Thats not what I said, I said I'd like to see a 9-ball tourny this way. Not the open so much. But I think it would be fun to see.
Don't take things out of context, please.
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Thats not what I said, I said I'd like to see a 9-ball tourny this way. Not the open so much. But I think it would be fun to see.
Don't take things out of context, please.
Absolutely nothing is wrong with the game, and winner breaks. In fact, I think 5 inch pockets should be the norm.
Sorry. My bad on my part.
I think the format's great. But a little longer race would be good. But probably not possible because its not pleasing for the majority of the viewers.
A race is NOT determined by the speed of play! A race is the first person to complete a set course. lighting speed or as slow as I gets. In pool some decide to play very quick while his opponent decides to play methodical and at a slow pace. This occurs in all of pool regardless of the game and could be argued for all sports.
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Congratulations to Shane Van Boening winning this tournament like the shot making machine he is. I paid my $6.95 and was entertained to a very fast paced exhibition of unbelievable breaking skill and deadly shot making by both players! Thanks to Barry and all involved for keeping this tradition going over so many years.
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If it was alternating break I believe Shane still would have won. He broke and ran 8 or 9 racks out of 13...which is unbelievable under this type of pressure.
When Dennis started making the wing ball I fully believe he had a chance of catching back up and that added some excitement to the match.
The problem with alternating break is that it is difficult to come from behind. I had it happen to myself a couple of months ago. I was in a handicap match where I had to go to 7 and my opponent to 4. I made a couple of mistakes early and found myself down 3-2. I broke and ran all three of my final breaks but ended up losing the match 6-4 when my opponent broke and ran the last rack.
I believe the number one reason the best players don't play in handicapped tournaments is because they have alternating breaks as well.
When Dennis started making the wing ball I fully believe he had a chance of catching back up and that added some excitement to the match.
The problem with alternating break is that it is difficult to come from behind. I had it happen to myself a couple of months ago. I was in a handicap match where I had to go to 7 and my opponent to 4. I made a couple of mistakes early and found myself down 3-2. I broke and ran all three of my final breaks but ended up losing the match 6-4 when my opponent broke and ran the last rack.
I believe the number one reason the best players don't play in handicapped tournaments is because they have alternating breaks as well.