Tom Wirth
Verified Member
My observations of the match.
I watched several hours of the “Three Days War” and it was a war. These two guys understand the game very well and more importantly, as Dirty Harry would say; “a man has to understand his limitations.” Ghost and John each understand this concept very well indeed, and never throughout the entire match did they waver from that understanding.
John and Ghost have mastered their own egos and pulled the blinds from the windows and allow us the opportunity to see what One Pocket is really all about. We get saturated by witnessing videos from Accu-Stats and TAR the professional player’s ability to pocket great shots, play miraculous position on balls we wouldn’t think possible, and find safeties and moves that lead to naming these champions as “The Magician” and “The Freezer”.
Yes, of course these players are playing One Pocket the way we all would like to play the game but that is not what the game is all about. Very few will ever achieve such heights. One Pocket is about knowing our abilities and playing within those limitations. Grinding it out and forcing our opponents to find a way to win on their own while giving away nothing. Like Paine Webber, they got to “EARN IT”. That is great One Pocket played under normal settings and these two really knew how to apply the pressure.
So for those of you who are struggling to improve your One Pocket games the lesson these two war horses freely provided is to place your egos in your back pocket and play shots which you know you can execute. You may not always accomplish this task but if you try to pull off shots beyond your abilities you will certainly be assisting in your own demise.
John and Ghost, nice play guys,
Tom
I watched several hours of the “Three Days War” and it was a war. These two guys understand the game very well and more importantly, as Dirty Harry would say; “a man has to understand his limitations.” Ghost and John each understand this concept very well indeed, and never throughout the entire match did they waver from that understanding.
John and Ghost have mastered their own egos and pulled the blinds from the windows and allow us the opportunity to see what One Pocket is really all about. We get saturated by witnessing videos from Accu-Stats and TAR the professional player’s ability to pocket great shots, play miraculous position on balls we wouldn’t think possible, and find safeties and moves that lead to naming these champions as “The Magician” and “The Freezer”.
Yes, of course these players are playing One Pocket the way we all would like to play the game but that is not what the game is all about. Very few will ever achieve such heights. One Pocket is about knowing our abilities and playing within those limitations. Grinding it out and forcing our opponents to find a way to win on their own while giving away nothing. Like Paine Webber, they got to “EARN IT”. That is great One Pocket played under normal settings and these two really knew how to apply the pressure.
So for those of you who are struggling to improve your One Pocket games the lesson these two war horses freely provided is to place your egos in your back pocket and play shots which you know you can execute. You may not always accomplish this task but if you try to pull off shots beyond your abilities you will certainly be assisting in your own demise.
John and Ghost, nice play guys,
Tom