nine ball pool. winner or alternate break better?
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I tend to agree that the alternating break format works well for professional players.  For anything below professional, I'm a stickler for winner breaking.  Pool is unique in that, unlike most other sports, after scoring, the player gets to keep scoring.  In most sports, after a basket, or an touchdown, the other side gets the ball.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
29843
You would be far better off getting a cue to play billiards. A cue is longer and straighter then glasses so will will stand a far better chance of actually hitting something.
320279
Hello\n\nIf you want the best i suggest you to have a look http://www.brunswick-billiards.com/\n\ngood luck with ure new cue :)
210105
First Round: 8 balls Second Round: 10 balls Third Round: 16 balls Final Round: 11 balls
704375
both has its own fun.... i thnk a difficult 3 would b a better way of finishing a game..... block is also gud if u block their best player and the block makes dat fantastic nosie(thud).....
810260
Efren "Bata" Reyes won the International Pool Tour World Open 8-Ball Championship\n\nhttp://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/09/12/sports/filipino.ace.pockets.p25m.html
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a. first draw doesnt matter since it's replaced; you're back at 3 in 10 chance\n\nb. two ways this could happen: first, 3/10 chance first ball is red, leaving you 2/9 chance then of second ball being red on second draw.  second, 7/10 chance you draw a white ball, leaving you with 3/9 chance of second ball being red.  (3/10*2/9)+(7/10*3/9) which leaves you with 3/10 chance. again.\n\n\nEDIT:\n\nsurprises me how many people can't do math.\n\nfor A), the second draw is completely independent from the first.  Doesn't matter if I took a dump in the bowl in the first draw; as long i fished it out, you're left again with the same start on the second draw-3 reds and 7 whites.  your probability doesn't change because of what happened in the first draw as the conditions are RESET.\n\nfor B), let's run through allll possible scenarios\nNumber the Balls\n\n1 - red\n2 - red\n3 - red\n4 - white\n5 - white\n6 - white\n7 - white\n8 - white\n9 - white\n10- white\n\nPossible draws (X denotes red second ball outcome)\n1,2 - X\n1,3 - X\n1,4\n1,5\n1,6\n1,7\n1,8\n1,9\n1,10\n(2 fav outcomes if ball 1 is drawn first)\n\n2,1 - X\n2,3 - X\n2,4 \n...\n2,10 \n(2 fav outcomes if ball 1 is drawn second)\n\n3,1 - X\n3,2 - X\n3,4 \n...\n3,10 \n(2 fav outcomes if ball 1 is drawn second)\n\n4,1 - X\n4,2 - X\n4,3 - X\n4,5 \n...\n4,10\n(3 fav outcomes if ball 4 is drawn first)\n\n...\n\n10,1 - X\n10,2 - X\n10,3 - X\n...\n10,8\n10,9\n(3 fav outcomes if balls 5-10 are drawn first)\n\n\nthere are 90 outcomes\nof which there are 2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3 favorable outcomes = 27.\n\n27/90 = 3/10\n\n\nSecond edit: guy below, 2*3 + 7*3 = 6 + 21 = 27, not 28
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The highest possible break is155.\nYou have 15 reds & 15 blacks & the colours to give you 147.\nIf the the person breaking off fouls off the break & leaves a free ball this gives you a 16th red. So if you take a black with the free ball then the 15 reds & blacks & all the colours this will give you 155. ( If You give an opponent 155 head start and he/she fouls from the break and you make a 155 break then the scores are equal and there is a respotted black. You win the toss and pot the black giving you 162 ) This though would not be legal.\nI don't think anyone has made a 155 but I have heard of some one making higher than 147. I was told it's in the Guiness Book Of Records.
