Who would be the best Honolulu player?

[PhilosopherKing]

I think Honolulu on TV is the logical first step to getting non-players watching pool in a way that will generate an interest capable of growing into a true appreciation of the game as a whole.

It's the perfect blend of actual match play and the best of what Trick-Shot Magic has to offer, packaged, in the eyes of a new audience, to resemble the goof-ball, circus style of pool that people love to see in movies and on television programs.

So, if the pros played Honolulu, which players would excel?

 

[westcoast]

What is Honolulu?

 

[PhilosopherKing]

What is Honolulu?

can't shoot the ball directly into the pocket... kicks, banks, combos, caroms, billiards... no one rail kicks from a rail connected to the intended pocket.

i think the connected-rail rule could be amended and masses added for the sake of the new audience.

 

[PhilosopherKing]

can't shoot the ball directly into the pocket... kicks, banks, combos, caroms, billiards... no one rail kicks from a rail connected to the intended pocket.

i think the connected-rail rule could be amended and masses added for the sake of the new audience.

first to make eight balls wins. pay a ball on fouls, where it lies, behind the line in the pocket.

 

[realkingcobra]

Talk about slow and boring....that game would ev3n make grass grow faster and paint dry sooner.

 

[jalapus logan]

My old pal Mark Tullis won "pro" Honolulu tournament once. I think he beat Francisco bustamante in the finals maybe. Fun game to play. RIP Mark.

Best current Honolulu player? Maybe Brumback? Banks ar huge in that game.

 

[808billiards]

I really thought this post was in reference to the best Honolulu, Hawaii player.

 

[Poolmanis]

Any pro Russian Pyramid player... They never miss a carom on loose table :grin-square:


Edit: I think I misunderstood. Cueball from carom is a foul or point?

 

[HawaiianEye]

Even people in Honolulu don't play Honolulu.

 

[StraightPoolIU]

It's actually a really fun game. It's one of those you find in the back of the BCA rulebook when you're bored and looking for something new to do. I used to play it with my buddies in college. I haven't played it in a long time, but from what I remember the kind of downside to it is that it devolves into a game of who can make the most combos. It's too gaffy for almost anyone to play seriously, but if you're just goofing around at the poolroom looking for something new to play it's a good time.

 

[Hairy-Redneck]

no one rail kicks from a rail connected to the intended pocket.

What does that mean?

 

[PhilosopherKing]

If a ball is a half-inch off a rail, for example, you can't go rail first to score that ball.

 

[PhilosopherKing]

Talk about slow and boring....that game would ev3n make grass grow faster and paint dry sooner.

The players can play the game in a way that furthers a larger agenda, or they can shoot themselves in the foot.

 

[realkingcobra]

The players can play the game in a way that furthers a larger agenda, or they can shoot themselves in the foot.

I would think 3 ball would have a better chance of going main stream first.

 

[Cornerman]

I think Honolulu on TV is the logical first step to getting non-players watching pool in a way that will generate an interest capable of growing into a true appreciation of the game as a whole.

It's the perfect blend of actual match play and the best of what Trick-Shot Magic has to offer, packaged, in the eyes of a new audience, to resemble the goof-ball, circus style of pool that people love to see in movies and on television programs.

So, if the pros played Honolulu, which players would excel?

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[MahnaMahna]

Talk about slow and boring....that game would ev3n make grass grow faster and paint dry sooner.

If RKC thinks it sucks you should run with it!

 

[TheBook]

can't shoot the ball directly into the pocket... kicks, banks, combos, caroms, billiards... no one rail kicks from a rail connected to the intended pocket.

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I been shooting that way for years. I think it is called slop. I rarely make a one rail kick into the intended pocket.

 

[Minnesota Phat]

I think Honolulu on TV is the logical first step to getting non-players watching pool in a way that will generate an interest capable of growing into a true appreciation of the game as a whole.

It's the perfect blend of actual match play and the best of what Trick-Shot Magic has to offer, packaged, in the eyes of a new audience, to resemble the goof-ball, circus style of pool that people love to see in movies and on television programs.

So, if the pros played Honolulu, which players would excel?

I love this game, and couldn't agree more. I've actually even tweaked the rules so that it can be played on bar tables.

So far, I've noticed that it begins with a lot of combo shots, but as the game progresses, kicks and banks become more and more important. The rules I use say you can hit any ball first, and slop counts, which gives the game an unpredictability that is exciting to your average casual viewer. For pro tournaments, I would say one should allow masse shots around balls obstructed by an intervening ball by more than 1/8th of an inch.

I appreciate the purity of 9-ball or 10-ball, and the strategy of 8-ball, and the difficulty of bank pool, but "Honolulu 8-ball" (which I kind of made up) is definitely more of a crowd-pleaser. The types who excel at scientific-type pool hate this game, because it relies a lot on feel and intuition, whereas 9-ball is just simple geometry and vectors.

It's such a radically different game from 9-ball or 8-ball that it infuriates a lot of serious players - the shots that serious players learn to avoid become "must haves" in Honolulu 8-ball, and how do you play a safety when combo shots are usually the easiest to make?

 

[straightline]

I really thought this post was in reference to the best Honolulu, Hawaii player.

I remember a video with Rodney Morris playing on an alien fast table. Any information on that table?

 

[sixpack]

I don't know what Honolulu is but I'd have to guess ME.