Post your 10 consecutive practice run scores...

Holy smokes, that is a lot of details :) I'd rather play than keep track of that many different stats personally.

I don't think high runs are a particularly good indicator of your level as a player. For instance, if you do 5 x 25 points, and 4 great safeties in between that leave your opponent without a shot, and you win 150-0, in my book you shoot lights out.Yet you still only ran a maximum 25 balls.

So, when I want to evaluate myself, I do this: I play a regular game of straight pool against myself playing the other hand and keep track of my average number of pocketed balls *and* successful safeties per inning (meaning that I award myself points for successful safety shots), for each "player". This is doable with a standard scoreboard. Then I average my two scores to get a vague indication of whether I'm getting any better or not.

Also, I don't think comparing your scores with other players' is a very accurate way of judging your level. You don't know the tables they play on (good or poor condition? 7', 8' or 9'? Tight pockets or buckets?). Rather, you should compare your results with your previous results, playing on the same equipment. That way you get to know if you're progressing or not.

I tend to agree, I've said for a long time that your high run will win you exactly one game (or perhaps none at all).

However this is kinda along the lines of what you are saying by posting 10 consecutive runs. It gives a better indication of each players skill level.

FWIW I didn't manage to get tries in today, but here is what I got to the best of my recollection.

25
40
08
22
16
10
44
 
Wow guys, after a 4 year relapse from serious pool (I was the best player at Princeton during my college years and no one, no kidding, No One played).. I picked up straight pool again. In a lazy high school life, playing 4 to 5 hours a few times a week with a guy who used to be a pro in the 90s, I recorded runs of up to 40s (don't think I ever got past 3 racks)..

Today I set out to try this drill and I was miserable. I practiced for 10 minutes before starting and I wasn't able to string together 10 scores because I got too frustrated by early misses. I never got through the first rack and most of my runs were like right around 10 to 14 balls.. setting up that break shot is hard haha. I played a few racks with equal offense (a method I had tried in high school) and it was much much easier..

Had a lot of problems with missing break shots.. break shots not leaving me any shots... etc..

I'm going to stick to it and hopefully with some help from DVDs and Phil Capelle I'll be playing much better soon.. Kudos to you guys running 40s, 60s, and 100s+.
 
03.01.2010
18
26
9
5
41
26
36
28
17
31
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237
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04.01.2010
33
19
14
15
47
17
76
27
9
22
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279
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05.01.2010
17
11
27
22
13
21
9
31
23
12
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186
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hf and a smooth stroke :)
 
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