My Fargorate progression

[philly]

I’m in a $100 entry 599 event. Flew up for it just for the weekend. I have a first round bye. I also bought the favorite in the Calcutta

Bracket:

PA Pro-Am Presents the 599 & under Championship | DigitalPool

Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 5:24 PM · Bluegrass Billiards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Nine Ball — PA Pro-Am presents the 599 & Under 9-Ball Championship This event is open to all players with a Fargorate of 599 or under with a minimum robustness of

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Bluegrass?
Great room.

 

[iusedtoberich]

How does Kevin Farmer play? Seems to be pretty strong as a 510 and most of his games in Fargo are Salotto matches. I noticed he lost to a 400 rated woman 9-2 and he seems to only play the same few players. Based on his first 3 matches I'd guess he is playing around 580 speed.

I don't know him. He finished 25-32. Money was top 16 I believe.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I stunk it up at the 599. I won one match and lost two. I went into it super confident. During warmup I was playing great. Then during the matches I was missing a lot of easy shots. I had fun though, I saw a bunch of my friends and made a couple new ones.

 

[David in FL]

This is coming up in a couple weeks.

Still some spots available, though I really think it's going to be filled up.

I'll be shocked if there's not close to $10,000 in the calcutta, so there's going to be some people who do very well for a short race barbox tournament…

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[iusedtoberich]

My Fargo went up 4 points to 544, and from 234 to 277 robustness. I played in an open, $60 entry tournament in Georgia on Jan 3. The fargo updated yesterday. It had top locals from a couple states away. Kim Davenport and Tommy Kennedy were also playing. I introduced myself to Tommy, and told him that I watch his US Open finals with Archer once in a while for a good feeling. He says he does the same. ha ha. I played ok in this event. Won two matches and lost two matches. I was also on the stream table for the first time ever and was super excited. I lost that match but did not embarrass myself. Unfortunately, the whole stream was deleted due to background copyright music claim.

Fitch got first, TK second.
Digital pool link:

Bulldogs Monthly Open 9-Ball | DigitalPool

Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 7:12 PM · Bulldogs Bar & Grill, Macon, Georgia · Nine Ball — Bulldogs Monthly Open 9-Ball

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[Willowbrook Wolfy]

Well they let me play at my listed fargorate in a tournament Friday. Was up 36hrs straight at start of tournament, out plowing for 14hrs before, and half drunk by the end. With all that I shot my worst pool of the year. My stroke kept going off to right. Took 3rd. So I guess The listed is good for my worst pool. Hopefully it will start rising now. I will update whenever Fargo does.

 

[iusedtoberich]

My results from the 599 and under were just updated. Dropped from 544 to 542. I guess this is about where I belong. I thought I'd be around 565. Slightly disappointed.

 

[Bob Jewett]

My Ouija board predicts 541 at a robustness of 200.

Not to brag, but....

 

[BasementDweller]

@iusedtoberich
I should know this as you've been on here for years and have posted a lot in the annual Ghost thread, but...what do you think is preventing you from getting to the 600 level?

 

[iusedtoberich]

@iusedtoberich
I should know this as you've been on here for years and have posted a lot in the annual Ghost thread, but...what do you think is preventing you from getting to the 600 level?

“Born with” hand-eye coordination.

 

[iusedtoberich]

Not to brag, but....

I do believe you may have edited it

 

[Texas Carom Club]

That’s interesting with a win rate less than 50 percent that it’s 542

I’ll never understand this system

 

[iusedtoberich]

That’s interesting with a win rate less than 50 percent that it’s 542

I’ll never understand this system

If you don’t understand that, then I agree with you

 

[DeadStick]

That’s interesting with a win rate less than 50 percent that it’s 542

I’ll never understand this system

What do you think his FR would be if all he did was play against Gorst for the next two years, with a win rate of 49%?

 

[iusedtoberich]

The 600-610 players I know shoot WAY straighter than me. It’s not close. I don’t think they know any more than me. They just don’t miss the same shots I do.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

The 600-610 players I know shoot WAY straighter than me. It’s not close. I don’t think they know any more than me. They just don’t miss the same shots I do.

lol too bad knowledge doesn’t drop balls or make the Fargo go up

 

[qolbrand]

The 600-610 players I know shoot WAY straighter than me. It’s not close. I don’t think they know any more than me. They just don’t miss the same shots I do.

haha i know this feeling all too well. i always say to myself, “if i could pocket balls i’d be a good player”

 

[BasementDweller]

The 600-610 players I know shoot WAY straighter than me. It’s not close. I don’t think they know any more than me. They just don’t miss the same shots I do.

haha i know this feeling all too well. i always say to myself, “if i could pocket balls i’d be a good player”

I think this is the common "excuse". No offense because it's mine too. I've always thought differences between levels was found more in cueing/shot making than position play. Maybe it's because the potting differences just jump out at you.

 

[hasu]

IMO shot-making is a meta-skill, not a first-order skill in and of itself. Consistency in shot-making is a function of your fundamentals, pattern play, and mental game; it's very difficult to miss shots if these three things are working well

lol too bad knowledge doesn’t drop balls or make the Fargo go up

I don't know if this was tongue-in-cheek or not, but I would absolutely argue that knowledge drops balls and raises Fargos

 

[BasementDweller]

IMO shot-making is a meta-skill, not a first-order skill in and of itself. Consistency in shot-making is a function of your fundamentals, pattern play, and mental game; it's very difficult to miss shots if these three things are working well


I don't know if this was tongue-in-cheek or not, but I would absolutely argue that knowledge drops balls and raises Fargos

Shot-making definitely has something to do with fundamentals. A strong mental game may help you stay focused enough to stay near your peak capability, or it may give you enough clarity to know your limitations, which doesn't always help your pocketing. It's almost like blind optimism is better. Lastly and most importantly, pattern play has little to do with whether or not you make the FIRST difficult shot after an early safety exchange. This is where differences between potting skills show up the most drastically.