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sfoster
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 01:54 pm
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  • "dam_O_nation"
    Piotr, do you still not believe anyone shoots that much better than 60% in the long run?

    I did get lucky on the 5 rack with a miss, so I easily could have been 13/15
    Whats funny is that even with 13/15 I still would have ended the game in 4 turns which is the fastest these rules permit.
     
    In that sense I suppose I still played a perfect game.
     
    I was probably in the high 70% yesterday overall, and I wasn't streaky.
    The trouble is I still have bad days / games on occasion, and I haven't really tracked my stats long term in a couple years.
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:03 pm
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  • "wianek"
    Also, I believe that before this years WS even Foster said he shoots right below 60%, though I'm pretty sure he's gotten better and can shoot over 60% now.

    I endorse this message.
    It's been about 2 years now since I really tracked my stats, and I do still practice.
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loloyopp
Joined: Oct 16th 2007, 04:10 am

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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:09 pm
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    what were the rules? shot each ball till you miss for redemtion?
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prusch
Joined: Aug 22nd 2006, 08:01 pm

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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:13 pm
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  • "sfoster"
    I was probably in the high 70% yesterday overall, and I wasn't streaky.

    It's impossible to shoot in the 70s, let alone high 70s, and still be streaky.  If you're streaky, you're getting lots of makes in a row, and misses come in chunks.  If you have misses coming in chunks - there's no way you're shooting into the 70s.  It's hard enough to make up for a few misses in a row to shoot into the 60s, but getting into the 70s you have to be on all the time.
sfoster
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:14 pm
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  • "loloyopp"

     
    what were the rules? shot each ball till you miss for redemtion?

    correct. In MD our rules are exactly like bpongs, except that each player(or ball) shoots til they miss in redemption.
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sfoster
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:20 pm
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  • "prusch"
    It's impossible to shoot in the 70s, let alone high 70s, and still be streaky.  If you're streaky, you're getting lots of makes in a row, and misses come in chunks.  If you have misses coming in chunks - there's no way you're shooting into the 70s.  It's hard enough to make up for a few misses in a row to shoot into the 60s, but getting into the 70s you have to be on all the time.

    Indeed. Let me expand on my statement a little bit then.
     
    When I said that I wasn't streaky, I meant to convey that I could have kept up how I was shooting all day long. It wasn't a matter of a 4 hour tournament. I could have played for another 4 afterward and my arm would have been just as reliable.
     
    Unfortunately that kind of thing isn't true every day, but that is why I still need to practice and improve.
     
    There is some EXTREMELY embarrassing footage of me from a tournament last sunday. Hopefully it won't make it online haha. I had gotten 3rd place in a 64 team tournament, and I played well all day but that last game was probably the worst of my entire life. In 2v2 I made 1 cup by accident and that's it. lol.
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justpongit
Joined: Apr 18th 2007, 08:15 pm

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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:32 pm
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  • if only the WSOBP was 1v1?...Not precisely
sfoster
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 02:53 pm
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  • "justpongit"
    if only the WSOBP was 1v1?...Not precisely

    That would be cool if they added a 1v1 segment on the side, but I like the 2v2 as well.
dam_O_nation
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    Posted: Mar 6th, 04:55 pm
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  • "prusch"
    "sfoster"
    I was probably in the high 70% yesterday overall, and I wasn't streaky.

    It's impossible to shoot in the 70s, let alone high 70s, and still be streaky.  If you're streaky, you're getting lots of makes in a row, and misses come in chunks.  If you have misses coming in chunks - there's no way you're shooting into the 70s.  It's hard enough to make up for a few misses in a row to shoot into the 60s, but getting into the 70s you have to be on all the time.

    I agree that shooting 70%+ and being streaky is highly unlikely.  However, have you never seen a 25% shooter who gets lucky/hot and hits a bunch in a row or plays way above their usual level for a game or two?  Likewise, a 75% shooter could come out on very rare occasions and put up a real stinker but still average 75%.  Not saying it's likely, but it's possible.  I think the very best players in the world (top 5 maybe) average a little better than 70% in the long run.
     
    However, not factoring in streakiness, a 70% shooter (or team of 70% shooters) should only shoot a sub-50% game (worse than 10/20) less than 2% of the time, so for those people out there making ridiculous claims about their shooting percentages, if you shoot a sub-50%er more than once every 8 tourneys or so, you probably aren't really 70%.
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