TheThaiger
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And your winning personality and ready wit would've helped, obviously.
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What is the one weak point in your pool game?
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And your winning personality and ready wit would've helped, obviously.
Again, your posting style precedes you, so like the Boy Who Cried Wolf, every post from you is going to get scrutinized as such.
For the perfectly reasonable question (which still is passive aggressive), my position play and pattern strategy especially in 8-ball have always been stronger than my local competition. And frankly, it's better than a lot of players that have more physical skills than I do simply because 8-ball is/was my the game I played the most.
Any tournament I won that wasn't an 8-ball tournament, things had to go my way. The tables couldn't be sluggish. The pockets couldn't be too tight. Anything that would be a negative to a not-so-strong shotmaker couldn't be in place. Everything that would be a positive to a pattern player had to be in place.
Not everyone is at pro speed at all things. So, if you're human, you have strengths and weaknesses. The tournaments that catered to my strengths... I had a good shot at being at the finish line.
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I didn't say I won the Miss Congeniality Award.
Freddie <~~~ wasn't mentioned in the "Most Positive Poster" thread either
Have you tried the dart stroke technique? It may help overcome your height disadvantage.
Is 5' 7" short?
Oh, sorry...it's short for a man, right?
I'm 5' 7" and I do fine jumping over balls, but I'm not considered short for a woman, so that's probably the difference.
You're short. I'm not.
Funny you should mention that!!!
I did it once when I was hooked on my last ball, the cue ball about mid table and about 8" in. I had to lean over, and the dart stroke was the only way it would work. Well lo and behold, I made the ball (resting against the long rail), and got just enough out to see past one of my opponents balls for an open shot on the 8 in the head right corner. My opponent was none too happy when I made that jump shot and got open for the 8. Making that jump shot surprised me just as much as my opponent ... lol
Fran ... Very funny ... lol No, when I went to a phenolic tipped jump cue, I have trouble with accuracy some. I just got a 2nd shaft for my break/jump cue tipped with a super 'dud' leather tip, and haven't practiced jumping with it, but I think it will probably be better.
I did it once when I was hooked on my last ball, the cue ball about mid table and about 8" in. I had to lean over, and the dart stroke was the only way it would work. Well lo and behold, I made the ball (resting against the long rail), and got just enough out to see past one of my opponents balls for an open shot on the 8 in the head right corner. My opponent was none too happy when I made that jump shot and got open for the 8. Making that jump shot surprised me just as much as my opponent ... lol
Fran ... Very funny ... lol No, when I went to a phenolic tipped jump cue, I have trouble with accuracy some. I just got a 2nd shaft for my break/jump cue tipped with a super 'dud' leather tip, and haven't practiced jumping with it, but I think it will probably be better.
Drawing/scooping the shot.
Lately I've been jumping the c-ball over the o-b constantly. I have had very little problems with that in the past but I started practicing distance draws and started the jumping and now I can't correct it. It doesn't seem to matter if it is an easy stroke or a hard one. I just jump the damned thing.
I have asked the better drawers/players if they can see what I'm doing wrong and I'm told that there are no obvious flaws. One funny thing though is that one guy that can really draw whitey started jumping the cue ball while trying to help me and cussed me out. He managed to straighten it out but doesn't know why it started or how he corrected it.
I would appreciate any and all suggestions as I have turned into a guy that strictly follows all of his shots now!
Thank you.
Lately I've been jumping the c-ball over the o-b constantly. I have had very little problems with that in the past but I started practicing distance draws and started the jumping and now I can't correct it. It doesn't seem to matter if it is an easy stroke or a hard one. I just jump the damned thing.
I have asked the better drawers/players if they can see what I'm doing wrong and I'm told that there are no obvious flaws. One funny thing though is that one guy that can really draw whitey started jumping the cue ball while trying to help me and cussed me out. He managed to straighten it out but doesn't know why it started or how he corrected it.
I would appreciate any and all suggestions as I have turned into a guy that strictly follows all of his shots now!
Thank you.
Try not jacking up on the back of your cue. Keep it as level as possible! You will see a big difference in your game and stroke. Thanks for your input.
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
Staying focused...especially if I don't feel 'threatened'. Seems like I raise or lower my game depending on who I'm playing.
I've been working on bringing a sense of urgency to every trip to the table regardless of my opponent's skills, but I still find myself playing just well enough to 'get the job done'.
Play the table, not the person.
Easier said....
Mike
I've been working on bringing a sense of urgency to every trip to the table regardless of my opponent's skills, but I still find myself playing just well enough to 'get the job done'.
Play the table, not the person.
Easier said....
Mike
There is ALOT wrong with my game right now, as I have been playing less than I year but it is all starting to fall into place nicely. What I am lacking that I wish I wasn't at the moment was consistency. But I am working on that with practice practice practice, more practice a match here and there on a league night, then back to practice.... The work I am putting in is starting to show, Im actually getting shape.... on purpose....... So if I could just get that darn consistancy happening Id be one happy camper. :smile:
It takes a lot of guts to admit this - all of us have had this problem at one time or other.
But, if you are the money player you say you are, you should have gotten over this. Or, if having played many competitive matches, you would also have gotten over this.
Like my motto says (from Clint Eastwood), "a man has got to know his limitations".
If you are still young, this could also be part of your problem. Having gotten my ass handed to me quite a few times, because of my own stupidity, I have learned to play safe more.
PS I think your questions to Fred were very appropriate. He just gets mad when someone disagrees with him - part of his ego problem:grin:
The break.
The break.
The break.
At least in 8 ball. With 9 ball and a magic rack it's no problem, they fly in.
Sometimes I feel like I do everything right, but go the entire night without making more than 2 balls on the break (not 2 balls per break... I mean 2 balls the whole night).
I know I hit'em a bit softer than a lot of players my speed. But everyone says focus on accuracy not power. So I keep breaking 'em medium, and keep getting nothing. Sometimes I get frustrated and hit'em hard, and continue getting nothing. I dunno if I've just developed a mental complex about it or what, but it seems like I have the worst break out of the half dozen or so players I shoot with, even though I'm a stronger player in all other respects.
The break.
The break.
At least in 8 ball. With 9 ball and a magic rack it's no problem, they fly in.
Sometimes I feel like I do everything right, but go the entire night without making more than 2 balls on the break (not 2 balls per break... I mean 2 balls the whole night).
I know I hit'em a bit softer than a lot of players my speed. But everyone says focus on accuracy not power. So I keep breaking 'em medium, and keep getting nothing. Sometimes I get frustrated and hit'em hard, and continue getting nothing. I dunno if I've just developed a mental complex about it or what, but it seems like I have the worst break out of the half dozen or so players I shoot with, even though I'm a stronger player in all other respects.
