Seems as though in this sport

paksat

paksat

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That it's more important then ever to play near flawless. I've been playing under 2 years now and last night after playing damn near the best I could possibly imagine, I still lost by a rather large marigin.

It was 9 ball, 7 8 and 9 left on the table. 9 Blocking my view at the 7 forcing about a half table kick and even If I managed to pull that off, the 8was sitting on the side pocket RIGHT on the tit where It would be impossible to make it without scratching unless I got far side position.

Well, I managed to kick the 7 in and drew a nice applause. Big deal right, the cue ball is now sitting in the center of the table with no hope of making the 8 ball... unless I kick it in also. It wasn't frozen on the tit, there was just enough room to be able to kick it in the side. Tall order, but I got down and did just that lol.

After kicking the 8 I was lined up perfectly straight on the 9 ball which is about 4 inches away from the dead center of the corner pocket.... and i miss the sob... it rims out on me and I just have to roll my eyes.

That ended up costing me the match as the opponent broke and ran the next rack.

Even at the pitiful level of the APA, you have to play so damn near perfect. More so then any other sport i've ever played, this one demands shere perfection.
 
Pool is a funny game.

You can play the best pool of your life, never missing a ball, and still lose.

Edit:

You dogged the Nine. :-(

Well, you cant expect to win too many games missing the 9 ball. Its kind of a rule of thumb for me that if I miss a 9 ball it always, and I mean always costs me two games.

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Check out the accustats on some of their matches...players shoots .9800 and loses...
You just gotta be Lucky like Efren...lol..
 
BryanBpool said:
Pool is a funny game.

You can play the best pool of your life, never missing a ball, and still lose.

Edit:

You dogged the Nine. :-(

Well, you cant expect to win too many games missing the 9 ball. Its kind of a rule of thumb for me that if I miss a 9 ball it always, and I mean always costs me two games.

Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball
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Yeah I dogged it, but it wasn't a choke shot. I hear that too often where you miss the money ball and they're like "choked" or something along those lines. Choking to me is where you tense up and basically cause yourself to miss the shot. I didn't tense up or anything, I just flat out missed it. Just missed hitting the cue ball where I wanted to and that was that.
 
tigerseye said:
Check out the accustats on some of their matches...players shoots .9800 and loses...
You just gotta be Lucky like Efren...lol..
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Yeah, that's what i'm talking about. Never even missing and still losing. I've never played anything quite like this. Usually, you do that in any other sport and you're walking all over the opponent.
 
Perfection!

Yep your absolutely right about needing perfection to win most of the time! Two lines you have to remember:

1. If you miss...you will lose!
2. It takes 1000 things being perfect to make even the simplest of shots...it only takes 1 thing wrong to miss it!

The second is 110% correct...the first is correct about 99.9% of the time in top level competition. Percentages are not accurate, they're just to make a point. I'm sure you get the idea though. I'm not even close to perfect so I generally lose, but I'm still tryin'! Don't ever give up the quest! :grin-square:
 
just remember

paksat said:
That it's more important then ever to play near flawless. I've been playing under 2 years now and last night after playing damn near the best I could possibly imagine, I still lost by a rather large marigin.

It was 9 ball, 7 8 and 9 left on the table. 9 Blocking my view at the 7 forcing about a half table kick and even If I managed to pull that off, the 8was sitting on the side pocket RIGHT on the tit where It would be impossible to make it without scratching unless I got far side position.

Well, I managed to kick the 7 in and drew a nice applause. Big deal right, the cue ball is now sitting in the center of the table with no hope of making the 8 ball... unless I kick it in also. It wasn't frozen on the tit, there was just enough room to be able to kick it in the side. Tall order, but I got down and did just that lol.

After kicking the 8 I was lined up perfectly straight on the 9 ball which is about 4 inches away from the dead center of the corner pocket.... and i miss the sob... it rims out on me and I just have to roll my eyes.

That ended up costing me the match as the opponent broke and ran the next rack.

Even at the pitiful level of the APA, you have to play so damn near perfect. More so then any other sport i've ever played, this one demands shere perfection.
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This may be off topic a bit. But just remember the hardest ball to make is the one right after you make a great shot. The reason you missed the 9 was either you figured you already won the game when you made the 8 and got careless on the 9, or the pressure of making such a nice out hit you square in the head when you where shooting the 9.

The most important part of this story is to figure out why you missed the 9 and never let it happen again. After you make a great shot do yourself a favor and take a trip around the table and gather your thoughts. The trip around the table will ground you and make you focus on the task at hand which is making the 9ball, which is the name of the game.
 
That's a LOT of pressure to put on yourself!

paksat said:
That it's more important then ever to play near flawless. I've been playing under 2 years now and last night after playing damn near the best I could possibly imagine, I still lost by a rather large marigin.

It was 9 ball, 7 8 and 9 left on the table. 9 Blocking my view at the 7 forcing about a half table kick and even If I managed to pull that off, the 8was sitting on the side pocket RIGHT on the tit where It would be impossible to make it without scratching unless I got far side position.

Well, I managed to kick the 7 in and drew a nice applause. Big deal right, the cue ball is now sitting in the center of the table with no hope of making the 8 ball... unless I kick it in also. It wasn't frozen on the tit, there was just enough room to be able to kick it in the side. Tall order, but I got down and did just that lol.

