straight rail

i made a nice 24 run today biggest in over a yr, its not unheard of
but much like the 3 pack of 8ball i ran a few weeks back, its the first time ive done it
:)

i havent really been training the game as much this yr,
still got alot of dayhrs left
 
very kool video i just came across

1988 Mistrovství ČSSR v karambolu - volná hra, Hronov
Czechoslovakia championship in free game-1988, Hronov, Prajzko restaurant

This video - you could say - is filling such a popular "challenge" today when people post old photos of themselves on FB. Our squad will do the same. Only starring some players will be outside our club (except for Honza Frieda and other people from the audience...).

This video was created thanks to Láďovi Boháčovi (buv. player Hronov and Broumov), who got the record somewhere, transferred it to DVD and I ripped to MP4 and posted on our YouTube - channel. The video is without sound, but the sound footage is said to exist, just couldn't get it into the DVD.

You will see the real stars of the carambol pool of the 80. s. I will not reveal names yet - my tips "who do you see playing there + who do you see among the viewers" - write in the comments - I will react, I was among the viewers. 4 players are still actively playing and 2 no longer alive. Finally, I will add the podium.

Have fun!

P. Kitty (and Lada Rich)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4...LzS8A4yNSOKDnZnziDtgZfwJK9HueNgKmtH2-KTMUpp7k
 
March 1980 Fltr Jos Goverde Wim vd Issum Dick Jaspers Kees Klei pants Dirk Young and Ton de Groot. National final main class Libre youth
 

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I actually never played Straight Rail real life but got hooked on it in Shooter´s Pool Billiard simulation.
40 (and out) is my high run so far there :).
Made in competition when i was 60-86 down. If you cannot play game real life (due covid or whatever reason)maybe check game out.
There is always 1 free to play king of the hill table open for anyone. No need to buy game there.
But if you wanna create own tables or play longer games etc. then u need to buy game and cheaper(still full game) version is only 15$ pro version is around 25$.
It really is game that everyone serious player should learn because it teach so much about speed control and cue ball control.
No brainer why Efren was so freaking good.. He was master balkline player too.
 
you said it sir, a game that any serious player needs to put time into

speed control
cue ball control

and OBJECT ball control
you often direct the 2nd ball on paths of gather shots,
as well as positioning for a gather shot
 
single inning game

as they say its so easy so many can run 200-400 off the break but as the video shows both sides of the story

you can still miss the break shot , which is probably the most practiced shot
 
The day the free game died. I am not enthusiastic about telling this story, because it's not exactly promotion for our sport. But this is what happened, and it had some impact in Europe. Early nineties, Dutch championship free game, two flights of five players. Harrie van de Ven played some of the best (and fastest) serie Americaine ever seen on the planet. He wins his four flight matches to 400 points, all four in 1 inning. Cross semifinal: he wins in 1 inning. Final against Raimond Burgman. Van de Ven starts and does it again, 100, 200, 250 points. 287, and the ref sends him to the chair, because one of the two object balls (according to the ref) was still moving when Harrie hit the next shot. Burgman comes to the table, makes 400 and wins the Dutch title with 120-something tournament average. Van de Ven has 381.16 average, he has not missed in the entire event, and he wins the silver. Quite a few good players in the classic disciplines gave up on the free game that day.
 
I’ve heard the part about a man having a foul called for shooting too fast but the rest i never knew. Incredible and a terrible shame at the same time
 
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