Where "cream rises to the top". Which game, more than other, can make that claim?
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I agree. In the pool (pocket billiards) games (we're not talking about carom or snooker), I think that 14.1 and 1P rule the roost in terms of weeding out to the point where only the strongest remain.
-Sean
balkline hands down
Well yeah and maybe full rack bankpool.haha John B.
1P...
There is a two hundred ball running, world class straight pool player in DALLAS, who, to the best of my knowledge, wasn't able to win the state championship in 1P or 9B.
A couple of VG straight pool players (LL and WW) from CHI also struggled to get other pool games to commenstruate levels.
There is a two hundred ball running, world class straight pool player in DALLAS, who, to the best of my knowledge, wasn't able to win the state championship in 1P or 9B.
A couple of VG straight pool players (LL and WW) from CHI also struggled to get other pool games to commenstruate levels.
1. I believe the thread originator had pocket billiards in mind.
2. Balkline (e.g. 18.2) died on the vine, because of the invention of the "nurse carom" shot and its variations -- which killed the game. 3-cushion is now the replacement carom game of choice these days.
-Sean
John:
Yup -- stupid me! I should've included that as well. I've said it before; to me, bank pool is the purest form of pool -- everything is called (the exact way you call it, too), no slop, luck is minimized / skill is maximized. Full-rack banks takes this great game to its maximum level.
Good catch!
-Sean
No vote 9b or 10b??
I think that 9b and 10b dont get the credit for skill required because most people think of the format in terms of 2 losses and out, tournament format or matching up for a set or two....,
What about two player matching up for days until a winner is determined, not a set or two but until its clera who's the best. if done that way then 9b and 10b have to be considered.
I think that 9b and 10b dont get the credit for skill required because most people think of the format in terms of 2 losses and out, tournament format or matching up for a set or two....,
What about two player matching up for days until a winner is determined, not a set or two but until its clera who's the best. if done that way then 9b and 10b have to be considered.
does that mean Shane is not the best player in the World?
Svb
SVB competes on all levels and I think he would play anyboby, anything for cash or in a tournement format..., is he the best in the world, maybe, buts hs's in that conversation for sure and thats why i think that 9b and 10b might be as tuff as any game over a long period of play.
Love banks and 1p too.
SVB competes on all levels and I think he would play anyboby, anything for cash or in a tournement format..., is he the best in the world, maybe, buts hs's in that conversation for sure and thats why i think that 9b and 10b might be as tuff as any game over a long period of play.
Love banks and 1p too.
I would agree with the bank master,there is much more skill involved playing banks ,then in any other game,there is no luck involved when playing banks,as we all know,every ball pocketed must be an extreamly clean bank,while every pool game that i can think of,has or could be possiablly luck involved,when playing banks,i believe there is zero chance of getting lucky,somebody correct me ,if needed,thanks!
I agree, Richie! Like I've always said, banks are the purest form of pool there is, with luck minimized to almost zero. (I.e. all banks called, must go in clean, balls pocketed on the break spot-up because they themselves weren't called bank shots, etc.)
Only the best bankers win a bank pool tournament (or gambling set).
-Sean
Sean,iam thinking the only possiable way of getting lucky does not involve making a ball,it would be firing at a bank an missing it and leaving your opponent with out a shot,after the qball went all over the place,i guees some would call that lucky?
I regularly practice all games, and am left wondering, why doesn't 8-ball get the respect it deserves? It involves the planning of rotation games with the break shots of straight pool and the crafty safety play of one-pocket. After playing 10-ball extensively and switching to 8-ball, I was struck at how mentally running the rack was different. Usually towards the end of a 9 or 10-ball I rack I have a feeling of ease knowing that with a few balls out in the open I have a large area to land in to get position. However, when I get towards the end of an 8-ball rack, I feel like I have to bear down and play pin-point position since often an available pocket or position path is blocked with interfering balls. Plus the UK variant of 8-ball has seen some of its players do admirably in the pool world. Despite this I feel like if I even mention the word 8-ball in the company of pool enthusiasts I'm greeted with beer streams spit in the midst of spasmodic laughter.
Imho, position play in 8 ball is more demanding than 1 pocket. You often have to put whitey in near-perfect position to shoot and break open small clusters to be able to get out. 1 pocket, my favorite game to play and watch, has many times where you have non-critical shots. Of course after bunting the ball all game, you better be able to come with a shot when the times right.
After trying to run more than 2 racks for 30 yrs., my respect for those who can run 100 balls in 14.1 borders on awe.
Banks..no comment.
first let me say i am a 1p player
and beleive that game requires you to be the cream in many skills so therefore the most difficult
that being said upfront
each game has its specialists
and the cream will rise to the top in each game
if you are a 100 ball runner in straight pool
but never ran more than 2-3 racks in a row in 9 ball
(maybe your break is alittle weak)
you will lose to the 9 baller who can string 4-5 racks
but cant run more than 40 balls in straight pool
get where im going
the full rack bank player
how good would he be in straight pool or 9 ball??
thats why the winner of the all around player is REALLY a player
since in each game there is a different player to be the cream that rises to the top
jmho
icbw
and beleive that game requires you to be the cream in many skills so therefore the most difficult
that being said upfront
each game has its specialists
and the cream will rise to the top in each game
if you are a 100 ball runner in straight pool
but never ran more than 2-3 racks in a row in 9 ball
(maybe your break is alittle weak)
you will lose to the 9 baller who can string 4-5 racks
but cant run more than 40 balls in straight pool
get where im going
the full rack bank player
how good would he be in straight pool or 9 ball??
thats why the winner of the all around player is REALLY a player
since in each game there is a different player to be the cream that rises to the top
jmho
icbw