what path the CB would take and the pro had to shoot the shot they selected. It didn't work out too good. The novice players would often select a shot that was impossible as far as CB position goes and the pros 'could' get to the final CB resting place but not using the path that was chosen for them.
If you put this in reverse but not with a complete novice but say a C+/B- player. Get the pro doing the thinking for them and they have to shoot what the pro says. The C/B player would see instant improvements in any form of pool game.
I have taken to 14.1 pretty late and have been playing for just short of 2 years now. Before that I played snooker since I was 6 so I had a stroke but I couldn't run 50 balls. It wasn't until I started watching and reading books and matches of great players that I started making progress. Once you get expert insight into 14.1 you start to see the game in a new light.
So yes, having a pro call the shots you take would give you instant results but those results depend hugely on a players starting abilty IMO.
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ABSOUTELY..........I put my cue down 15 years ago when I got married. Last Thanksgiving, 2012, I picked up my cue and have been playing one to two times per week dependent on work/family issues. (suffice it to say, not enough practice to be a 100 ball runner)
Since picking the game back up, I've been having problems closing the racks and my pattern selection has not been what it once was 15 years ago. I say all that because three weeks ago I flew back home to Scranton and spent the better part of Saturday afternoon with Jim Rempe. We worked on pattern selection and closing racks. I immediately started seeing better patterns and making better shot selections. Jim also explained how he closes racks in preparation of key balls and break balls. Needless to say, my game has picked up greatly.
One of the things that struck me about what Rempe was telling/showing, was the way he did it. He was always asking me what I was thinking as I was trying to put my patterns together, after which he would make his recommendations and explain why he would do it a certain way. He's a wonderrful neighborhood guy, friendly and still plays great.
Since picking the game back up, I've been having problems closing the racks and my pattern selection has not been what it once was 15 years ago. I say all that because three weeks ago I flew back home to Scranton and spent the better part of Saturday afternoon with Jim Rempe. We worked on pattern selection and closing racks. I immediately started seeing better patterns and making better shot selections. Jim also explained how he closes racks in preparation of key balls and break balls. Needless to say, my game has picked up greatly.
One of the things that struck me about what Rempe was telling/showing, was the way he did it. He was always asking me what I was thinking as I was trying to put my patterns together, after which he would make his recommendations and explain why he would do it a certain way. He's a wonderrful neighborhood guy, friendly and still plays great.
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