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[cfryer5]

Hey let's get this thread started. What is the most recent thing you learned playing pool... ?

[George]

I been learning how to shoot masse shots.

[asmith27]

I've really been focusing on side english. The affects of throw and how the cue ball reacts off of the rail. Tricky stuff but when you hit it just right it takes your position game to a new level. I've always struggled with it but the more time I spend on it the better I get (imagine that... *DUH*).

[StormHotRod300]

Well its not actually new, I guess it just took me a while to finally figure it out lol.

Monday nite i am practicing, and started off using my Sneaky Pete that I had made a few months ago. All the cue is, is a House cue chopped and refinished, with a custom shaft. The same guy who made this cue, also made my custom 4 pointer.

Well after i switched to my 4pointer, i was like man, i just dont like the way this one hit compared to my SP.

So now I am resorting back to my SP cue that actually cost me 50$ instead of my 500$ cue lol.

dave

[djkx1]

Yesterday I played the ghost 9-ball and lost with scores of 2-7,7-4,4-7. Today it was the other way around with 7-1,4-7,7-4. So the last thing I have learned is that the ghost seems to be very inconsistent.

[djkx1]

Yes Jeff, I think it is a pretty good way to track your progress. Traditionally it is strickly offence and sometimes that can be annoying. I suppose everyone can add their own rules to include things like safeties but I never have. I do also find it very helpful to maintain focus. If I'm just hitting balls it is way too easy to start goofing off, but the ghost helps keep me in line.

[asmith27]

Ok this may prove that i'm a complete idiot but what are the ghost rules?

[djkx1]

Basically it is like playing the perfect player. Rules may vary depending who you ask, but this is my understanding. You break, then you get BIH(ball in hand). Run the rack out. If you miss you lose. Thats it. Play a race to 7 or 9 or whatever you want.
Some people have rules for if you scratch on the break while most people I know just continue with BIH regardless of a scratch on the break.

[Shorty]

The one thing I have learned, no matter what cue is in my hand, when I am a certain level, I can get out. Period. Does not matter...it can be a darn broom handle.

Shorty

[bigpocket]

What I have learn is that I rack to good.LOL and I play pretty well with a house cue.

[CaptainHook]

I would say my 8 Ball break. Colin posted a youtube video that really helped me. I was using my 9 Ball break on 8 Ball and it was not working. The Video
really worked for me, as I made the 8 on the Break twice while playing for just one hour against some friends.

[cfryer5]

That's awesome. Do you still have the youtube link?

[Shorty]

Hey Captn, I too would love to see that. I use a second ball break mostly in 8 ball...and a side break hitting the 1 ball in 9 ball.

Shorty

[cfryer5]

I normally put the cue ball one full ball to the left of the head spot and hit the head ball full. Maybe 3 quarters of a tip below center. Parks my cueball in the middle of table and always sink a ball. Just not the 8

[CaptainHook]

Originally Posted by Shorty

Hey Captn, I too would love to see that. I use a second ball break mostly in 8 ball...and a side break hitting the 1 ball in 9 ball.

Shorty

My 9 Ball Break was copied from My hero Mike Sigel, with a touch of that Allen Hopkins follow thru. I break from the Balkline between the center and second diamond on the foot rail, if nothing goes in I switch sides, if still nothing goes in, I start moving it a little at a time and hope for a sweet spot.
I hit the cue ball Low dead center and aim for the points if light on the one ball, cue ball jumps back about a foot to a foot and a half and sticks, unless it gets kicked.
My other break in 9 Ball is just a touch above center, so the ball goes up in the air when it contacts the one, that was my old break I used til the mid 80's when I started ripping of Sigel.