SVB to Kick Off High Run Attempts
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Wonder if we’ll see less aggressive initial break shots because of this. It may be better to minimize scratch risk even if it means having to play more secondary break shots.
Let's imagine a hard break shot has a 5% chance of scratching. That seems pretty reasonable for the usual Hohmann-esque draw break that goes back down to the far rail. To get to 627 balls, the player needs to make 44 successful breaks. The chances of performing 44 consecutive breaks without scratching? 10%. And that's before considering that the player may not have a clear shot after a non-scratched break.
If the player has a 2% chance of scratching then the math starts looking a lot more manageable (41% chance of not scratching in 44 consecutive breaks).
If the player has a 2% chance of scratching then the math starts looking a lot more manageable (41% chance of not scratching in 44 consecutive breaks).
It looks like Shane will begin around 6PM EST.
Over the last two days in 18 innings of play he’s run a 242 and a 257. I’m thinking he’ll get past that last number today.
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Over the last two days in 18 innings of play he’s run a 242 and a 257. I’m thinking he’ll get past that last number today.
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It looks like so far Shane is playing for some pretty big angles into the stack. He’s getting a high proportion of racks that don’t need a secondary breakshot at all.
Will there be a list of all runs, even the low numbers? I think it can be interesting to see the range. Those low runs can also be used for any data anaylses.
44 if you start with an open table. 45 if you start with a break shot.
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The old school players worked the rack and opened up a few balls at a time, not the “big blast” breaks that have evolved in the last 20-30-40 years. A more controlled game.
Can’t play a lick of 14.1,
Fatboy
AtLarge is right, as usual
if you play a round of golf every day you get 4 tries at a hole in one. so making a hole in one is a great feat for most golfers in their life. maybe the best players may have had ten or twenty or so in their whole life that may be the record i dont know.
but if you stay at one particular par 3 hole and hit hundreds or thousands of balls you will get many holes in one and it isnt the same as the guy that made his once in a lifetime. and if a pro did it he would certainly break the record for the most holes in one in a lifetime.
but if you stay at one particular par 3 hole and hit hundreds or thousands of balls you will get many holes in one and it isnt the same as the guy that made his once in a lifetime. and if a pro did it he would certainly break the record for the most holes in one in a lifetime.
So far the on site crew has done a great job keeping track of the stats and making them available — hopefully they will be able to keep it up.
Lou Figueroa
Your efforts to help with this event are greatly appreciated, thanks Lou.
Thanks, CB!
The post you quoted has been overcome by events. Shane got something stuck in his gums at dinner last night and is being seen by a dentist.
Lou Figueroa
straight pool is the original foundation for pool as its played nowadays. so anything that helps it is great.
but straight pool died a slow death for one big reason. people go to a pool room to shoot and straight pool is a game where you sit and wait a long time for your turn. so isnt very much instant fun.
when we played to just 8 balls first( one rack) it was easier to get a game with other than a died in the wool straight pool player who of course would scoff at that.
but straight pool died a slow death for one big reason. people go to a pool room to shoot and straight pool is a game where you sit and wait a long time for your turn. so isnt very much instant fun.
when we played to just 8 balls first( one rack) it was easier to get a game with other than a died in the wool straight pool player who of course would scoff at that.
Back in the day of slow cloth and composition balls a blast break shot was required to open the rack.The old school players worked the rack and opened up a few balls at a time, not the “big blast” breaks that have evolved in the last 20-30-40 years. A more controlled game.
Can’t play a lick of 14.1,
Fatboy
Fast forward to fast cloth and modern balls the blast is not always required.
In the 80's I watched a lot of straight pool played by Allen Hopkins and Neptune Joe Frady.
If you are not familiar with Frady he was about 9/10 of Hopkins ability.
Frady would blast and Hopkins would nibble.
I learned on the old slow cloth and I'm a blaster.
Now some off angle break shots require a nibble.
OK, I have just been informed that Shane is about to start.
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