Setting A High Run Goal

High runs are satisfying- no question!
But prefer more to enjoy the whole game after it ended finally :)
3-4 weeks ago played with a young guy (with an excellent big mouth :p). I ran 7 racks -each run was 14 with an almost perfectly played safety. So the score was 100 to -2 at the end. Satisfied me more than shooting a high run ^^. I just went into this match to show that young guy, that there s still a border :p ( i think after this match he knew what i meant :p)

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Still working up north hope to be about done on this pretty soon. Played a little over the weekend and started doing a 10 run count stapped after 5 attempts 3 10's, a 14 and a 19. So need to get back to the table and off the road, this project does not help my 14.1 at all, oh well at least the lights are on so I am glad to have some work.

DMG - I posted on Facebook that I shot a 42, that was an 8 ball match on Tuesday night not a run. I win 3 games, miss a back cut 8 ball, last game I flat out missed a straight in ball when I had the game in hand.

What i learned from that match -- Taking a long time to shoot with lots of time spent mulling over a shot does not mean you have made a decision.

Note To Self - Decide on what I am doing and what I want to achieve prior to shooting.
 
Has anyone seen my mojo. Oh by the way, I am in Ft Wayne working on this never ending project again. I think this is the last week.

Derby is coming I am going to shoot video for Bob again.

I need to hit some balls before the Derby, so I better get back to work and knock this project out.......
 
Ran 29 at the Derby, did not play much, lots of family situations that week.

I am coming out with a new billiard device in the near future. Could be used in 14.1 perhaps. I hope to play a league match this afternoon. I am currently running off a project and some hardware is not coooperating with the rest of the system so I might not make it home for the match. Such is life.

I am hitting the ball alot better. Need to post up some video whenever I get around to playing some more which hopefully will be soon.
 
I have not been on AZ much. I am done with leagues for the year as of tonight. I won my 14.1 league and my 8 ball Valley team league (we won) good team good time. Need to try to run some balls now time is flying by as I have been on a big project and not home much. Valley state tourney is coming up in 2 weeks. I need to hit 300 plus ball severy day for a couple of weeks. I plan on heading up to Chi town for a long weekend with the wife to hit some balls at the club. We will see how it goes. Got to do my taxes this week. It is always something.
 
My current goal is to break a fifty in competition.

Its going to be tough as hell I know but Im going to keep on pushing until I do.

Charlie
 
elvicash said:
I am 41 years old.

My birthday is June 24.

My goal is to run my age before my next birthday.

In practice or competition, I do not care which.

I currently claim my hi run as 14.

I will revisit this thread as the year progresses.
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That was the first post on 09-04-2007, 11:30 PM still not there yet and now I have to say Happy B Day to me (43-->44). I just cranked up the goal on the signature. I am getting tired of not having done it but just do not seem to be a ble to devote much time to working on a decent run. I have not played much since league but did play the some in the last week and a few hours were by myself working on a high run. About my play, I think I have picked up my pace a little. I am also using the True Rack which is pretty good for straight pool. I was trying to achieve my goal and only got into the 3rd rack a couple of times I ran a 25, 29 and a 33 all on Mon or Tues. I was going to focus on the run all day today but I had to go get my kid at camp, we thought she broke her foot and I just got home at about 12:45 AM.

I am making balls real well and starting to see the table. I know all I need to do is hit alot of balls work at the patterns and some decent runs will come. I have some video but I think I will wait to post when I actually run my number.
 
Happy Birthday

elvicash said:
That was the first post on 09-04-2007, 11:30 PM still not there yet and now I have to say Happy B Day to me (43-->44). I just cranked up the goal on the signature. I am getting tired of not having done it but just do not seem to be a ble to devote much time to working on a decent run. I have not played much since league but did play the some in the last week and a few hours were by myself working on a high run. About my play, I think I have picked up my pace a little. I am also using the True Rack which is pretty good for straight pool. I was trying to achieve my goal and only got into the 3rd rack a couple of times I ran a 25, 29 and a 33 all on Mon or Tues. I was going to focus on the run all day today but I had to go get my kid at camp, we thought she broke her foot and I just got home at about 12:45 AM.

