4 racks by Thorsten Hohmann from the Semi-Final Match of the 2009 Derby City Classic Straight Pool Challenge Vs Darren Appleton. Instructional Commentary by David Sapolis.
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@beingkind20083 жыл бұрын
David's commentary is always helpful and educational.
@mikel10247 жыл бұрын
Excellent commentary David!
@BlackjackDSapolis7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@kevinlindstrom40787 жыл бұрын
I agree on the great commentary.
@viktordolic37384 жыл бұрын
What I have to do when is last ball on the racking point, where do I need to move it?
@unclequack54455 жыл бұрын
Thorsten is a very smart player.
@SlickRick4EVER4 жыл бұрын
He's the best in today's 14.1 game.
@thinklester...86406 жыл бұрын
somewhat new to the game, i prefer one pocket, but shouldn't the 12 ball at 15:45 have been spotted?
@BlackjackDSapolis6 жыл бұрын
In 14.1 ... all balls down stay down.
@thinklester...86406 жыл бұрын
David Sapolis ok, just tryin to learn all i can. i couldve swore i read somewhere that any uncalled balls get spotted
@SlickRick4EVER6 жыл бұрын
thinklester . . . The obvious balls do not need to be called. The combinations, caroms, billiard, bank, kick or two or more balls that are candidate of a pocket need to be called.
@tvi537 жыл бұрын
I'm a 9 balls player and new to this game. One thing I don't understand is why don't the straight pool players smash the rack with more power during the break to spread the balls a little more. Having balls spread out on the table would make positioning much easier.
@BlackjackDSapolis7 жыл бұрын
You don't want to smash the balls because if you miss position or miss a shot, your opponent can come to the table and pocket all those balls, and maybe a 100 more. It's just bad strategy.
@Mainswitch557 жыл бұрын
Well, there are breakshots when you smash the rack, even Hohmann plays them. But in general it´s more safe not to, because turning the cueball loose is a major violation and can cause loosing the game...
@TheMistercrowley6 жыл бұрын
I don’t think anyone explained the essence of why it is done. It is done because this game is call shot. Whatever you make on the break won’t count as a point because you didn’t call the ball and pocket. It is basically impossible to do so on a break. So usually the players would avoid getting to be the one to break because they open up the balls only for the other player to come in and have their way with the perfectly separated balls. This is why they don’t break the rack. They do the bare minimum so the opponent comes back and doesn’t have a shot. And the game turns back to them.
@alano38345 жыл бұрын
Mistercrowley: Good explanation.
@dangerwillrobinson235 жыл бұрын
To add to what has already been said, having balls close to each other in the break area gives you a better chance of getting or manufacturing a break ball to continue your run.