After kicking the 8 I was lined up perfectly straight on the 9 ball which is about 4 inches away from the dead center of the corner pocket.... and i miss the sob... it rims out on me and I just have to roll my eyes.

That ended up costing me the match as the opponent broke and ran the next rack.

Even at the pitiful level of the APA, you have to play so damn near perfect. More so then any other sport i've ever played, this one demands shere perfection.
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To have the mindset that you Have to play perfect. It's a LOT easier to just tell yourself that you have to play YOUR best each shot!! IMO

As to the loss. For me it's a lesson.... no matter what someone's speed is
it's key to look at what failed in that situation so that you know how to move forward and correct it. Must be a realistic and unbiased assessment though. GIGO (garbage in garbage out) rules here.

td
 
It doesn't only apply to pool but every game or sport. The only reason someone will lose at the top level is because of a minor mistake unless they really suck to begin with and make conbstantly make major mistakes.
 
It seems like you have to play perfect, but you don't. One of the best books I have ever read for my game was called "Golf is not a Game of Perfect" by Bob Rotella. If you have any hiccups in your mental game GET THIS BOOK!!! You can't win all of em, even Efren doesn't. Sometimes you don't have to play your best, just good enough to grind it out.
 
GMAC...Not off topic at all, and excellent point! :thumbup: It's very common to miss an easy shot, immediately after completing a very difficult shot. Most of the time, it's because the player is still "basking in the glory" of the greast shot that they made, to get on the game ball...and they take the easy shot for granted, often resulting in a miss. You definitely have to bear down on every shot, right to the end.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

GMAC said:
This may be off topic a bit. But just remember the hardest ball to make is the one right after you make a great shot. The reason you missed the 9 was either you figured you already won the game when you made the 8 and got careless on the 9, or the pressure of making such a nice out hit you square in the head when you where shooting the 9.
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Scott Lee said:
GMAC...Not off topic at all, and excellent point! :thumbup: It's very common to miss an easy shot, immediately after completing a very difficult shot. Most of the time, it's because the player is still "basking in the glory" of the greast shot that they made, to get on the game ball...and they take the easy shot for granted, often resulting in a miss. You definitely have to bear down on every shot, right to the end.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Not one great shot, two heh. The second was even crazier then the first.

There's no excuses for the miss though, I shot it in flow, I just missed it.
 
APA's version is an even "funnier" game

Bryan:

This is so true -- this can be a very funny and fickle game. However, it might be helpful to point out that in the APA, because "their" version of 9-ball is scored differently than real 9-ball, the following scenarios are true:

1. You can never sink a 9-ball in the entire match, and still win the match.

2. You can sink the 9-ball in every rack of the match, and still lose that match.

That's because APA's "version" of 9-ball is not a "money ball" system. Rather, it's a point system: you get one point for every object ball you pocket, and two points on the 9-ball. So it's entirely possible that in every rack, you can run the table, dog the 9-ball (giving your opponent the 9-ball), and "win" the match, because tallied-up, you scored more points than your opponent. Likewise, you can be handed what would be normally be considered "gifts" in any venue by your opponent leaving you a "hanger" 9-ball in every rack, and yet lose the match.

Just wanted to clarify that, and hope it's helpful,
-Sean

BryanBpool said:
Pool is a funny game.

You can play the best pool of your life, never missing a ball, and still lose.

Edit:

You dogged the Nine. :-(

Well, you cant expect to win too many games missing the 9 ball. Its kind of a rule of thumb for me that if I miss a 9 ball it always, and I mean always costs me two games.

Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball Make that Money Ball
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sfleinen said:
Bryan:

This is so true -- this can be a very funny and fickle game. However, it might be helpful to point out that in the APA, because "their" version of 9-ball is scored differently than real 9-ball, the following scenarios are true:

1. You can never sink a 9-ball in the entire match, and still win the match.

2. You can sink the 9-ball in every rack of the match, and still lose that match.

That's because APA's "version" of 9-ball is not a "money ball" system. Rather, it's a point system: you get one point for every object ball you pocket, and two points on the 9-ball. So it's entirely possible that in every rack, you can run the table, dog the 9-ball (giving your opponent the 9-ball), and "win" the match, because tallied-up, you scored more points than your opponent. Likewise, you can be handed what would be normally be considered "gifts" in any venue by your opponent leaving you a "hanger" 9-ball in every rack, and yet lose the match.

Just wanted to clarify that, and hope it's helpful,
-Sean
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:-) Very True.

I have been playing in APA 9 ball since 2001. The format is a little silly, but its a way to let lower skilled players compete in a 9ball like game. I was a three waaaay back when.

My reference was with gambling. It never fails that if I dog the cheese, it ends up costing me a lot more than just that one game.

Even in the APA, I cannot afford to miss a 9 ball ever. although I still manage to do it now and again! :D I need to break to have a chance to put up another 10 points. 75 balls is a ton to run when my typical opponent only has to make 38-46. :-(
 
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What you have to remember is that your opponent makes mistakes as well. I'm sure your opponent missed a shot or two during the match that you were able to capitalize on. He/she was probably feeling pressure just like you. If he/she made a mistake, you might have ran out on him/her. It goes both ways. In the end, the better player (at that time) usually wins. Not always, but usually.
 
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