I am making balls real well and starting to see the table. I know all I need to do is hit alot of balls work at the patterns and some decent runs will come. I have some video but I think I will wait to post when I actually run my number.
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I hope your little girl is doing fine. Happy one day late Birthday greeting.
Sounds like you are doing well with your practicing. Those are good runs.
Keep that up and you will get that 44 & more.
 
Watched some of the video tonight.

I play to slow.

I do not shoot the best shot alot more than I thought

I miss balls because I play into tough postion and cause problems.

I play better 14.1 than a year ago so I am making progress.
 
14-1StraightMan said:
I hope your little girl is doing fine. Happy one day late Birthday greeting.
Sounds like you are doing well with your practicing. Those are good runs.
Keep that up and you will get that 44 & more.
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Thanks for the kind thoughts. My daughter is fine she now walking on a air cast. I think you are righht I will get that 44 and more.
 
Curses, foiled again. I was playing my round robin straight pool match at Boomers. I came to the table with 3 balls left. I took off the two and left a good break shot. I made the break and took off 2 more balls. I knew that i was on my way to a new high run. I felt great, confident. Then, disaster, a funnel cloud touched down, there was a bright flash, a huge clap of thunder, a tree came down and fell across the power lines, a transformer burned out, the lights went out. We will replay the matches next Saturday.

Dave Nelson
 
Goodluck Dave - I know that neither slett nor rain will detain you from that 100 ball run for very long.
 
elvicash said:
I am making balls real well and starting to see the table. I know all I need to do is hit alot of balls work at the patterns and some decent runs will come. I have some video but I think I will wait to post when I actually run my number.
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Perhaps you should share the video anyway..constructive unbiased criticism from others might help you see things in a different light.

I know this may not help you, but it has helped me in the past.

Jason<--not an expert

Having only taken up 14.1 recently (last 4 months) and reading everything I can here, as well as Play your best straight pool, and watching god knows how many matches, 06 worlds, 09 predator worlds, 10 dcc, harriman/schmidt, and many, many others.... my current high run is 48 but I average out around 26.

This is a slightly inaccurate number however. I am still in Iraq and can only play on a terrible 4x8...dead rails, slow cloth, more rolls than a bakery and 4.5ish(+) inch pockets. My Goal is 50 on a diamond (stateside) before January and get my average inning up into the mid 30's.
 
elvicash said:
I am 41 years old.

My birthday is June 24.

My goal is to run my age before my next birthday.

In practice or competition, I do not care which.

I currently claim my hi run as 14.

I will revisit this thread as the year progresses.
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i just saw this thread and the date. did you make it?
 
sascha said:
Me too !!!!!! It seems like i forgot how to play pool since i ran the 118 !!! Jesus Christ STOP THAT SHIT !!!:angry::angry::angry::angry:
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say it ain't so man! your 118 video inspired me to take up playing 14.1 again. if you cant do it again what chance do the rest of us have
 
poolplayer2093 said:
say it ain't so man! your 118 video inspired me to take up playing 14.1 again. if you cant do it again what chance do the rest of us have
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I can do it again, it´s just that the bad days overweigh the good days a lot. I didn´t get over 3 Racks for almost 2 weeks now, either i played bad or got horrible rolls whatever....I know this will change suddenly again and the i probably hit 70 or so
 
Great thread idea.

Ok, I'll start small. My goal is 30 balls by the end of 2010. It has been many years since I have practiced, or played 14.1. I need to get my stroke back first of all.

I can't transition from one rack to another AT ALL. Shooting open racks out, I can do fairly regularly. Set-up, key ball, break ball... end patterns, I stink at.

So, I have to be realistic. I need to learn to transition racks first. Then I can up my goals.
 
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