I came across this little chart in a book I had buried in the corner of my room today and I thought some may find it interesting. The book, btw, was A Mind For Pool by Capelle.
Now I'm old school, so much so that I don't really even enjoy 9 ball. So, it makes me cringe when I read about putting together a 3 pack or 4 pack or whatever, and using it as a measure of their playing ability.
Yes, certainly there is some measure of ability connected to stringing a few racks of 9 ball together, but IMO each rack is mutually exclusive of any other.
In other words, the lay of the balls after the break on each rack has a huge impact on whether or not you get through the rack. Not to mention how many balls are pocketed on a rack, if the 9 ball was made on a break or is left dripping in the pocket for the next shot.
I've always thought one of the best ways to honestly evaluate a player's ability, is by knowing how many balls they can run in straight pool. You're not getting through multiple 15 ball table layouts with luck for one, for another thing, they are NOT mutually exclusive at all since you need to road map your way to each rack's next break shot.
Well, with that said, here is the chart values for judging your ability running balls in straight pool. A much more accurate .. and dare I say humbling way to really determine how good you are.
According to Mr. Capelle :
C- = 15 ball high run
C = 20
C+ = 25
B- = 35
B = 45
B+ = 55
A- = 75 ( fyi - I'm here with a 78. Never got a 100. But I'm old. LOL )
A = 100
A+ = 150+ ball high run
Now I'm old school, so much so that I don't really even enjoy 9 ball. So, it makes me cringe when I read about putting together a 3 pack or 4 pack or whatever, and using it as a measure of their playing ability.
Yes, certainly there is some measure of ability connected to stringing a few racks of 9 ball together, but IMO each rack is mutually exclusive of any other.
In other words, the lay of the balls after the break on each rack has a huge impact on whether or not you get through the rack. Not to mention how many balls are pocketed on a rack, if the 9 ball was made on a break or is left dripping in the pocket for the next shot.
I've always thought one of the best ways to honestly evaluate a player's ability, is by knowing how many balls they can run in straight pool. You're not getting through multiple 15 ball table layouts with luck for one, for another thing, they are NOT mutually exclusive at all since you need to road map your way to each rack's next break shot.
Well, with that said, here is the chart values for judging your ability running balls in straight pool. A much more accurate .. and dare I say humbling way to really determine how good you are.
According to Mr. Capelle :
C- = 15 ball high run
C = 20
C+ = 25
B- = 35
B = 45
B+ = 55
A- = 75 ( fyi - I'm here with a 78. Never got a 100. But I'm old. LOL )
A = 100
A+ = 150+ ball high run