Paris Stoltenberg
Miss Royse
English 4
8 April 2015
Nine ball is harder than eight ball
There are many different types of pool like three ball, eight ball, nine ball, etc.. Eight ball and nine ball are the most common. Some people like nine ball over eight ball. All though many people prefer eight ball over nine ball. Why might people not like nine ball you ask? Well there are many different reasons. Nine ball is harder than eight ball because it takes a little more thought, effort and, skills.
Nine ball is different from eight ball in many ways. Nine ball takes a little more thought than eight ball. The reason for that is you don’t have an option of what ball you get to shoot like eight ball. Eight ball you have seven solids or stripes you get to shoot so you have more options to choose. Nine ball you shoot at the lowest numbered ball on the table. That means you have to know your skills and think ahead so you can leave yourself for the next shot.
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If you are on a eight ball league and join a nine ball league and have never really played nine ball.
You will quickly learn there is more work and effort put in nine ball. Yes there may be less balls to make but you have to make more of an effort like thinking about where your cue ball is going to go or playing leave. Playing leave in pool is called playing defense. Some people are against it, but others use it all the time. You have to be careful about if you know you going to miss a shot to try and not leave the nine ball near a pocket (Sherman). If you do leave the nine ball near a pocket it makes it easy for them to hurry up and finish the rack by making a combo. To make the nine ball early in a game you have to make a combo or hit the lowest numbered ball on the table before making the nine
ball. Nine ball requires some skill to play. You might be asking doesn't eight ball require skill? Well yes they both do but nine ball requires a lil more since u don't have more than one option to shoot at. To play nine ball know how to use English will help your game a lot. If you leave yourself bad and can barely see the ball you need to shoot at and you are a good shot u could just use a hard cut shot or English. Once you understand how to use your English and learn cue ball control your game will become a lot better. For some people when they play nine ball it's just mind over matter. They over think their shots or the whole game. Everybody has different reason why they think nine ball is harder than eight ball. Some of the most common ones though are it takes a little more thought, effort, and skill. If you don't play pool maybe you should go to you local pool hall or something and play a game of eight ball then nine ball. Then think about it and see if you think its harder for the same reasons or can maybe come up with some more or different reasons. Work Cited Sherman, Matthew. "9-Ball Hints - The 3 Mistakes Made Most Often." Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
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