fred bentivegna
Verified Member
I aint playin' virtual pool
I aint playin' virtual pool
...I am deigning to graciously endow the members with strategy that you can use anytime, and anywhere, and against anybody. The forum is fortunate to have two Master bank pool players on hand to release --for free -- these important concepts.
Beard
The "results" argument is one of the least constructive ones that there is. When I was a kid I watched Chicago Pony of Bensingers, who was Chicago's best player, stroke a ball by swinging his arm out about a foot and then curving in and contacting the cue ball perfectly. I actually practiced doing that because I was so impressed with Pony's game. It was only when a good samaritan good player woke me up and suggested I eliminate following in Pony's stroke footprints. His reasoning to me was solid, he said Pony was a good player in spite of his horrible fundamentals, not because of them.
The point being, Stevie Moore won the tournament in spite of his poor strategy selections, not because of them. His talent overpowered his poor knowledge of the game. Finally, poor strategy will only carry you so far, no matter how good you shoot if you play FULL RACK. Nine ball banks is close to a crap shoot. (Jay Helfert beat me at DCC one year)
I aint playin' virtual pool
...I am deigning to graciously endow the members with strategy that you can use anytime, and anywhere, and against anybody. The forum is fortunate to have two Master bank pool players on hand to release --for free -- these important concepts.
Beard
The "results" argument is one of the least constructive ones that there is. When I was a kid I watched Chicago Pony of Bensingers, who was Chicago's best player, stroke a ball by swinging his arm out about a foot and then curving in and contacting the cue ball perfectly. I actually practiced doing that because I was so impressed with Pony's game. It was only when a good samaritan good player woke me up and suggested I eliminate following in Pony's stroke footprints. His reasoning to me was solid, he said Pony was a good player in spite of his horrible fundamentals, not because of them.
The point being, Stevie Moore won the tournament in spite of his poor strategy selections, not because of them. His talent overpowered his poor knowledge of the game. Finally, poor strategy will only carry you so far, no matter how good you shoot if you play FULL RACK. Nine ball banks is close to a crap shoot. (Jay Helfert beat me at DCC one year)
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