I'm So Sick of 9-Ball
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dmgwalsh said:How did you do?
DMG,
See the thread on "Drivermaker Thanksgiving Invitational". So far, 173 and 169. Maybe if you post your result on that thread, more people will take the challenge.
Williebetmore said:
Don't you think redneck poliitics should be left to the Christian poolplayers forum? I come here to learn pool not to read Republican banter. As Minnesota Fats said when Eddie Felson was at the table addressing Burt Gordon " Shoot pool, Fast Eddie".
Shoot pool, Williebetmore.
papi said:
Papi,
Wow, I didn't make any mention of "redneck politics" in my post, I just mentioned Bill Clinton. It is rewarding to see, however, that an attack on him (as someone who has probably forever damaged the credibility and integrity of the office of President) has become an attack on "rednecks." I am NOT a Republican, NOT a Clinton sycophant, just a pool player trying to have a good time and make people laugh. Anybody who can't laugh at a joker like Clinton needs a sense of humor adjustment, Republican or Democrat.
P.S. - I'm not a Christian either; I'm a Zoriathan - we believe that the first man and woman sprang from watermelon seeds.
Williebetmore said:
I'm a Frisbeetyrian. I believe when you die your soul flies up and lands on the roof.
Wally <~~ sick o' 9-ball too
High Run
Hey Woody -
I know you're a straight pool junkie. Whats your high run?? I am guessing around the 50 range.
Ken_4fun
woody_968 said:Dennis, this is a good "drill" and I think if you try it you will keep at it. I did it for a while, I will have to look up my old scores, but have been working on other things lately. I was thinking last night about getting my score sheets out and starting this up again, now I guess Ill have to
On a side note, I have thought about altering the game to suit straight pool. I figured 1 pt for each ball made, and 6 bonus points at the end of the rack if the last ball I pocket sends the cueball into the rack area. This would give me practice for finding the key and break balls and getting the right angle on the last ball. Any thoughts?
Hey Woody -
I know you're a straight pool junkie. Whats your high run?? I am guessing around the 50 range.
Ken_4fun
To you experts... Lately I've enjoyed every day more playing 14.1 either alone or with an opponent, but since everybody is saying that playing 14.1 will get you a stronger 9-baller here's a couple of questions/doubts that regards me...
1. While I'm getting better at 14.1 I tend to shoot more often easy shots with not much speed at it.
2. While I'm playing 14.1 it will happen less often than in 9-ball to have to shoot long distance shots.
Well this points to me are leading to:
1. I'm not used to make those " a little harder shots than normal" as I was when playing full time 9-ball.
I'm not letting travel the cueball like I did in 9-ball for long ditances like a 2-rail exit after pocketing a ball thus I'm not that used anymore to manage that kind of speed.
2. This leads to some hesitation when in need to play a long distance shot that I'm not so used to shot anymore..
These are just my thoughts and answers to you more expert than me...
Giovanni
ITALY
1. While I'm getting better at 14.1 I tend to shoot more often easy shots with not much speed at it.
2. While I'm playing 14.1 it will happen less often than in 9-ball to have to shoot long distance shots.
Well this points to me are leading to:
1. I'm not used to make those " a little harder shots than normal" as I was when playing full time 9-ball.
I'm not letting travel the cueball like I did in 9-ball for long ditances like a 2-rail exit after pocketing a ball thus I'm not that used anymore to manage that kind of speed.
2. This leads to some hesitation when in need to play a long distance shot that I'm not so used to shot anymore..
These are just my thoughts and answers to you more expert than me...
Giovanni
ITALY
bump for a reply.. 
heheh I didn't realize it was a dead bumped thread until the end. I see the original poster got the ban hammer.
I like the idea of practice straight pool with less pressure than simply keeping ball score... something that rewards you for just playing correctly even if you don't have the focus to make every shot and get shape for hundreds of balls.
I might try a variation where getting to the last 5 without a miss makes the remaining balls count double, and sinking the break shot and hitting the pack is worth 5 by itself, so you can get 25 per rack.
Every ball in rack 2 is worth double, every ball in rack 3 is worth triple, and so on, until you miss. Then every ball goes back to being worth 1 and it resets from there. So it does encourage you to keep a run going vs. settling for occasional misses.
I like the idea of practice straight pool with less pressure than simply keeping ball score... something that rewards you for just playing correctly even if you don't have the focus to make every shot and get shape for hundreds of balls.
I might try a variation where getting to the last 5 without a miss makes the remaining balls count double, and sinking the break shot and hitting the pack is worth 5 by itself, so you can get 25 per rack.
Every ball in rack 2 is worth double, every ball in rack 3 is worth triple, and so on, until you miss. Then every ball goes back to being worth 1 and it resets from there. So it does encourage you to keep a run going vs. settling for occasional misses.
CreeDo said:
Dead thread you say ? Well, as it turns out, this thread is the origin of what is now the BUD BOWL. As far as Drivermaker getting banned, that was the "Memorial" part of the original name, the Drivermaker Memorial Holiday Tournament, or something like that
. As a historic note, DriverMaker was not terribly please about the "Memorial" part ... too bad, soo sad 
This year it is the BreakUp Drivermaker Memorial Holiday Tournament, or BUD Bowl for short.Drivermake was a bit to abrupt and politically incorrect for some around here, the eventually the complaints piled up and the bannings started. He had a very honest way of looking at the game, and that combined with a very direct and sometimes rude & crude delivery made his messages hard for many to take .... what a bunch of wimps, imo.
CreeDo said:
There could be many adjustments made to the game, for various purposes. I believe that this specific game is a close cousin to Allen Hopkins Q-Skills Challenge with some DM mods. Anyway, if you like the idea, sign up for the BUD Bowl and test yourself in the virtual company of other AZers ... of couse we don't take light to people changing the tournament rules, so keep those good ideas to yourself while in the game
Official Rules : http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=45710
BUD Bowl Official Scores : http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=80387
jgpool, veilside8, and creedo, there is room for all of you in this years tournament. The entry fee is simply the guts to post scores for all to see, which is a bit steep for some gutless wonders around here, hopefully you are not in that category. The prizes were once reputed to rival the IPT prize fund, but here you get your satifaction from an honest appraisal of yourself, and you do not have to do that 11% at a time.
Dave
veilside81 said:To you experts... Lately I've enjoyed every day more playing 14.1 either alone or with an opponent, but since everybody is saying that playing 14.1 will get you a stronger 9-baller here's a couple of questions/doubts that regards me...
1. While I'm getting better at 14.1 I tend to shoot more often easy shots with not much speed at it.
2. While I'm playing 14.1 it will happen less often than in 9-ball to have to shoot long distance shots.
Well this points to me are leading to:
1. I'm not used to make those " a little harder shots than normal" as I was when playing full time 9-ball.
I'm not letting travel the cueball like I did in 9-ball for long ditances like a 2-rail exit after pocketing a ball thus I'm not that used anymore to manage that kind of speed.
2. This leads to some hesitation when in need to play a long distance shot that I'm not so used to shot anymore..
These are just my thoughts and answers to you more expert than me...
Giovanni
ITALY
I am no expert Giovanni, but I think you have recognized that differrent games require different shots. The result is that no single game is an ideal practice game. My suggestion would be to play both with some regularity.
Dave
1pRoscoe said:
i won't. this sounds like a pain
DaveK said:
Ahh, public embarassment, I like it. I'm in....