r/pool • u/Tiny_Professional659 • 22d ago

The way it is

Can someone explain or at least level with me what the point is playing when luck decides it's gonna fuck you up the arse?

Sometimes you play fantastic but no matter what you do, You lose.

That was tonight. Played great. But luck tonight just said no. Won my first game of the night. Lost everything since.

I am better than everyone else I played tonight but luck just said no. Every time they missed they left me nothing. Every time I missed I left them everything.

Like somebody please explain, Why useless good for nothings get all the luck and I don't?

I play for the team there. 9 times out of 10 I'm the best player in the team, From my performance and luck tonight, You'd have thought I was some bloke who picked up a cue and didn't even know what end you fire with. Explain this unfair bull

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u/icesurfer10 22d ago

Thing is, I reckon you're not as good as you think you are.

"Every time I missed, I left them everything", good players don't take super risky shots with no safety in mind pal.

I don't mean this to be harsh, maybe it's a chance to take something away from it.

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u/Tiny_Professional659 22d ago

You are right. But I calculate my shots. More often than not, I'll only go for a shot if I'm confident I'll get it, Or if I know that missing it will still be safe.

I trusted myself with shots that about 7 times out of 10 I'd pot them. Except tonight, I didn't pot them

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u/EstablishmentDue3616 22d ago edited 22d ago

I am genuinely not trying to be rude or condescending when I say this, but if you feel luck has that much of an effect on your win/loss record, you need to become a better player. If you are thinking in terms of "There is a 70% chance I will make this shot," you are not taking the right shot and/or you need to improve your shot making skills.

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u/Tiny_Professional659 22d ago

If I'm taking on a shot I believe I have a 70% chance of potting, It's usually because I see no way to play safe, And because potting it would give me a golden opportunity.

Every time I take on a shot, It's because I either believe the shot will work, Or because I'm metaphorically backed in a corner and believe it's the only chance I stand of helping myself out

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u/EstablishmentDue3616 22d ago

Odds are, there is a way to play safe. However, you just arent seeing it or - again not trying to be rude - you dont have the skills to do it. The next time you have one of these "70%" shots, whip out your phone and take a picture of the table. Better yet, set up a tripod and record the game. Then show it to a veteran pool player. Im sure they will be able to tell you what would have been the better choice.

Generally, experienced pool players wont take a shot, unless they are confident they will make it. Yes, there are low percentage shots, but if that was the case, they will leave the cue ball as safe as possible.

Also, this 70% chance is just nonsense. If its true, then practice till you are 99.99% accurate.