Video - 14 Year Old Tangles With Archer
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What was the score between him and Archer?
And in the second video, the 9ball shot directly towards the hole when he broke, indicating it was a bad rack.
Seems like a good player, where is he from?
And in the second video, the 9ball shot directly towards the hole when he broke, indicating it was a bad rack.
Seems like a good player, where is he from?
11 archer 7 tosado.
penguin said:I'm not an expert in the nuances of racking so I'm a little confused...
Could you explain how that makes it a bad rack?
On a good rack, the only time the 9 moves much is when it is kicked. Whenever the ball shoots out of the rack and into the pocket like that it's because of the rack.
zeeder said:
I am not so sure about that. Someone referenced a Buddy Hall video and on it he talked about using a cut break to make the 9 ball. He even demonstrated with a GOOD rack.
I bought Joe Tuckers Breaking Secrets video, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and he did not talk about making the 9 on the break, just how to play bad racks.
Go figure, and/or maybe someone to explain this to me.
cuetechasaurus said:
For a bad break, the balls exploded out of there pretty well and he didn't hit them that hard. He made 5 on the break.
If the rack is bad, do the balls explode like that? On a bad rack the balls are loose somewhere and I can understand why a ball will shoot into the corner pocket, but if the balls are loose the rack doesn't explode does it?
Read Joe Tuckers book a little closer. If gaps exist in a rack they lead to nine ball movement if your break hits the 4 ball group that does not have gaps.
For instance the 1 ball, 2 ball, 9 ball and 7 ball are all touching the break will explode hitting the 1-2 in line. (Gaps exist between 4-9 & 6-9 for example.)
For instance the 1 ball, 2 ball, 9 ball and 7 ball are all touching the break will explode hitting the 1-2 in line. (Gaps exist between 4-9 & 6-9 for example.)
If I was only young again and had endless hours to spend in the pool hall to practice and tangle with pro's.
But WOW, he shoots DAMN GOOD for only being 15.
But WOW, he shoots DAMN GOOD for only being 15.
I admit, he looks like he's got a great future to look forward to. However, I thought is table manners suck. I see it all the time with kids in their teens that have exceptional skills. Somewhere along the line, they discover that they can play with and even beat the adults. And the adults around them don't help much when they all treat these kids like they're superstars. "my God, and he's only 15!" He's probably been showered with comments like that for years, and eventually it goes to the head.
Never met the kid, so not trying to take away from his game or name. And is probably a really great kid. But I just thought that he could be a little less emotional and less animated when he plays.
dave
Never met the kid, so not trying to take away from his game or name. And is probably a really great kid. But I just thought that he could be a little less emotional and less animated when he plays.
dave