Tom Wirth
Verified Member
Pool is 75% EXECUTION and 25% KNOWLEDGE, Billiards is 75% KNOWLEDGE and 25% EXECUTION.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
Bill, I respectfully disagree with this statement. The ability to run a hundred balls in straight pool, string several racks together in 9 ball, and play top flight one pocket with the best players in the world takes far more intelligence than you appear to be giving credit. Execution certainly cannot be under emphasized but shot selection and imagination are also a big part of the equation. Billiards requires no trapping skills or the intelligence and knowledge needed to escape from traps. Stringing multiple racks of 9 ball together takes a great deal more thought than simply getting up there and shooting the balls in the holes. And great straight pool players who have the ability to run a hundred balls and more every time they step to the table have more going for them than just shot making skills.
Be careful where you tread on this one, Bill.
You are in foreign territory.
Tom
Bill, I respectfully disagree with this statement. The ability to run a hundred balls in straight pool, string several racks together in 9 ball, and play top flight one pocket with the best players in the world takes far more intelligence than you appear to be giving credit. Execution certainly cannot be under emphasized but shot selection and imagination are also a big part of the equation. Billiards requires no trapping skills or the intelligence and knowledge needed to escape from traps. Stringing multiple racks of 9 ball together takes a great deal more thought than simply getting up there and shooting the balls in the holes. And great straight pool players who have the ability to run a hundred balls and more every time they step to the table have more going for them than just shot making skills.
Be careful where you tread on this one, Bill.
You are in foreign territory.
Tom