easy-e said:Last weekend at Grady's I let Larry Nevel try it on the tight 9 foot table. He lost 5-1. The equipment makes all the difference.
The length of the race is not important, except maybe psychologically. If the player is better than 50% to win each game, he is favored at all lengths of set. If he is less than 50% to win each game, he is the underdog at all lengths of set. I suppose you could argue that the human player gets tired in long sets but he also might learn the table or how to break as the set wears on. With such arguments on both sides of the probability equation, it's best to ignore all of them unless they somehow move beyond opinion.indymike said:what is your opinon on race to five if the player is high b low a player do u think he will outrun it
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If you allow combos I know guys I consider to be C players that can win.
There is no way any "C" player is ever beating the ghost. Not even on a bar box with buckets. They would not be a "C" player if they could beat it. I think a "C" player can beat somewhere between the 3-5 ball ghost, but no better.
mantis99 said:Heyyyyyyyyyyyy... Don't sell us "C" players short... I was able to beat the 6 ball ghost consistently when I played a lot. The 7 ball ghost was an entirely different story (the break was much harder).iba7467 said:I
If you allow combos I know guys I consider to be C players that can win.
There is no way any "C" player is ever beating the ghost. Not even on a bar box with buckets. They would not be a "C" player if they could beat it. I think a "C" player can beat somewhere between the 3-5 ball ghost, but no better.