What Games Did You Start With?

[3RAILKICK]

"Shifting sands" is a great way to describe it. It's amazing how different each game, and for that matter, every phase in a game, can be. One guy manages to sprint ahead three holes, then everyone gangs up and pounds him into submission... Until somebody gets greedy and decides to try that four railer they're *sure* they'll hit. And leaves their man open. And so it goes...

My big complaint about golf is that to play it cheaply and regularly, you really need to play in the weekday, and that's a little hard with a job and all.

I've had a heckuva time figuring it out, and I have a long way to go. Many of the shots are unique to golf.. Try finding a book with diagrams of 3/4 railers into the side. Not many calls for those outside of golf. I've managed to dig thru carom books to figure out some of what I've seen, but there isn't exactly a golf book/website/forum out there.

It's also hard to find time to practice on golf tables... People tend to show up and start up games. And then I'm texting my wife, telling her that it'll probably just be another hour before I'm home....
-Jeff

Jeff-

Home in an hour-that may be optomistic. In a 5-6 handed game, you may not have a legitimate shot at your hole for an hour.

If anyone has seen and can recommend a GOLF instructional aid(book/dvd), I know I would be interested. Since the odds on the money are so favorable, those that have expertise, ain't sharing.....it costs to learn...like most things.

 

[LHP5]

8 ball at the college pool hall. Good times, good times.

 

[MoonshineMattK]

Started with 8-ball. Learn to play in a frat house, complete with house rules such as moving the cue ball 1 butt diameter away from the rail, and no concept of safety or BIH penalization.

When I joined my first team 8-ball league, I was introduced to the game of 9-ball.

In the early - mid 80's my dad worked as a hired hand on a farm.

Reading this brought back the memory of "attempting" to shoot pool in the basement of the boss's house.

Musty, damp, low 7ft ceiling (I was 8yrs old and probably 4 feet tall so it didn't effect me like it would now)

1st time I heard the rule of moving the cue ball off the rail was in that basement and your story jogged my memory.

 

[jackthehat]

I started with English pool on the small 7 foot tables. Moved up to 8 foot and then went to 12 x 6 snooker.

I then realized that I liked moving the white around a bit and started playing American 8-ball on the 9 foot tables. i later progressed to 9-ball and found it great for position play. However 10 ball later became the game of choice. Although I still love 8-bal:smile:l.