Wich one ... ???

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Tecknikal

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Wich one is better ..

Go from 8 Ball to 9 Ball ,

Or From playing 9 Ball to 8 Ball ?

I ask this because around here's it's mostly 8 ball tournement and leagues...

And they are starting to do some bigger 9 ball tournement , but since i've started to play pool i mostly played only 8 Ball and now im switching to 9 ball and i found it easier then 8 ball ..

What's your though on this.. !
 
Most of the 9 ball players will say 9 ball is harder and vice versa. I think that 9ball is harder just because you have to get shape for 1 ball on the table. If you mess up and sellout a rack, you could be watching the other guy run several racks on you. In 8 ball if you try to get shape on 1 ball and it didn't work out for you, you have other of your own balls to choose from. When the other guy shoots, he potentually has the same amount of balls to runout as you. In 8 ball league I hear it is harder because they implement 9 ball rules as far as safeties and ball in hand crap. 8 ball is not an easy game either. You have to learn to manuever around as much as 15 balls on the table. So it depends on how everyone looks at the table I guess.
 
Imho

I started out playing as an 8 ball player. I then switched to 9 ball. I think 9 ball helped my game tremendously. I also feel that more skill is needed in 9 ball. This is just my opinion though.
 
Tecknikal said:
Wich one is better ..

Go from 8 Ball to 9 Ball ,

Or From playing 9 Ball to 8 Ball ?

I ask this because around here's it's mostly 8 ball tournement and leagues...

And they are starting to do some bigger 9 ball tournement , but since i've started to play pool i mostly played only 8 Ball and now im switching to 9 ball and i found it easier then 8 ball ..

What's your though on this.. !
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My though on this is....

9-ball = Apples
8-ball = Oranges

Which do you like better...Apples or Oranges.....?
 
I think that practicing the patterns in straight pool is a good tune up for playing 8 ball. Small manuevers, and good patterns are synonymous for all games.
 
8 - Ball -vs- 9 - Ball???

IMHO...8-Ball is a more difficult game, (closest to 14:1), it requires close proximity position play, it presents clusters and blocked cue ball paths...that said, I believe that 9-Ball is actually good practice for your 8-Ball game...(???what???), I know I'll get some guff from 9-Baller's for that statement, but I play both in APA League and Open Tourny formats...I enjoy both and think they benefit each other in different ways...I make my 8-Ball Team 'practice 9-Ball', for position play, speed control, pattern play etc...then when playing 8-Ball I think they have an advantage...being able to see multiple patterns, and most importantly change patterns mid game if the desired position is not accomplished...then from 8-Ball to 9-Ball, the table seems so open, and the pattern objectives are so clear that they have become efficient 9-Ball players as well...

my 2c-

play as many games as possible, the benefits are immeasurable!
 
I personally think 8 ball can be the harder of the two games. I think its easier to go from 9ball to 8 ball though. The 8 ball players around here don't tend to think 3 or 4 balls ahead in their position play, which you almost have to do in 9 ball. The really good 8 ball players know which balls they are going to play from the time they get to the table all the way through if its a runnable table.

For me it takes a bit of playing 8 to start to see the patterns correctly.
 
In comparing 8-Ball and 9-Ball, I would say some of the differences are:

1/ 8-Ball requires more knowledge in strategies, safety, and pattern skills (a thinking game...sort of like 1 pocket).

2/ 9-Ball requires more "physical" skills, the ability to control the cue ball, shot-making ability.

Obviously, the "physical" skills is a lot harder to acquired than just learning the strategies, but good 9-Ball players (SS/Pro level) must also acquire the knowledge of 8-Ball to beat 8-Ball specialists (another SS/Pro level player who is perhaps half a ball slower in 9-Ball).

I think for players in groups B,C,D and beginners, 8-Ball is a lot easier (choice of ball) and 9-Ball is harder. But for A and Short Stop/Pro level players (these players already possess great "physical" skills), 9-Ball is easier because of less clusters which leads to easier run-outs.

On a side note, I think the competition on the IPT tour will be very competitive. Since they all have the "physical" skills already to be able to run any rack of 8-Ball, it will come down to who makes more balls on the breaks, luck (clusters) and who has more knowledge of playing 8-Ball.
 
theoneandonly said:
I started out playing as an 8 ball player. I then switched to 9 ball. I think 9 ball helped my game tremendously. I also feel that more skill is needed in 9 ball. This is just my opinion though.
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I did the same...and 9ball definitely helped out the 8ball game as far as shape and precise leaves. Even though you have all those balls to shoot you still need to know the correct paths from one to the next to run the whole table or clear clusters. Caroms in 9ball helped with that alot too.
 
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