Make the stripe and hit the 10 on the way up. That should open up the cluster.
You got me V-Man, it's a trick question. I was really wondering if you liked Bugs's shirt?
RBL
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Parica went for the ball uptable just as Efren did in a thread I posted a few weeks ago. I'd like to see one American player play this positch just one time in a layout like this.
Honestly, how does Parica hit the perfect shot and not get a better reward?
Shoot the 8/6 combo hard, making the six, banking the 8 down table and whitey snug up behind stripe on long rail to your right.ID,
What the heck does this mean???
Dennis
Parica went for the ball uptable just as Efren did in a thread I posted a few weeks ago. I'd like to see one American player play this positch just one time in a layout like this.
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He left it here for position:
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the difference between great from good or good to bad
is the precision you can execute
if no american does that its because they practice shots not cueball placement
jmho
icbw
The Americans aren't well-rounded players. How many of them play any Billiards games? Or full-rack Rotation games? How many of them can shoot opposite handed? How many can't use a bridge? Efren & Parica have been beating them for how long? It's no accident. They are true students of the game. We've got a Bank Pool player on here who doesn't comment in the One-Pocket forums because, according to him, he doesn't play one-pocket good enough to comment. You would think that's the kind of player that should be asking questions. Most of the American players are losers who don't want to work for a living, therefore they've never invested the time in learning their craft.
Dennis
Oh you got me started I can personally think of many many players, some even aquaintences, that would in fact strive to play better everyday, and improve every aspect of their game, but I really believe it just doesn't make financial sense. To dedicate yourself to something like that you have to be making a living off of it, and you just can't do that.
Like anything, in pool to gain that 1% on your competitors would be everything, but to get that extra 1 or 2% you gotta put in some serious time. If say schmidt practiced and got in dead punch over a 1 year period, and elevated his game, what would that get him? It would be another thing if there was a big million dollar tournament he could take off every week. The point is why would schmidt even bother? I think the proof is in the pudding in that they don't, as you say.
I'll tell you what, what if with the help of others here we started coming up with a list of top notch talent that don't really play too much anymore. That is a big list. I dont think it has anything to do with them being losers, or not wanting to refine their games. It is about the lack of a viable career. You just simply can't put the required time in unless you are living in your moms basement and single... then you could probably get by financially.
Anyway, I have already posted I feel this way, many don't agree. But I think if you saw some money in pool the US would at least have their fair share of the proportion at the top, but i'm damn sure they'd be practicing and loving it too. There would be a bunch of little bruce lee's of pool running around if you ask me. Ok rant end now.
TD,
Why would you quote my post as though you were going to respond to it (agreeing or disagreeing) and then not write one thing in your post that is remotely related to anything in my post?
Dennis