774011
place your ball exactly where it was and your buddy has to play his where it stops. i did that this year and my ball ended up in the hole.  what luck hey
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Hmm, interesting question, actually, and a practical application of math.  Hey, all you folks who ask what this stuff is good for, here is a real-life situation where you can use it!\n\nGetting to the problem.  Obviously, the contestant to go last spins again if his score is lower than the best score.  If tied, there is a spin-off where his winning chance is 50%; so, if there is a tie, he should respin if he has 45 or less (giving him at least 11 out of 20 good numbers), not spin if he has 55 or more (giving him at most 9 out of 20 good numbers - better to go to the spin-off, where he has a 50% chance), while 50 is a "push".   \n\nNow, for the contestant to go 2nd to last: First, let's assume the first player busts (of course, the second player respins if his score is lower than the first player), which essentially makes this a two-player game.  Based on what number the second player stops on, this is the winnning percentage I calculate for the last player:\n\n100 - 4.875%\n95 - 14.375%\n90 - 23.375%\n85 - 31.875%\n80 - 39.875%\n75 - 47.375%\n70 - 54.375%\n65 - 60.875%  \n60 - 66.875%\n55 - 72.375%\n50 - 77.375%\n\nSo, you may think the second player should respin whenever his odds are under 50%, but that is actually incorrect.  For example, if the second player has 70, giving him a 45.625% chance of winning, respinning would give him a 70% chance of going bust - he is better off stopping with the 45.625% chance.  To determine whether or not respinning improves the second player's chances, a second calculation is needed that considers each of the 20 scores after the second spin - some of them bust the player but the others improve his chance of winning.  Based on that, here is a new table, giving the last player's chance of winning if the second player respins with the score given:   \n\n95 - 95.24375%\n90 - 90.9625%\n85 - 87.13125%\n80 - 83.725%\n75 - 80.71875%\n70 - 78.0875%\n65 - 75.80625%  \n60 - 73.85%\n55 - 72.19375%\n50 - 70.3125%\n45 - 69.68125%\n\nSo, comparing the two tables, the critical points are 55 and 60.  If the second player has 60, he should stop - the last player's chance of winning improves if the second player spins.  At 55, however, the second player should spin, improving his odds by about 0.2%.\n\n\nMoving on to the three player game... now it gets really messy.  The player to go first needs a score that can beat the other two players.  Does he stop on 55 again, hoping the other two players both bust?  He'll need a better score than that to have a 50% chance of winning, but, as was noted in the two-player analysis, stopping with a 30% chance can be better than making a second spin.  As for how to do a complete analysis, uh, beats me.  This may require a computer to do all the math.\n\n* * * * * *\n\nThinking about the three-player game, maybe it isn't as messy as I initially thought - the only additional consideration for the first player, as opposed to the second player, is that either player will stop if the first player's score is beaten.  This can be calculated from the first table.  For this table, listed is the chance of the first player losing (i.e. either player beats him) if he stands on the score given:\n\n100 - 9.51% \n95 - 26.68%\n90 - 41.29%\n85 - 53.59%\n80 - 63.85%\n75 - 72.31%\n70 - 79.18%\n65 - 84.69%\n\nSimilar to the two-player game, I can now calculate the odds if the first player decides to respin.  Since I’m getting a little tired crunching these numbers, for this last table I’ll only list the critical ones:\n\n70 - 83.4%\n65 - 82.3%\n\nIn other words, the first contestant should respin on 65, stop on 70.\n\nIn conclusion, I think the optimum strategies are.....\n\nFirst player: spin on 65, stop on 70\n\nSecond player: spin on 55, stop on 60 (assuming his score at least matches the first player)
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a pull shot generally is hit on a ball 'round waist height...u can see the ball reaching to the fence while being grounded...ricky ponting is the best puller in the world as of date.,while a hook is played when d ball comes further high at bout d chest or higher...u'l find the ball takin the air' route...that could generally result in a 'six' or a catch if mistimed..quite a difficult shot to play!
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round robin is where everyone plays everyone once in a pool tournement.Calcutta is were you "bid" for the player you think is going to win before the tournement starts and with the money collected there is a seperate payoff for the 1st,2nd,3rd ect finish players depending how many places they are paying..So even if you dont play in the tournement you can make money by buying the right player in the calcutta.Most of the time the "favorite" to win the tournement will go pretty high..like $500 and up..but if they win the first place prize is pretty good.Most the time the player will "BUY" half him self from you(his option) so you will only be out half of what you bid he or she will cover the other half.
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Depends on what trick you want to play, learn to play pool first, the basic stuff
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Hey shooter whats up? I can't say that I have a particular favorite brand of pool cue. I currently own four different cues from four different makers. I use them all from time to time. They are McDermott , Viking , Falcon and Brunswick. Oh, I also use a McDermott jump, break stick. I like them all and they all feel very comfortable to me. These are the things that they all have in common , 19 ounces , 58 inches long , 13 millimeter hard tips, wood to wood joint construction and irish linen wraps. And I use a padded triangle tip on my break cue. If I had to pick just one to keep it would probably be my McDermott only because it was my first. Take it easy shooter , talk to ya later.
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I've seen two different setups that have worked really well.\n\nFirst one was called "The Loop" at my home course.  Everyone just goes out and plays their own ball, and then turns in their scorecards at the end of the round.  The players were divided into two pools - the A pool had all the guys who shot around 80, the B pool was the 110 shooters, in your case - and the scorecards are drawn so every A player is matched with a B player.  From there, it's the team's best ball on the hole vs. the field for skins.  Everyone plays hard because they don't know who their partner is until the end of the round...\n\nNow, if the teams have to be known in advance, try alternate shot.  Whoever drives on the first hole drives on all the odd-numbered holes; the partner drives on all the evens.  Automatic two-stroke penalty if someone hits twice in a row (including knocking in that three-inch putt after missing the five-footer).  Just make sure the teams involve one low and one high handicapper, or else it'll get ugly quick.
894091
None. Two odds make an even
903865
the proper cue is the one that feels best in your hand. The balance, texture of the handle ( wrap or non-wrap),shaft taper and diameter and playability (type of hit). There is no one best cue although the one that seems to be liked by many players is a Southwest cue & no i do not own a Southwest. Ask many local pool players if you can hit with their cue to see which one you like.\nGood Luck