Sky Woodward runs 10 pack

Ken_4fun said:
Lots of Champions here, I guess it isnt that impressive.

(At least from the keyboard). ;)

Nice job Skyler.

Ken
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You are going overboard Ken. Skyler is the best player in the tournament, no questions. He might be the best bar table player in the world.

Take out the specific conditions of this tournament, and (2) 10 packs, by the same player over a 21 game span simply does not occur. By Skyler, Shane, Efren, God or otherwise.

Ian
 
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xianmacx said:
You are going overboard Ken. Skyler is the best player in the tournament, no questions. He might be the best bar table player in the world.

Take out the specific conditions of this tournament, and (2) 10 packs, by the same player over a 21 game span simply does not occur. By Skyler, Shane, Efren, God or otherwise.

Ian
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I believe he has three 10 packs this weekend now...lol
 
crabbcatjohn said:
I believe he has three 10 packs this weekend now...lol
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LOLOL. He ran another one? I think if he just tried for a week or so, he could run 25 or 30 under these conditions.

So prior to this tournament, I heard war stories about a couple 10 packs over the last 40 years. In this tournament, 1 player has 3.
 
xianmacx said:
LOLOL. He ran another one? I think if he just tried for a week or so, he could run 25 or 30 under these conditions.

So prior to this tournament, I heard war stories about a couple 10 packs over the last 40 years. In this tournament, 1 player has 3.
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Sky is a friend and I was there last night when he ran the ten against Shane. He didn't pattern rack except putting the 2 in back which was legal. Couple things... over the years,6's and 8's are very,very common in this tournament. Along with the magic rack these diamonds have the biggest pockets i've ever seen and short shelves... But even with that he made some fantastic position shots and breakouts to get there. Very impressive indeed. I do think they need to change the breaking format to a wooden rack.
 
crabbcatjohn said:
Sky is a friend and I was there last night when he ran the ten against Shane. He didn't pattern rack except putting the 2 in back which was legal. Couple things... over the years,6's and 8's are very,very common in this tournament. Along with the magic rack these diamonds have the biggest pockets i've ever seen and short shelves... But even with that he made some fantastic position shots and breakouts to get there. Very impressive indeed. I do think they need to change the breaking format to a wooden rack.
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Agree, he played pinpoint position. I was hoping he would go for the 3-7-6 carom when he was on 10. He had good discipline to play safe.
 
xianmacx said:
That has nothing to do with it. Did you watch the match? As mentioned, it was like a drill. There is a player in the field, who I have never even heard of that ran 9 in the same fashion.
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I don't have the ppv, so perhaps you would kindly run a 10 pack for me on video and post it? That way I could see how easy it is.

Thanks,

KMRUNOUT

also, this is an amazing new occurrence that really should be a thread of its own: an unknown player plays well? Wow and I thought I've heard everything!
 
Icon of Sin said:
No it's incredible. 10 racks in a row. Soft break or not is hard as shit. Could get a random cluster (this happens on the box) or the 1 could lay funny and that would mess up your routine really quick. Not to mention, that's 90 balls he made without missing or having to play a safe.

I assume 10 racks in a row is just a cake walk for you? I swear AZ cant give anyone props without trying to take some of the feat away from them.
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Its because a huge percentage of our population are disgustingly insecure. A sad fact, but a fact nonetheless.

KMRUNOUT<-----has never run 10 and doubt I could
 
Tin Man said:
No one is disputing it is an impressive display of execution.

What they are pointing out is simply that running 10 racks with a soft break on a bar table with a magic rack is not nearly the same level of difficulty as running 10 racks with a wooden rack where a hard break is needed to 'hopefully' make a ball, and position on the 1 ball is always in question. And that's important to distinguish so the two feats aren't mistaken for each other. It's quite a bit different from, say, Earl's run for the million on 9 foot tables.

Would you agree it is easier to run a rack on a bar table with a magic rack and a soft break and a consistent pattern? I'm not saying running a million in a row isn't impressive, but can we agree that it is easier?

