Steve asked for it, my 45 from yesterday.

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All I can say is stupid throw!!! I aimed it straight in the hole but didnt think about cutting it a little thinner for the throw. Also, this should have been my 50. I didnt even have to break again to get 50. Oh well, Dan I am really looking forward to your comments on this one! :grin:

http://www.vimeo.com/27879173
 
Good run, you should enter a 14.1 world qualifier if they have one in your area. You would have easily qualified in the last one I watched from California.
 
Thanks for the compliments. They had one in phoenix but I couldnt commit to the world event. i am going to Korea in a couple of months so getting my ducks in a row is taken up time. If the 14.1 qualifer was for some cash I would have gone to win something.
 
thanks so much for posting the video -- i really love the self-commentary style, it's great to get insight into how you approach patterns!
 
Run, Jump??

I watched up to the point where the jump cue was pulled out. Couldn't bring myself to watch any more after that.

First rack you may have tried leaving 1 or 2 of the 4 balls (excluding the break ball and key ball) that were down table and took out the 2 balls that were up table earlier. The 1 or 2 you left would've brought you back down table for a positional shot to the key ball. Instead you nearly scratched on the 8, caught the point and had a long shot on the key ball and long shot on the break ball.

Second rack you were in a hurry to break up the 2 and 7. Got pissed off when you missed them on the shot after the break and forced yourself to draw into them to get them separated. This left you a semi-tough, long shot up the rail. Don't rush to break up 2 balls out in the open. You would've had plenty of opportunities to kick one of the them without getting into a potential problem.

Not sure if you beat yourself to death mentally while playing, but you sure do verbally. Take it easier on yourself. Your mind is your partner - without it you can't even hold the cue. Think positively. As long as you have a shot you've created the opportunity to extend your run. And that's something to be happy about!

Sorry about bugging out early, but using a jump cue in straight pool is like deer hunting with an accordion. The 2 never went together, don't go together, and never will go together. You had a shot in the side to finish out the rack anyway.

Best of luck in Korea!

Ron F
 
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I have to heartily agree with Ron F. here. Your previous 40-ball run was better than this one, strategy-wise. In that previous 40-ball run, I focused more on the entertainment aspects of your playing environment (in the spirit of keeping things light; I love to make people laugh), because I knew you'd get a lot of great input on the strategy aspect from others. And indeed you did.

On this one, while I was watching, I noticed the "9-baller playing straight pool" aspect was more evident with the cue ball movement. And, once I saw that jump cue come out, I apologize, but I closed that tab of my browser and moved on to something else. There was no reason to be fixated on that 14-ball, "just because it's there and you'd love to shoot it" (as your vocal telestrations themselves stated). Once it was eclipsed from view, it was no longer the right shot. The shot into the side pocket was now the correct shot, even though the positional value of it was diminished (you could've one-railed back out for position on that 14-ball). A very important tenet of straight pool is not to force things if the situation changes, nor go for herculean heroics, when there's another shot on the table. Because you snookered yourself on that 14-ball, your situation indeed changed. Time for a new plan.

Also, the self-deprecation was over the top in this one, compared to the last one. As Ron mentioned, be easy on yourself. We're all human, we make mistakes, and in this game, a very short memory will serve you better than continually verbally whipping yourself because you made an error. You still had shots and chances at the table.

Also, be careful when planning to break the pack -- make sure you have insurance balls if you get stuck in the pack. I say this, because there were a couple times where you were fixated on breaking up the pack, but you didn't have an insurance ball. On those instances, you lucked out with a good breakout and had a subsequent shot.

That's about it in a nutshell, up to the point where the jump cue came out.

Apologies,
-Sean
 
no jump cues, got it. I will try to be easier on myself. Thanks input from everyone. I have got a lot to work on and I have gotten plenty of input. Thanks to everyone! It was much appreciated.
 
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