Real test of skills

madmiller

madmiller

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Just saw this picture and a mad thought popped in my head . That would be a real test of skills to play a game on a table without rails. No banks, no kicks, just regular shots, speed control means a lot if not everything. any ball that falls off the table other than in the pocket area is a foul.
 
Of course you wouldn't be able to break , but when the balls are spread out it would be one of an interesting game!
 
Someone on here from years ago who "shall not be named" had vids of him running full racks w/ CB never touching a rail (after the break shot). Not wide open table either IIRC.

It's a tall order for sure.
 
RRfireblade said:
Someone on here from years ago who "shall not be named" had vids of him running full racks w/ CB never touching a rail (after the break shot). Not wide open table either IIRC.

It's a tall order for sure.
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That would be interesting to watch! But don't forget that none of the object balls can touch a rail either in this scenario. Did the guy run racks without object balls touching rails?
 
RRfireblade said:
Someone on here from years ago who "shall not be named" had vids of him running full racks w/ CB never touching a rail (after the break shot). Not wide open table either IIRC.

It's a tall order for sure.
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There is a drill like that. Spread out as many balls as you think you are comfortable with keeping them off the rails. Take ball in hand and run as many as you can with out letting the cue ball hit a rail. It will teach you to map out patterns. It's harder then you think.
Jackie Carol told me she did 3 times with 15 balls :eek:
 
RRfireblade said:
Someone on here from years ago who "shall not be named" had vids of him running full racks w/ CB never touching a rail (after the break shot). Not wide open table either IIRC.

It's a tall order for sure.
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Danny DiLiberto could do that. It took a few tries but he would do it. You had to bank a number of balls though.
 
Ya I know, but no ones going to take the rails off a table to try so we're just going to have to live with CB and no rails. ;)

And please no one "name" he who should not be named for the video.
 
measureman said:
There is a drill like that. Spread out as many balls as you think you are comfortable with keeping them off the rails. Take ball in hand and run as many as you can with out letting the cue ball hit a rail. It will teach you to map out patterns. It's harder then you think.
Jackie Carol told me she did 3 times with 15 balls :eek:
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I've tried it and done a time or two. (full rack) Definately takes banks , combos and strong patterns ... and a good roll or 2 doesnt hurt either.
 
Enjoyable

The urban myths are almost as good as reality

The best pattern, is the best pattern. Most of the time that includes a 1-2-3 rail shot for position

It would be a rare table to run out without hitting a rail and doing so in the best way.
 
joelpope said:
The urban myths are almost as good as reality

The best pattern, is the best pattern. Most of the time that includes a 1-2-3 rail shot for position

It would be a rare table to run out without hitting a rail and doing so in the best way.
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I dont think anyone is pretending it would be the ideal runout. ;)

Just something to do for fun, you know like how many L drills show up in a rack of 9 ball? I ve yet to see 1 on 35 years.

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measureman said:
There is a drill like that. Spread out as many balls as you think you are comfortable with keeping them off the rails. Take ball in hand and run as many as you can with out letting the cue ball hit a rail. It will teach you to map out patterns. It's harder then you think.
Jackie Carol told me she did 3 times with 15 balls :eek:
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It's actually not that hard once you get used to it.
I used to do it for a month or so, then I ran 7 consecutive racks of 15 balls with the CB not touching a rail or any other ball. It's about the same type of shot over and over again.
 
JimmyWhite said:
It's actually not that hard once you get used to it.
I used to do it for a month or so, then I ran 7 consecutive racks of 15 balls with the CB not touching a rail or any other ball. It's about the same type of shot over and over again.
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This is right on the money. Joe Tucker describes this in his drill book as 'brainwash' and its a fun drill not that difficult but does teach you the nuances of how little english and speed is necessary to make the shot and get shape. I do it occasionaly for a fun drill.
 
Hehe, don't forget, you don't have pocket facings to go off of either. How do you determine if a ball hit a rail first or dropped off the edge of the table? No cheating the pocket here!
 
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