I think the cause of these reactions by many is that some of us don't like the direction the game is going and see old records toppling because of what feels like gaffs that take much of the challenge out of the game. This isn't to suggest that Sky isn't a beast or that him performing this feat is easy by any stretch. This is simply what a very good performance will look like from our top players if these conditions continue and they gain more experience on the idea rack and break.
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Wow. A thoughtful post. Getting rarer these days! Well said sir.

KMRUNOUT
 
crabbcatjohn said:
I told him last night right after with a little more practice he might get there:smile:
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For those who dont know him crabbcatjohn plays pretty damn sporty too...I have played him many times and I occasionally won and when I did, I felt like I "escaped" a loss verses winning running away.

Ken
 
KMRUNOUT said:
Its because a huge percentage of our population are disgustingly insecure. A sad fact, but a fact nonetheless.

KMRUNOUT<-----has never run 10 and doubt I could
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Using a mr on a diamond barbox, i bet you could get it done. I'm about 70 fargo under you and i did 6 without a soft break. My 9 game is also weak. Friends can get a good spread and look at the 1 with ease. Move up their ability about a hundred fargo and i can see it looking like a drill.
 
Banks said:
Using a mr on a diamond barbox, i bet you could get it done. I'm about 70 fargo under you and i did 6 without a soft break. My 9 game is also weak. Friends can get a good spread and look at the 1 with ease. Move up their ability about a hundred fargo and i can see it looking like a drill.
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I'm not saying its impossible for me. I just don't think it is likely. Maybe. Honestly I've never tried. I don't really have 7 footers near me. I play mostly on 9 foot or oversized 8. And I pretty much never use the magic rack. I have a friend with a 7 foot diamond. Maybe we can test this out lol.

By the way, seems you know me but I don't know you. I'm Kerry McAuliffe. You?

KMRUNOUT
 
KMRUNOUT said:
I'm not saying its impossible for me. I just don't think it is likely. Maybe. Honestly I've never tried. I don't really have 7 footers near me. I play mostly on 9 foot or oversized 8. And I pretty much never use the magic rack. I have a friend with a 7 foot diamond. Maybe we can test this out lol.

By the way, seems you know me but I don't know you. I'm Kerry McAuliffe. You?

KMRUNOUT
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Scudder. We've both been here for a while. As is usual, i think people tend to remember the names of those that play a bit better than themselves. Iirc, you've also played in the apa singles, but i don't believe we ever met there.

I got a mr for the bar, but i hardly ever use it, which is why i don't soft break - just never got it down. Just smack it and don't scratch.. that's my 9b breaking strategy.
 
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It seems to me a lot of people have a problem with the game of nine ball, and yet they mistakenly think they have a problem with the way the balls are racked. How can you have a problem with tight racks lol. That's like saying you have a problem when the tennis net is exactly at the regulation height or something. Not logical.
 
Ekojasiloop said:
It seems to me a lot of people have a problem with the game of nine ball, and yet they mistakenly think they have a problem with the way the balls are racked. How can you have a problem with tight racks lol. That's like saying you have a problem when the tennis net is exactly at the regulation height or something. Not logical.
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I don't disagree with you, a MR gives you a perfectly tight rack. Your comparison is off though.

How long has a tennis net been tight? Since the game started. If the net was saggy for 150 years and then all of a sudden they tightened the net, do you not think it would have had an impact?? Talk about logical...

If they had a MR when 9 ball was invented, the game would have lasted about a week. The players would have agreed the game was silly and they would have done something else. Possibly 10 ball. 10 ball with a MR is perfect. Requires adjusting break speeds, but always hard. A good break makes a ball, but its not guaranteed. I have watched about 250 racks this last 3 days and I have seen exactly 3 racks where the wing ball didn't go it. Those 3, the player accidentally twisted the rack.

Back to Skyler, He would win this event if it was 8, 9, 10 ball, with a MR, wooden rack, no rack, DD rack. Makes no difference, he is the best IMO.
 
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